The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Anna Lembke: Why Your Brain Mistakes Instagram for Heroin

April 30, 2026·1h 1m
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Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the neuroscience of dopamine and why our brains respond to social media the same way they respond to drugs. Drawing from her book Dopamine Nation, she shares how a dopamine fast can reset reward pathways and why the solution requires both individual discipline and systemic change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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