Podcasts about Dopamine

Have you ever found yourself wrapped up in a relationship, only to wonder later if you were being manipulated?Well, today we're diving deep into the world of seduction, manipulation, and the often overlooked power dynamics at play with the help of CIA veteran Andrew Bustamante, who knows all too well how these tactics are used both in espionage and everyday life.In this eye-opening episode of Women of Impact, we're pulling back the curtain on how the human brain can be influenced by hormones and emotional connections to uncover how to spot those red flags before you get too entangled.Andrew is here to break down the three-step process of human sexuality, explain how predators like narcissists find their targets, and give us the tools to protect ourselves from falling into manipulative traps.Trust me homie, with Andrew's insights, you'll gain a better understanding of the power dynamics at play and how to navigate them with confidence and clarity!!In this episode, we go DEEP into:- How YOU can identify and outsmart manipulators before they even have a chance to play their games- The surprising role hormones play in attraction and why understanding them can give you a serious edge in relationships- How to build authentic connections without falling prey to emotional persuasion- The real difference between seduction and genuine romantic interest- And soooo much more!!By the end of this episode, you'll have a toolkit to recognize and deflect manipulation, understand the role of hormones in emotional and sexual engagement, and maintain control in your relationships.So guys, no more second-guessing or blaming yourselves when things feel off. This episode will arm you with the knowledge to stand strong against manipulation and build relationships that genuinely respect your worth and boundaries!!So let's dive right in, guys!! I'm Lisa Bilyeu and welcome to Women of Impact.SHOWNOTES00:00 Dopamine and noradrenaline make things exciting.08:52 Taylor Swift shirt makes me seem harmless.15:51 Can't keep up with Taylor Swift convo.18:59 She hits the gym hard daily, for sure!25:50 Attraction and connection often lead to affairs.27:53 Energy level ups with more intense activity.33:53 Seduction in spy work: Building trust, not sex.37:59 Women worry about being manipulated or seduced.FOLLOW LISA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpactTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=enSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A traumatized nervous system can be rewired with chemistry your own body already makes. Regena Thomashauer, known to hundreds of thousands of women as Mama Gena, found that out by accident in her twenties. She walked into a class called Basic Sensuality to fix a problem with her acting auditions and walked out five years later having lived at Lafayette Morehouse, learned the practice of extended orgasm, and stopped running on fight or flight for the first time in her life. The School of Womanly Arts came out of that discovery. Her new book, On Our Knees: Loving Your Life Even When You Hate What's Happening, came out of what happened when the machine she built stopped, the stages emptied, and she spent six years inside what she calls her ego death, turning the same tools on herself. The mechanism is the spine of this conversation. Oxytocin quiets the amygdala and turns a hermit into someone who wants to bond. Endorphins do what morphine does. Dopamine lifts depression and is nicknamed the hope chemical. Prolactin brings the sleep where trauma repair happens. Regena calls it the pleasure medicine cabinet and points out that the pharmaceutical industry has spent decades trying to put it in a pill. Aubrey's version is shorter: instead of picking at the scab, make small circles around your clitoris. From there it opens outward. Why a culture that has eighty-eight keys of emotion available and only permits middle C ends up problem-centric instead of pleasure-centric. Why half the women in a room of a thousand grew up with no word at all for their own anatomy, and what that silence does to a girl. How Regena taught her daughter pleasure and boundaries as one lesson, and why she thinks boys are the harder case. Aubrey and Regena also go straight at the places where their approaches diverge: what sensual self-touch does for the feminine that it does not do for him, why hunger rather than release may be the masculine form of pleasure, and the cost-benefit of ejaculation that men rarely run. Then the myth of Psyche and Eros, Kali and Freya as energies you can summon on purpose, two stories of surrender in the face of violence that reframe what surrender even is, and the masculine architecture of holding steady while the storm comes. They close on the thing the book is really about. It is always the ego that gets surrendered. The question is whether you can still be in love with your life when it looks nothing like you thought it would.Get Regina Thomashauer's new book "On Your Knees" | https://tinyurl.com/y8xhv4nf| Mama Gena Thomashauer |►Website | https://mamagenas.com/►Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mamagena/This episode is sponsored by►Metal Mark Gold Aurum Collectable Art | ⁠https://mtlmrk.com/⁠►Korrect Life | ⁠https://korrectlife.com/| Aubrey Marcus |►Website | ⁠⁠https://www.aubreymarcus.com/►Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus►Facebook |⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/AubreyMarcus/►X |⁠ https://x.com/aubreymarcus►Substack: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/blogs/substack► Love To The Seventh Power: ⁠https://chakaruna.com/collections/books⁠Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus podcast:►iTunes |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/2lMZRCn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠►Spotify |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://spoti.fi/2EaELZO ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠►IHeartRadio |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ihr.fm/3CiV4x3 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠►Partner with the Aubrey Marcus Podcast | https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/booking

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-sized bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about cozy cardio, the viral trend of trading intense workouts for pajama-clad walks, candlelit stretching, and low-key movement paired with your favorite show or drink. It sounds too easy to work, so does swapping intensity for comfort really move the needle on your health, or is it just a trendy excuse to skip the hard stuff? Jenn breaks down the biochemistry behind why gentler movement might do more for your cortisol, consistency, and long-term results than you'd expect. Still, she also flags a few situations where leaning on cozy cardio alone could work against you. Is this the missing piece your routine has been needing, or a trend best kept in moderation? Jenn shares her honest take. Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/RESOURCES:Become a Happy Healthy Hub MemberJenn's Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram7 Low-Impact Cardio Exercises To Tryhope (@hope_zuckerbrow) | TikTokCanadian Cozy Cardio - TikTok The (Many) Benefits of a Cardio WorkoutBlood Pressure: Types, Ranges & ReadingsHow To Improve Cardiovascular EnduranceThe Health Benefits of WalkingPilates 101: What It Is and Health BenefitsHop to It: 6 Benefits of Jumping RopeHow to Start Working Out (Even After Months of Not Moving)CEP Juan Ruiz LópezQuality, not quantity, counts most in exercise, diet | ScienceDailyWhat Does 'Moderate-Intensity Exercise' Mean Anyway?Workout Motivation: Do's and Don'ts To Help You Actually Stick to Your New Exercise RoutineI Bought a Desk Treadmill—And It's Revolutionized My Work Routine | VogueCozy Cardio Workout: 45 Minutes on My Walking Pad | TikTokThe Sweaty Workout That's Been Scientifically Proven To Help With Depression | VoguePilates or Yoga: Which Workout Is Better?The True Benefits Of Walking Every Day, From Balancing Your Blood Sugar To Lowering Stress | Vogue4 Reasons Why Gaining Muscle Is Key To Healthy Aging | Vogue7 Tips on Starting (and Keeping!) a Healthy Habit | VogueDavid Lloyd Club Turó (@davidlloydclubturo) · BarcelonaHabituatea - InstagramEl pequeño libro de la constancia - AmazonThe ‘Cozy Cardio' TikTok Trend, Broken Down By A Personal Trainer - Forbes Vetted'GMA' explores 'cozy cardio' trend l GMAHow 'Cozy Cardio' Helped a Former Weight-Loss Influencer Rethink Exercise - Business InsiderCozy Cardio Intensity WorkoutsPodcast: Is ‘Cozy Cardio' as Effective as High-Intensity Workouts? | Health Matters | NYPA Neuroscientist-Approved Trick to Stop Procrastination | Vogue“Cosy Cardio” is my new favorite thing to do! : r/loseitJenn Trepeck, Nutrition Nugget, Salad With A Side Of Fries, Health Tips, Wellness Tips, Cozy Cardio, Low Impact Workout, Cardiovascular Exercise, Weight Loss, Wellness Influencer, Stress Management, Cortisol Regulation, Fight Or Flight Response, Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, NEAT, Fat Oxidation, Cellular Energy Pathways, Insulin Sensitivity, Endorphins, Dopamine, Vagus Nerve, Resistance Training, Muscle Metabolism, Flexibility Training, Balance Training, Longevity, Heart Health, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels, Consistency, Habit Building, Self Love, Exercise Motivation, Moderate Intensity Exercise, Walking Workout, Pilates, Yoga, Jump Rope, Jumping Jacks, Cycling, TikTok Trend, Movement Routine, Functional Muscle, Independent Living, Nervous System Regulation, Mental Health And Exercise, Benefits Of Cozy Cardio For Stress Management, How To Start A Cozy Cardio Routine

Hello, beautiful souls! Welcome back to the Angels & Awakening Podcast. I'm your host and author, Julie Jancius. Friends, this one came through in the kitchen — and the angels would not let me walk away without recording it. If you have ever told yourself you are stuck, that you have no options, that you have to force yourself to stay somewhere that no longer lights you up — this message is for you.

