Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- By: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Psychology & Mental Health
Publisher's Summary
“Brilliant...riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.” (Beth Macy, author of Dopesick)
This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting.... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we’ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption.
In Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain...and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.
©2021 Dr. Anna Lembke (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Steve
Exceptional
This is an exceptional book for so many reasons. I heard the podcast with Andrew Huberman and pre-ordered immediately. I could tell from that interview, that there was something very special about both Anna, and this book. Andrew knew what he was talking about when he recommended it.
It is a must-read for everyone that knows they have an unhelpful behaviour or habit, and for those that think they don’t have any unhelpful behaviours.
Thank you so much Anna for what you have produced. It is brilliant.
Steve.
Sara
Highly recommend to absolutely anyone!
This book hit the trifecta – great writing style, informative and useful information and enjoyable emotional stories.