How Your Phone Controls You

In this episode, Dr. K reacts to stand-up comedy clips to break down the psychiatric mechanisms behind jokes about mental illness, trauma, and therapy. He explains how severe trauma shatters personality along fault lines in Dissociative Identity Disorder, why off-label prescribin ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr. K explains why traditional habit frameworks fail for people with ADHD, as altered dopaminergic reward circuits and weaker frontal lobe planning make standard cues and rewards ineffective. However, because the brain's endocannabinoid habit circuitry remains in ...  Show more

This episode is brought to you by Momentous, Lifeforce, and One Skin. In today’s world, addiction takes many forms—whether it’s alcohol, drugs, social media, or snacking on ultra-processed foods. Certain key factors drive these behaviors and make breaking the cycle of addiction c ...  Show more

Combating Tech, P*rn, & Video Game Addiction, How to Regain your Motivation, Rebuild Relationships, and find the right Meditation Style for your Unique Brain. This is a HUGE episode. With millions following his insights, Dr. Alok Kanojia—Harvard-trained psychiatrist and cofounder ...  Show more

Today, you’re getting a wake-up call that will forever change the way you see your phone, your attention, and your time. 

Mel is pulling back the curtain on the hidden game that Big Tech is playing with your brain—one designed to hijack your focus, drain your energy, and ...

That quick scroll that turns into hours? It’s not just a bad habit — it’s a dopamine trap. In this episode, Rosie shares insights from Dr. Anna Lembke on how overstimulation rewires the brain, why it leaves us anxious and depleted, and how small mindful resets can help you feel a ...  Show more