Today's guest is TJ Power, neuroscientist and author of The DOSE Effect. In this podcast, we explore how dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins shape the way we feel, why modern life leaves so many of us overstimulated, and what we can do about it through better habits, breathwork, nature, food and connection.Find out more about TJ here: https://tjpower.co.uk/Enjoying the podcast? Buy me a coffee and help keep it going ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/mikemaherFree Resources:

Chaos always prompts us to search for something solid. Confronted by the upheaval of economic reckoning, ecological exhaustion, and existential uncertainty, our souls are reaching for anything tangible and true. We want what's real. That's the core message of Ryan Levesque, a seven-time Inc. 5000 CEO who walked away from his former life to move with his family to a farm in Vermont. He joins Michael and Megan to talk about his book Return to Real and how we can respond wisely to the hunger felt in our souls and in the marketplace within an artificial, digital age. He unpacks how we can craft moments—at work and at home—that reward what makes us uniquely human. Because that's what we're all longing and looking for.Memorable Quotes“The double craving—what your body, your heart, what your spirit is starving for right now—is also what much of the market is starving for. And when you can find the intersection… there's economic opportunity. What's good for your biology can also be good for your bottom line.”“The last decade, in many ways, in business was a story about dopamine… ‘Create an app that's addictive so people keep coming back to it.' But if we look at most of the maladies of modern life—loneliness, disconnection—they are symptoms of a lack of the neurotransmitter oxytocin. Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter of trust, of love.”“We're swimming in this sea of artificial everything, and we're seeking truth. We live in an era of a default state of distrust… We no longer trust our eyes and ears, our sensory experience, when we are experiencing the world through a screen.”“The truth is in the tension. It's not ‘Throw AI in a bin.' It's not ‘Go 100% analog.' It's about picking the right moments and the right places to insert it.”“People will pay for work that's been attached to a real human life… When people see the work and the effort that's gone into something, they value it. That's the provenance premium.”“Just because the technology is capable of doing something doesn't necessarily mean that that's how we should be using that technology.”“I tell my kids all the time: ‘Choose your hard, otherwise your hard will choose you.' What we've done and what we're doing is not easy… but all things in life worth doing are hard.”“If you are not analog by design, you will become digital by default… There are trillion-dollar technology companies that will not stop until every moment of human attention has been consumed and monetized… So if you're not fighting against those forces actively… then you will be consumed by the digital vortex.”Key TakeawaysYour Craving and Your Market's Are the Same. What your body and spirit want right now also reflect what much of your market wants. That double longing reveals economic opportunity.Optimize for Oxytocin. Dopamine has long been stealing the headlines, but the neurotransmitter of the next decade is oxytocin, which signals trust and love. How can you make your business more human?Don't Advertise Your AI. Deploy AI away from customer-facing environments. The technology we use helps power what's possible, but the work people value is attached to human effort and human lives.Defying Digital Requires Intention. In a world built on and by technology where trillions are spent on directing our attention, we must seek out ways to reintegrate what's real—to choose analog by design.A Rhythm You Can Try Today.  Slowing for a few moments can shift an entire day. Ryan Levesque suggests a simple resolution from Ali Jafarian: Touch earth before touching a screen.ResourcesReturn to Real: The Last Human Advantage in an Age of Artificial Everything by Ryan LevesqueThe Digital Contrarian (Ryan's Weekly Newsletter)The Full Focus Insider (Megan Hyatt Miller's Newsletter)Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThis episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

