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Episode 141: Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation: Overcoming Modern Addictions

Episode 141: Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation: Overcoming Modern Addictions

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Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist, Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, and the author of "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence."

This is a rebroadcast of episode 35, from 2022.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:57) Anna Lembke’s interest in studying addiction

(04:34) Defining addiction and the "gremlin theory" of addiction

(15:19) Characteristics of an addict

(23:48) The stigma around addictions

(26:46) Characteristics of a healthy person living today

(33:50) The importance and role of struggle in a good life

(41:04) The impact of modern addictions on society today

(46:54) Habit change ideas and the role of struggle in a good life

(52:11) How to know if you're becoming an addict

(58:45) The effective and ethical way to address addiction

(01:03:58) Workaholism as an addiction

(01:20:13) The connection between shame and a “never enough” attitude towards work

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