The Dopamine Expert: Doing This Once A Day Fixes Your Dopamine! What Alcohol Is Really Doing To Your Brain! Your Childhood Shapes Future Addictions!

<p>From smartphones, to sugar, to exercising, the modern world is plagued by dopamine addictions, and Dr Anna Lembke holds the key to breaking free </p><p><br></p><p> Dr Anna Lembke is Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’. </p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, Dr Anna and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between addiction and childhood trauma, how exercise balances your dopamine system, the benefits of chasing pain, and the real effects of alcohol on the brain.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>03:44 Why Does Dopamine Matter?</p><p>04:08 What Is Dopamine?</p><p>05:35 How Understanding Dopamine Can Improve Your Life</p><p>06:09 Biggest Misconceptions About Dopamine</p><p>07:30 Everyday Activities That Impact Dopamine</p><p>09:36 Dopamine and Its Relationship to Pleasure and Pain</p><p>18:26 Why Do Our Brains Overshoot?</p><p>20:31 How Our Brains Are Wired for Addiction</p><p>25:22 Finding Ways to Deal With Pain</p><p>31:51 Stories of Addiction</p><p>34:52 How Many People Have Addiction Disorders?</p><p>40:14 Hiding Away From Friends and Family</p><p>41:21 Distinguishing Between Good and Bad Behaviors</p><p>45:50 How Addiction Makes You Feel</p><p>47:50 Is Work an Addiction?</p><p>54:18 What Activities Provide the Biggest Dopamine Hits?</p><p>58:59 Can We Inject or Drink Dopamine?</p><p>01:01:00 Why We Must Do Hard Things</p><p>01:02:37 Can You Get an Exercise Comedown?</p><p>01:04:19 How to Optimize for a Better Life</p><p>01:05:17 How Should We Be Living?</p><p>01:09:29 Being Comfortable With the Uncomfortable</p><p>01:10:34 Causes of Anxiety Throughout Life</p><p>01:12:43 Living in a World Where It's Easy to Outrun Pain</p><p>01:13:09 Where Are You Now in Your Grieving Journey?</p><p>01:14:43 Youngest Child Seen With Addictions</p><p>01:15:37 Youngest Age When Addiction Can Have an Effect</p><p>01:16:50 Youngest Patient With Addiction</p><p>01:18:40 Has Society Gone Soft?</p><p>01:21:05 Victimhood and Responsibility</p><p>01:25:02 How to Help Someone Overcome a Victimhood Mentality</p><p>01:28:36 Connection Between Responsibility and Self-Esteem</p><p>01:30:13 Importance of Our Self-Narrative</p><p>01:37:24 Ads</p><p>01:38:22 How Helping a Loved One Too Much Can Hurt Them</p><p>01:44:49 Overcoming Pornography Addiction</p><p>01:48:35 Harms of Watching Porn</p><p>01:51:04 Is Dopamine Responsible for Sugar Cravings?</p><p>01:53:05 Turning Addictions Around</p><p>01:58:25 Why We Bounce Back to Cravings After Relapsing</p><p>02:02:49 Effects of Early Exposure to Addictive Substances on Children</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Dr Anna:</p><p>Website - <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/f0HLrXUTqPb">https://g2ul0.app.link/f0HLrXUTqPb</a> </p><p><br></p><p>You can purchase Dr Anna’s books, here: </p><p>‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’ - UK version: <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/BWfeDh0TqPb">https://g2ul0.app.link/BWfeDh0TqPb</a> </p><p>‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’ - US version: <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/jPIwbElUqPb">https://g2ul0.app.link/jPIwbElUqPb</a> </p><p><br></p><p>‘The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook’ - UK version: <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/MbZZbHhUqPb">https://g2ul0.app.link/MbZZbHhUqPb</a> </p><p>The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook’ - US version: <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/BEet3RnUqPb">https://g2ul0.app.link/BEet3RnUqPb</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Watch the episodes on Youtube - <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes">https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Independent fact check:</p><p><a href="https://annalembke.tiiny.co/">annalembke.tiiny.co</a></p><p><br></p><p>My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business &amp; Life' is out now - <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook">https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook</a> </p><p><br></p><p>You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: <a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb">https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Follow me:</p><p><a href="https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb">https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Sponsors:</p><p><strong>ZOE - </strong><a href="http://joinzoe.com"><strong>http://joinzoe.com</strong></a><strong> with code BARTLETT10 for 10% off</strong></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>