Episode description

Dr. Anna Lembke received her undergraduate degree in Humanities from Yale University and her medical degree from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Program Director of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine.  

Dr. Lembke recently appeared on the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma", an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives. In her new book “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence”, Anna explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain and what to do about it.

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