A letter landed on Masud Husain's desk about a man in his thirties who had stopped doing anything at all.Dr. Masud Husain is a clinical neurologist, neuroscientist, and Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Brain and author of Our Brains, Our Selves, winner of the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize.The letter was about a man named David who had been highly productive, worked in finance, and was charming company. Then he lost his job, stopped showering, and could not be bothered to claim the benefits that would have covered his rent. Asked why he no longer listened to music, he said it would take five minutes to connect the cables.David was not depressed. He had suffered two tiny strokes in the basal ganglia, structures deep in the brain that help link motivational cues to action. Nothing was worth the effort to him anymore.After an initial treatment failed, Masud's team tried another drug that acts on the dopamine system. Three months later David came back with a haircut, a suit, a new job, and a new girlfriend.Addiction researchers had arrived at that same circuit from the other direction: Masud says it is the circuit hijacked by almost every drug of addiction. He and Mike get into what that overlap means about the science of motivation, why apathy and depression are different conditions, why there are more than 200 causes of dementia and what that means for prevention, and whether there is a self to be found in the brain at all.This is a conversation for anyone who has decided to do something and then not done it. Masud frames motivation as a calculation of whether the reward is worth the effort, and the lever most of us have is the size of the effort.After thirty years of seeing patients, the thing Masud says he has learned is that the self is not set in stone. You can change.Enjoy the conversation.______________________________________________________Links & Resources:Dr. Masud Husain's Website: masudhusain.orgDr. Masud Husain's Books: Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain, Oxford Textbook of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia (co-editor)Dr. Masud Husain's Journal: Brain, where he is Editor-in-ChiefSubscribe to our Youtube Channel for more conversations at the intersection of high performance, leadership, and wellbeing: https://www.youtube.com/c/FindingMasteryGet exclusive discounts and support our amazing sponsors!Go to: https://findingmastery.com/sponsors/Subscribe to the Finding Mastery newsletter for weekly high performance insights: https://www.findingmastery.com/newsletterDownload Dr. Mike's Morning Mindset Routine: findingmastery.com/morningmindsetFollow on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X#FindingMastery #MasudHusain #DrMichaelGervais #OurBrainsOurSelves #Neuroscience #Neurology #Motivation #Apathy #Dopamine #Attention #Dementia #BrainHealth #Consciousness #Identity #HighPerformance #PsychologySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Ross Pelton, Director of Science & Education for Essential Formulas Incorporated, maker of Dr. Ohhira's premium probiotic products, reveals how the gut microbiome affects metabolism, appetite, weight regulation, and overall health. He emphasizes the importance of microbiome diversity, supported by eating a wide variety of plant foods rich in fiber and polyphenols, and discusses how fermented foods and postbiotic metabolites help maintain a healthy gut environment. Pelton explains Dr. Ohhira's multi-year fermentation process and the idea that postbiotics may be key health regulators. He reviews studies suggesting benefits from Dr. Ohhira's probiotics for athletic performance markers, reduced fatigue, and improved bowel regularity, and notes research showing antibiotic-related losses in gut diversity can persist for years. He also mentions a higher-dose “Reset Challenge,” a postbiotic paste concentrate, and an ME-3 product aimed at increasing glutathione.

In this episode of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, I discuss why the excitement surrounding a long-term writing project can fade and how dopamine, executive functioning, and your working conditions can shape motivation. I offer a more compassionate approach for academics, students, and other writers who are struggling to return to work that still matters to them. I share practical ways to make writing more approachable. You will learn how to build a personalized menu of writing tasks and rewards that reflects your energy and capacity while recognizing when you may need rest, accommodations, redistributed labor, or additional support.In this episode, you will learn:How dopamine, feedback, novelty, and executive functioning can influence your ability to begin and sustain writingWhy fading interest can point to your conditions, workload, health, access needs, or an unclear next stepHow to add supportive cues and sources of comfort, purpose, or connection before and during a writing sessionWays to make progress visible beyond word counts How to create novelty by changing your medium, environment, sequence, social setting, or level of challengeFour questions for building a flexible writing menu that includes options for low-capacity daysWork with meIf you want structure and compassionate support as you work toward a dissertation, qualifying exam, writing project, career transition, or another important goal, learn more about one-on-one coaching: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/coaching/Free resourceDownload your Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/kit/Explore moreListen to more episodes on Dissertation and Writing Strategies: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/podcast_catergory/dissertation-and-writing-strategies/Support the podcast with a one-time or monthly donation: https://donate.stripe.com/bJedR8dGRcs6ewGdwq38401Access transcripts and additional resources: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/podcast/Audio and transcript edited by Yessi Sanchez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yessisanchez/This podcast is a proud member of the Genuina Media network.The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other professional services. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopamine gets ALL the attention in the ADHD world… but what about endorphins?These little feel-good chemicals can help take the edge off stress, support your mood & make life feel just a bit easier. And the best part? Some of the easiest ways to get them are actually pretty fun.In this episode, we're talking about:What endorphins actually are & why they matterWhy movement can help shift your ADHD stateThe very legitimate benefits of laughing your arse offHow singing, music & dancing can help when you're stressed or stuckWhy doing something slightly hard can leave you feeling surprisingly goodHow to bring more play into your life Plus, I'm setting you a simple 7-day Endorphin Experiment so you can find out what genuinely helps YOU feel better.LINKS TO MORE GOOD SH*T FROM XENA:*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List*Check out Courses & Coaching with Xena*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community *Come hang out with me on Instagram!

WHY DO WE DRINK?Why do we drink? And when does alcohol move from pleasure and social connection to becoming a way of regulating stress, anxiety or difficult emotions?This week we meet Samantha Lander, who openly shares her powerful story of ADHD, addiction, recovery and relapse. Her journey included meth, Molly and other drugs, and later becoming what she describes as a blackout drinker.Today, Samantha works in functional health and is a well-known peptide coach, with a particular interest in how we can support the brain and body during recovery.We talk about dopamine, GABA, sleep, stress and “hangxiety,” the connection between ADHD and alcohol, and what can happen when we remove the substance we've been using to regulate ourselves.And of course, we dive into peptides. Samantha teaches about peptides and biological recovery, so we ask: Could peptides have a future role in addiction and recovery? Which mechanisms are particularly interesting, from inflammation and metabolism to the gut-brain axis and stress response and where is the science today?Samantha also shares her fascinating personal experience with the pepitde Klotho, an emerging longevity-related protein being explored in peptide research, and the remarkable results she says she has experienced herself.She also shares her thoughts on retatrutide versus tirzepatide, and why, in her experience, she currently prefers tirzepatide when it comes to managing cravings and food noise. And she revisits AOD-9604, an older peptide developed from a fragment of human growth hormone, and shares her perspective on why it remains interesting in conversations around fat metabolism and metabolic health. We also explore the growing “California sober” movement replacing alcohol with cannabis or other substances and ask whether this is genuine harm reduction or simply another way of regulating the nervous system.If we take away the alcohol, what can give us calm, reward and dopamine instead?An open conversation about alcohol, addiction, recovery, peptides and finding new ways to regulate, heal and feel good again.Du finner Samatha her: @seefitlivingwww.seefitliving.combit.ly/49dPrD2Oslo Skinlab: @osloskinlabEksklusiv rabatt med koden BIOHACK: 65 % på første pakke , 30 % på øvrige produkterTakk til Micdrop media/Torgeir Johansen for redigering

