Have you ever said, “I’d love to stop scrolling/ drinking/ shopping/ gambling, but…?”

That’s the power of dopamine.

Dr. Anna Lembke is one of our most brilliant science communicators. She’s the New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation, the program director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and the chief of the Stanford Addiction Medical Dual Diagnosis Clinic.

Simply, if there is ONE VOICE you should listen to on why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain, it’s Anna Lembke. In this episode she helps us understand massive topics like self-binding and see that escaping the vicious cycle of compulsive behaviors is so much more than abstinence or will power.

This is a hopeful and encouraging episode and one to share with everyone you know who’s said, “I’d love to stop scrolling, but…”

Dr. Anna Lembke: https://www.annalembke.com/
Further reading: https://www.annalembke.com/selected-publications
Dopamine Nation Book: https://www.amazon.com/Dopamine-Nation-Finding-Balance-Indulgence/dp/152474672X/

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