#215: Dr Anna Lembke - Dopamine, Addiction, Pleasure and Pain, Brokenness & The Importance of Truth

Dr Anna Lembke is an American psychiatrist who is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University. Anna is a specialist in the opioid epidemic in the United States, and the author of Drug Dealer, MD and Anna’s new book is called Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, was released in August 2021. Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dopamine-Nation-Finding-Balance-Indulgence/dp/B08LQZ3QDT/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dopamine+nation&qid=1630619963&sr=8-1 In this conversation, Anna & I discuss: - The role of Dopamine - Dopamine and addiction - The psychology of an addict - Why Anna's patients are her hero's - How to navigate difficult conversations - The cost of cheap dopamine - Recovery from addiction - Why AA & 12 steps work - Much more Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact... (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​​​​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​​​​ https://www.annalembke.com