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Dr. Anna Lembke is a professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic.

She appeared in the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which provides an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives.

In her latest book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, an instant New York Times bestseller, Anna explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.

In this episode, we discuss:

What is dopamine and how it reacts in the body
How dopamine becomes a problem
Netflix stimulates dopamine
Navigating today’s addictive culture
How people end up in a dopamine deficit state
The best way to asses your relationship with dopamine
The timeline follow-back method (TLFB)
Workaholism has become a drug
The “work hard, play hard” lifestyle is not sustainable
Addiction is a spectrum disorder
Is addiction genetic or environmental?
The first step of recovery
Avoid cross-addictions
Healthy tips for managing kid's screen time
Digital content is engineered to be addictive
The increase in self-loathing in today’s culture
Learn to be present without the anticipation of a reward
Set self-binding strategies with social media
Is abstinence is easier than moderation?
The key message in hormesis
Adrenaline junkies become immune to dopamine highs
Athletes and performers suffer from performance withdrawal
Exercise speeds up the addiction recovery process

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