New York Times editor and Saying No to New author Eric Athas explores why our brains are drawn to novelty, how businesses remove the friction between desire and consumption, and why reclaiming a few moments to think could radically change the choices we make.From dopamine and social media to clutter, persuasion and the disappearing “new thing gap,” this conversation is ultimately about learning to say no to meaningless novelty so we can say yes to what actually matters.EXCITING STUFF!My second book now available for pre-order! You're Invited: A Life-Changing Conversation with History's Greatest Wisdom TeachersGet your MENTAL FITNESS BLUEPRINT here!A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas Connect with Marc: https://konect.to/marcchampagne Timestamps:00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”02:44 — Why opportunities for deep thinking are disappearing04:59 — Turning a childhood disadvantage into a strength07:39 — Inside Eric's work at The New York Times10:09 — Navigating journalism, truth and trust in a chaotic era13:09 — Why Saying No to New is a work of journalism14:30 — The contradiction: an early adopter who learned to say no to new17:13 — When new things start creating more problems than they solve19:52 — Dopamine, discomfort and why our brains chase novelty22:23 — Thinking as a superpower in a frictionless world23:22 — The “new thing gap” — and why it has almost disappeared27:07 — The sophisticated influence machine behind what we buy30:52 — Decluttering as an audit of yesterday's decisions32:20 — What clutter and constant task-switching do to our attention34:08 — Why saying no to new can help us discover the right kind of new35:33 — The surprising relationship between exploration and happiness37:24 — How to see novelty hiding inside familiar experiences39:46 — Finding joy in what was hiding in plain sight*Special props

Join The Rebuilt Man Brotherhood - www.skool.com/rebootyourlife   Have you ever reached a point where nothing seems to feel good anymore?   Your workouts feel flat. Your motivation is gone. You feel disconnected from your wife, your work, your faith, and the things you used to enjoy. Even after quitting P*rn, you may find yourself constantly reaching for your phone, social media, food, YouTube, or anything else that gives you a quick hit of stimulation.   There's a term for the reduced ability to experience pleasure or interest in things that would normally feel rewarding: anhedonia.   In this episode of The Rebuilt Man, Frank Rich breaks down what anhedonia is, how the brain's reward system actually works, and how years of compulsive P*rn use and constant high-stimulation behaviors may affect the way you experience ordinary life.   Frank also explains why the popular idea that you've simply "used up your dopamine" gets the science wrong. The more important question is: What have you trained your brain to find rewarding?   P*rn offers novelty, anticipation, sexual stimulation, variety, and immediate gratification. Real life works differently.   Building a strong marriage takes years. Building your body requires thousands of workouts. Building a business requires delayed gratification. Building your faith requires stillness and presence.   Real life rewards patience.   And when you've conditioned yourself to constantly seek fast, novel, effortless stimulation, ordinary life can start feeling boring by comparison.   Frank calls this The Stimulation Gap.   In this episode, you'll discover: What anhedonia is and how it can show up in everyday life   The difference between "wanting" something and actually "liking" it   How P*rn can reinforce powerful reward-learning patterns   Why anhedonia is NOT as simple as having "low dopamine"   Why some men feel flat, unmotivated, or emotionally numb after quitting P*rn   How P*rn, scrolling, social media, gaming, food, and constant entertainment can become part of the same stimulation-seeking pattern   The Replacement Trap that keeps men stuck even after they stop watching P*rn   7 signs your relationship with reward and stimulation may need attention   Why learning to tolerate boredom is an important part of rebuilding   How to reintroduce slower, meaningful rewards into your life   Why action sometimes has to come BEFORE motivation   The difference between stimulation, pleasure, fulfillment, and purpose   Why real recovery isn't simply about quitting P*rn—it's about rebuilding a life you actually want to be present for   One of the biggest mistakes men make in recovery is spending all their energy asking: "How do I stop wanting P*rn?"   Frank challenges you to start asking a bigger question: "How do I start wanting my LIFE again?"   Because freedom isn't measured only by the number of days since you last watched P*rn.   It's measured by the man you're becoming without it.   Your marriage. Your body. Your faith. Your work. Your relationships. Your leadership. Your purpose.   Freedom isn't just losing your desire for P*rn. It's getting your desire for LIFE back.   If you're tired of trying to fight this battle alone, join The Rebuilt Man Brotherhood.   Inside the Brotherhood, you'll find daily Freedom Calls, group coaching, practical training, accountability, and a community of men committed to doing more than simply quitting P*rn.   We're rebuilding the man underneath the addiction.   Join The Rebuilt Man If you're ready to stop fighting this battle alone and become the same man behind closed doors that everyone already believes you are, join Frank and a brotherhood of men pursuing real freedom inside The Rebuilt Man on Skool.  

