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Drew Boa
How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Levels (with Dr. Anna Lembke)
37 minutes Posted Oct 20, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
Welcome And Why Dopamine Matters
Anna Lembke’s Vulnerable Story
From Anhedonia To Digital Drugs
Porn As Self-Soothing And Disconnection
Autoerotic Loops And Eroded Intimacy
Dopamine Deficit And Dysphoria Relapse
Abstinence As A Dopamine Reset
Withdrawal, Cravings, And Two-Week Turn
Self-Binding: Dumb Phones And Boundaries
People, Groups, And Medications
Pro-Social Shame And Radical Honesty
The Pleasure-Pain Balance Explained
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How does living in a drugified world affect our brains, and what can we about it? Renowned psychiatrist Anna Lembke vulnerably shares her own story of addiction to romance novels and erotica, how digital media hijacks our brains, and what freedom practically looks like. Along the way, you'll learn the meaning of dopamine fasting, self-binding strategies, and prosocial shame. Take notes! Dr. Anna Lembke is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanf...