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Dora finds herself standing in the kitchen, phone in hand, unsure where to begin. Messages, responsibilities, small tasks have started to pile up, and suddenly, everything feels like too much. As she sits with that moment, she starts to see the feeling of being overwhelmed a litt ...  Show more

A group project in nursing school leaves Dora feeling stuck, waiting on others, and quietly pulling away. She feels herself pulling back, convinced she works better alone. But as the experience unfolds, she begins to see how quickly frustration can shape the story, and what opens ...  Show more

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Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explains when too much pleasure-triggering dopamine upsets the delicate balance of pleasure and pain our brains need to feel "normal," which can lead to long-term pain and addiction. In today's dopamine-filled world, here's how keep that ...  Show more

Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist who is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University and an author. Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter in our reward pathway. It tells us when to feel pleasure and pain, it can cause depression and anxiety, and ...  Show more

In this episode of the Unhooked podcast, I dive deep into the science of dopamine and addiction with special guest Mike Long, co-author of 'The Molecule of More.' Mike explains how dopamine drives addictive behaviors such as porn addiction and serial dating, and stre ...