The Importance of Turning Towards the World and Being Present in Our Lives

It’s a dopamine hit to welcome back Dr Anna Lembke, the author of "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence".

00:00:00 Sponsor Message 

00:00:33 What is Dopamine?

00:02:50 Access is Easy Now in a Digital World

00:10:14 Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia

00:11:27 Expectation Let Down Children

00:13:54 Cannabis Addiction and Dopamine Fasting

00:17:27 How Reminders of our Drug Can Trigger Desire to Use

00:21:43 Gambling Addiction 

00:25:56 The DOPAMINE Acronym

00:36:09 Replace a reward with another reward

00:39:17 Understanding Stress and Pain

00:44:54 Final Message