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How My Dogs Trigger ALL the Happy Hormones

June 02, 20251 min read

Today, I just had to pause and smile at how simple joy can be. I was sitting outside on the deck, my dogs curled up beside me—tails wagging, eyes filled with unconditional love—and I thought: This is it.
This is the chemistry of happiness in action.

In that quiet moment, my dogs were literally helping me flood my body with:

🐾 Oxytocin – the “love hormone,” activated every time I pet them or feel their soft fur under my hands.
🐾 Dopamine – the “reward hormone,” every time they do something adorable (which is pretty much all the time!).
🐾 Endorphins – the “feel-good hormones,” every time I laugh at their silly antics and pure, goofy joy.
🐾 Serotonin – the “mood stabilizer,” rising naturally through the calm, steady rhythm of just being together.

No fancy tools. No complicated techniques. Just presence and LOVE.

We so often chase happiness through achievements, goals, or big moments.
But it’s the tiny, soul-aligned moments that change our energy the most.
When we let ourselves feel—really feel—the love of a pet, the warmth of a smile, the beauty of a sunset, the gift of a breath…
our frequency shifts.

And when our energy shifts, our reality shifts too.

💫 Quantum Shift Affirmation
Place your hand on your heart and say:
“I allow joy to flow freely through me. I welcome LOVE. I honor the simple gifts of this moment. I am light. I am mE.”

You don’t have to chase happiness.
It’s already here.
It’s your turn to feel happiness from the inside out.

Surrender to LOVE,
Vica

Victoria Rader, PhD, Founder of YU2SHINE

Vica - Victoria Rader

Victoria Rader, PhD, Founder of YU2SHINE

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