Recently, I watched a presentation by Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Find Your Why. He was talking about the biological chemicals that drive human behavior, such as dopamine, oxytocin, and cortisol. In his talk, he discussed how humans build relationships and how our interactions cause biologically-based reactions in our bodies. When we feel safe and loved, our oxytocin levels are high. When we’re enduring stress in a fight-or-flight situation, o

If you ask a mother to describe the color of her child’s eyes, you’ll likely get more than just “blue” or “brown.” She may say something like “a light greyish blue that sometimes looks green” or “a deep chocolate brown with some specs of lighter brown, almost copper.” Parents spend a lot of time gazing into their children’s eyes. Their child’s eyes tell them when the child is sad, happy, discouraged, scared, anxious, content—I can go on and on. Ask a pet owner to describe his