Dopamine Nation is an audiobook by Anna Lembke MD, narrated by Anna Lembke MD. The unabridged Audible edition runs 6 hrs 11 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
“Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,
as heard on Fresh Air
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.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Anna Lembke MD
- Length: 6 hrs 11 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2021
- Audible category: Health & Wellness / Psychology & Mental Health / Psychology
Listener Ratings
Dopamine Nation holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 8322 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.6/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 76% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “Not for the faint of heart!”
Good book but be prepared for graphic and disturbing sexual content. Pretty sure I could have done without the endless talk of self pleasuring.
The book makes a ton of good points but perhaps the author forgot that we are not all trained to deal with such graphically disturbed sexual content.— Brian, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Offers great understanding!”
I enjoyed the stories and examples of different dopamine hits and the solutions presented just make sense. Now, onto implementing the solutions!— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Pure bliss”
Lady Dr. Lembke is definitely an awesome person. Listening to Dopamine Nation was a ride. Once You’ve attune to Dr. Lembke’s slightly italian capo voice, it’s a fluent ride. Very good narration and narrative, I really like story based books, and will tell You a lot about people today, and why it’s kind of challenging for people to live in the age of afluence…— Branislav Randa, Audible listener
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