In this episode of Unashamed, the hosts welcome back Austin and discuss sexual addiction recovery while working away from home. Austin shares that directing a demanding summer camp for 12–15-year-olds led to multiple relapses because he had no personal space, minimal sleep, and struggled to maintain safety and connection with God, while he stayed sober once home. The conversation explores why travel and high-pressure work often trigger acting out, the need to build a recovery lifestyle through structural changes, boundaries, and meeting basic needs like rest, food, and water. They reframe relapse as information rather than shame, discuss disciplined ways to “check out” safely, and emphasize listening to the body's warning signals. Josh adds how losing 80 pounds and fitness improved his mental health and recovery. The episode ends with questions for listeners and a personal example of acting out due to lacking a plan at a family reunion.Make a donation and become an Outsider!Follow us on social media! Instagram, Facebook & TikTokSubscribe to our YouTubeCheck out our recommended resourcesWant to rep the message? Shop our MERCH!  For more inspiration, read our blogDo you have a story you are willing to share? Send us an email! contact@unashamedunafraid.comTimestamps:00:43 Austin Returns to Unashamed01:04 Inside the Summer Camp Mission03:05 Recovery Update After Summer05:56 Why Travel Triggers Acting Out08:30 Building Boundaries and Alone Time13:06 Relapse as Data Not Shame14:34 Numbing Out and Healthy Rest17:13 Listening to Your Body Needs19:57 Fitness, Dopamine, and Discipline22:45 Listener Questions and Takeaways23:22 Closing Story and Wrap Up

ADHD can look very different in women and motherhood: hormonal shifts, pregnancy, and postpartum can dramatically change how those symptoms show up. In this episode, we're joined by integrative ADHD specialist Dr. Carrie McMillin to unpack the ADHD brain, including executive function, task initiation, working memory, hyperfocus, dopamine, and emotional regulation.We dive into how estrogen and progesterone interact with dopamine throughout the menstrual cycle, why some women notice more ADHD symptoms during the luteal phase, and what can happen during pregnancy and postpartum. Dr. McMillin explains why the postpartum period can be especially challenging, including the effects of the dramatic estrogen drop, prolactin, breastfeeding, sleep deprivation, and the increased demands of caring for a baby.We also discuss how to distinguish ADHD from normal motherhood overwhelm, anxiety, and sleep deprivation; how ADHD is diagnosed in adults; medications and supplements; iron, B vitamins, L-tyrosine, and other potential supports; the importance of building systems around your individual executive-function struggles; and why small sources of genuine joy can be an important part of supporting your brain.Finally, we talk about perimenopause, irritability and PMDD, caffeine, screen time, and practical ways women with ADHD can work with their brains instead of constantly fighting against them. The biggest takeaway? Understanding what's happening in your brain can replace shame with self-compassion and help you build systems that actually work for you.00:00 —Trailer & Introduction03:06 —The ADHD Brain Isn't Broken06:15 —The 3 Types of ADHD11:02 —Task Initiation, Motivation & Executive Function12:06 —Hyperfocus & Dopamine14:57 —Why ADHD Affects Working Memory19:29 —Why Motherhood Can Amplify ADHD Symptoms21:00 —How ADHD Is Diagnosed in Adults24:20 —ADHD & the Menstrual Cycle27:26 —Estrogen, Progesterone & Dopamine34:17 —ADHD During Pregnancy35:35 —Why Sleep Deprivation Can Mimic ADHD40:36 —How Pregnancy Changes the Brain42:01 —The Postpartum ADHD Crash44:36 —ADHD, Breastfeeding & Prolactin45:45 —Supporting ADHD Postpartum50:19 —ADHD-Friendly