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Sep 2024
2h 38m

The Brain Rot Dr: We're ALL Getting More...

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About this episode

Welcoming back Dr Alok Kanojia onto DOAC for the second time, this conversation covers a variety of subjects from the search for purpose, the journey of healing, the loneliness epidemic to the role of dopamine in our lives, specifically around sex and relationships, amongst many more.


Dr K is a psychiatrist and co-founder of the mental health coaching company 'Healthy Gamer', which aims to help with modern stressors, such as social media, video games, and online dating.


You can order Dr Alok’s book, ‘How to Raise a Healthy Gamer’, here: https://amzn.to/3V5jfLV 

To learn more from Dr Alok in his Guide to Mental Health: https://www.healthygamer.gg/about/guide


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