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Huberman LabOvercome Addictions and Obsessions of All Kinds | Dr. Anna Lembke
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 9, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 13m
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- Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Dr. Anna Lembke, MD, is chief of the Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford and a leading expert in how to overcome addictions of all kinds. We discuss dopamine dynamics in the brain and how they impact risk-taking, mental obsession, and compulsive behaviors. We also discuss the most common addiction of all—people’s addiction to control—and how prayer and spiritual practices can open up new neural pathways and help end unhealthy thought patterns and behaviors, including codependence. Show notes: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/overcome-addictions-and-obsessions-of-all-kinds-anna-lembke?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_content=description+link Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman Lingo: https://hellolingo.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter Dr. Anna Lembke Website: https://www.annalembke.com Stanford Profile: https://profiles.stanford.edu/anna-lembke Books: https://link.amazon/B035WOLZl Timestamps 00:00:00 Anna Lembke 00:02:14 Social Media, Digital Media Addiction, 4 Cs; Pollution Analogy 00:06:43 Dopamine, Reinforcing Behaviors & Addiction 00:09:03 Sponsors: Lingo & Helix Sleep 00:11:26 Pleasure & Pain, Homeostasis; Withdrawal & Relapse; Restoring Balance 00:16:02 Treating Addiction, Behavior Replacement, 12 Step 00:22:59 Addiction is the Modern Plague, Spiritual Transformation 00:26:39 Addiction Risk Factors, Trauma; Addiction Consequences; Interventions 00:35:47 Sponsor: AG1 00:37:00 Spiritual Pivot, Addicted to Control; Anxiety & Shame 00:45:57 Control Paradox & Radical Surrender 00:51:58 Periaqueductal Gray (PAG), Spirituality, Addiction & Control 00:58:08 Dopamine & Serotonin, Higher Power & Surrender 01:02:34 Psychedelics, Psilocybin, Risk 01:06:50 Sponsor: Function 01:08:28 Neurobiology of Surrender, PAG, Hitting Rock Bottom 01:13:40 Aversion to Discussing Spirituality, Open Curiosity; Death 01:21:58 Crisis & Despair, Tools: Prayer; Do the Next Right Thing; Codependence 01:29:26 Codependence, Parenting, Technology; Making Assumptions 01:38:48 Sponsor: LMNT 01:40:08 Codependence, Mother & Father; Overcoming Codependency 01:44:28 Youth & Digital Age; Tolerating Uncertainty, Tool: Open Curiosity 01:50:13 “Faithing”, Praying for Others; Symbols 01:56:57 Transcending Ourselves, Modern Society & Resistance to Spirituality 02:02:24 Daily Spiritual Practices 02:04:23 Ketamine & Addiction, Depression; Stimulants Addiction 02:08:29 GLP-1s, Alcohol Addiction, Dopamine 02:10:28 Thought Addiction? Worry & Rumination; Next Book 02:14:52 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
SPEAKERS
Dr. Anna Lembke
guestPsychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist known for clinical and research work on addiction and compulsive behaviors.
Andrew Huberman
hostProfessor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Dr. Anna Lembke and Andrew Huberman, Overcome Addictions and Obsessions of All Kinds | Dr. Anna Lembke explores Addiction, dopamine, and radical surrender: why control keeps people stuck Dr. Anna Lembke describes addiction as compulsive use despite harm, emphasizing clinical markers like the “4 Cs,” tolerance, and withdrawal.
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