494: How to Use Dopamine as a Superpower in the Age of Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke

<p>Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/494drannalembke" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://bit.ly/494drannalembke</a></p> <p>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.</p> <p>She appeared in the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which provides an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives.</p> <p>In her latest book, <a href="https://geni.us/Mw16W" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence</a>, an instant New York Times bestseller, Anna explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What is dopamine and how it reacts in the body</li> <li>How dopamine becomes a problem</li> <li>Netflix stimulates dopamine</li> <li>Navigating today’s addictive culture</li> <li>How people end up in a dopamine deficit state</li> <li>The best way to asses your relationship with dopamine</li> <li>The timeline follow-back method (TLFB)</li> <li>Workaholism has become a drug</li> <li>The “work hard, play hard” lifestyle is not sustainable</li> <li>Addiction is a spectrum disorder</li> <li>Is addiction genetic or environmental?</li> <li>The first step of recovery</li> <li>Avoid cross-addictions</li> <li>Healthy tips for managing kid's screen time</li> <li>Digital content is engineered to be addictive</li> <li>The increase in self-loathing in today’s culture</li> <li>Learn to be present without the anticipation of a reward</li> <li>Set self-binding strategies with social media</li> <li>Is abstinence is easier than moderation?</li> <li>The key message in hormesis</li> <li>Adrenaline junkies become immune to dopamine highs</li> <li>Athletes and performers suffer from performance withdrawal</li> <li>Exercise speeds up the addiction recovery process</li> </ul> <p><strong>Show sponsors:</strong></p>