Override
  • Published: 15 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780806541198
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $85.00

Override

Discover Your Brain Type, Why You Do What You Do, and How to Do it Better

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Why do we always seem to sabotage our best intentions? For anyone who’s experienced the power of habit and the difficulty of change, Override provides the science we need to take control of our own brains by identifying one of two  personality types. Based on today’s breakthrough science into neurotransmitters, Dr. Connell Cowan, NYT best-selling  author of Smart Women/Foolish Choices and Dr. David Kipper, co-host of ABC Radio’s nationally syndicated The  Medical Show gives readers the tools to recognize their own chemical imbalances, and what to do about them.

Why do we always seem to sabotage our best intentions? For anyone who’s experienced the power of habit and the difficulty of change, Override provides the science we need to take control of our own brains by identifying one of two  personality types. Based on today’s breakthrough science into neurotransmitters, Dr. Connell Cowan, NYT best-selling  author of Smart Women/Foolish Choices and Dr. David Kipper, co-host of ABC Radio’s nationally syndicated The  Medical Show gives readers the tools to recognize their own chemical imbalances, and what to do about them.

Think you already own your brain? Think again. Your brain owns you. It pushes you around and insists upon getting its way, not yours. Rather than having your best interests in mind, your brain has its own very specific agendas and strategies the purpose of which is singular—to make it feel good. It doesn’t care that its goals are often at stark variance with your intentions or what you know is healthy and constructive in your life. Your brain is selfish, demanding, and devious.
 
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
 
Override introduces a new two-pronged theory of personality: serotonin types and dopamine types. Based on today’s breakthrough science into neurotransmitters—the chemicals that transmit signals through our nervous system—Override show readers how to recognize their own chemical imbalances, and what to do about them. 
 
One of the key parts of developing these strategies is understanding the ways serotonin and dopamine are supposed to work, and which type you fall under. Equipped with this new information, the reader will learn to recognize and reshape their reflexive behavior and develop intentional self-control. With this book, nobody is doomed to remain trapped by their natural tendencies!
 
Override details the struggles of people, both D- and S-Types, and show how together with them the authors found a path to change that can start this minute and last a lifetime. Complete with easy-to-use questionnaires, strategies, and exercises, this book offers micro and macro thinking on iconic human problems, backed up by the latest scientific research into why we are the way we are.
  • Published: 15 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780806541198
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $85.00
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Praise for Override

Advance Praise for Override
 
“I couldn’t wait to share my feelings about this book! Being a self-centered actor, I’ve always loved insights into what makes me tick. I couldn’t wait to check out David Kipper and Connell Cowan’s OWN YOUR BRAIN. Check out this book and you’ll learn lots more about me…and about yourself.” —Danny DeVito, actor, self-described “D-Type forever:”
 
“David Kipper and Connell Cowan bring great insight and clarity into an important and heretofore difficult subject to understand. Whether you are an S-Type or a D-Type you are going to want to read this extraordinary book.” —Albert Brooks, actor, writer, director
  
“I have known Dr. Kipper for nearly 30 years. Rarely have I encountered a clinician who combines such experience and intellect with his level of compassion. Our long talks about this subject, and the behavioral alterations I’ve made because of them, have changed my life for the better in more ways than I can enumerate. It’s a blessing to bend this man’s ear and call him a friend.” —Chris Pine, actor
 
“Drs. Kipper and Cowan have been trendsetters for years and OWN YOUR BRAIN is further proof; it arrives as medicine becomes more and more tailored to individual needs. The book is a fast read, full of information with exciting vignettes that allow a complex subject to be easily digested and understood. It is a valuable and indispensable contribution to the field.” —Dr. Marie Matheson, Naturopathic Doctor, expert in Lyme Disease, Co-founder of the BioHeal Clinic
 
 “Cowan and Kipper’s OWN YOUR BRAIN is an evidence-based, innovative approach to understanding the physiologic basis of modifiable behavior patterns dictated by genetically-determined variances in neurotransmitters, strongly reminiscent of evolving targeted therapies in precision medicine.  It offers powerful strategies for customized stress management formulated to achieve the homeostatic balance that humans perceive as “comfort” and that enables them to achieve their social and professional goals.” —B. Kaminsky, MD, FIAC, surgical pathologist, medical educator, documentary filmmaker
 
 “Drs. Cowan and Kipper's new book, OWN YOUR BRAIN, is an evidenced- based deep dive into the roles of neurotransmitters and comfort in our response to stress. It provides a customized approach for treatment and provides much-needed, accessible strategies to better understand stress management.” —Judith Delafield M.D., Ph.D.