Tim Brunson DCH

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Learning, Motivation, and Male Dopamine Fatigue



by Tim Brunson PhD

Occasionally I'll encounter 40-ish or older male patients who are encountering learning, memory, and motivation problems. During their intake and subsequent discussions I often detect similar patterns. They are individuals who are successful in their professional lives. Yet, they tend to be over controlling workaholics who equate effort with results. I've even heard more than one of them using the phrase "no pain, no gain." Indeed, too often they equate personal sacrifice with results. This leads to an unbalanced life which will eventually affect their effectiveness. In short, trying too hard will lead to ineffectiveness, a loss of control of their temper, and health problems. To merely treat the presenting memory and motivation problem blindly with hypnosis or allopathic remedies would be unfruitful and potentially harmfully.

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Dr. Michael R. Hathaway



Dr. Michael R. Hathaway was an educator for 30 years and has been practicing hypnosis since the early 1980s. He has a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy granted by the State of California, is Board Certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists and is an instructor of their certification course. He is a Board Certified Past Life Regression Therapist through the International Board of Regression Therapists, and has a Music Education degree from the Boston Conservatory of Music.

He has a private practice in Madison, New Hampshire at the White Mountain Hypnosis Center, located on 160 acres, which is also the home of the White Mountain Center for Creative development, a non-profit corporation found in 1997. In addition, he is a lecturer, storyteller, author, does hypnosis stage shows and teaches creative writing.

For more information, visit www.whitemountainhypnosiscenter.com

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