Systems That Actually Help52:21 —Finding Joy When You're Overwhelmed55:43 —Is It ADHD or Just Motherhood Overload?58:25 —ADHD Medication: When Is It Worth Considering?60:40 —Supplements & Natural ADHD Support65:24 —ADHD, Irritability & PMDD66:36 —ADHD & Perimenopause67:17 —Building Systems Around Your Brain70:08 —Caffeine & ADHD71:47 —Screens, Dopamine & ADHD75:17 —The Biggest Takeaway for Moms With ADHDResources From This Episode:Dr. Carrie's Website- adhdetails.com Dr. Carrie's Instagram- www.instagram.com/adhdetailsSmart but Scattered book- https://amzn.to/3RtakE8 The Radical Guide for Women with ADHD book- https://amzn.to/3PUJdS0 Your Brain Is Not Broken book- https://amzn.to/4dYcYdI Do Less book- https://amzn.to/49YznFl Finch app- https://finchcare.com/mobileTrello app- https://trello.com/ClickUp app- https://try.web.clickup.com/qcca0vh17mp2Skylight calendar- https://tidd.ly/4s8VJe9 Get some of the supplements(creatine, L-tyrosine, pharmaGABA, L-theanine, lion's mane)recommended for 15% off on Fullscript- https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/mmacdermott/store-startUse code HEALTHYMOTHER to get a discount on Needed Stress Support- https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/HEALTHYMOTHERHealthy As A Mother Podcast | YouTubeHealthy As A Mother Podcast | InstagramHealthy As A Mother Podcast | TikTokHealthy As A Mother Podcast | Merch StoreDr. Leah Gordon | InstagramDr. Leah Gordon | WebsiteWomanhood Wellness | WebsiteDr. Morgan MacDermott | InstagramDr. Morgan MacDermott | WebsiteUse code HEALTHYMOTHER and save 10% at EarthleyUse code HEALTHYMOTHER and save 15% at RedmondFor 20% off your first order at Needed, use code HEALTHYMOTHERSave $260 at Lumebox, use code HEALTHYASAMOTHERUse code HAAM and save 10% at Fond

A robot showed up in everyone's pocket, and it changed how guests answered one simple question for an entire year. This episode of The Next Frontier Files rewinds to year four, when artificial intelligence collided with gut health, hormone balance, and a growing call to return to species-specific diet basics.Jenn Trepeck weaves together voices from across the year four of Salad With a Side of Fries to show which predictions about wellness coaching and technology came true and which the industry has already moved past.What You Will Learn in This Episode:✅ How artificial intelligence started shaping the conversation around personal health and wellness coaching back in year four✅ Why several guests pushed back on technology and pointed back to basic eating instead✅ How gut health, blood sugar, and hormone balance kept surfacing as a common thread across very different specialties✅ Which prediction about body positivity and the fitness industry turned out to be the most accurate in the show's historyThe Salad With a Side of Fries podcast, hosted by Jenn Trepeck, explores real-life wellness and weight-loss topics, debunking myths, misinformation, and flawed science surrounding nutrition and the food industry. Let's dive into real-life wellness and weight loss, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction to volume four of the Next Frontier Files miniseries and what to expect04:00 David Greenwalt raises artificial intelligence as a coming force in nutrigenomics05:36 Dr Jessie Hehmeyer discusses continuous glucose monitor data as personalized coaching06:27 Ted Kritsonis connects wearable technology to a possible virtual reality wellness future07:35 Deanna Yates warns about social media detox and reclaiming attention from dopamine loops09:18 Glenn Livingston and Chad Tackett both argue for back-to-basics eating and support10:45 Hally Brooke advocates for health coaching12:45 Three guests link gut health, blood sugar, and hormone balance under one cellular theme14:49 Nadine Artemis focuses on peptides, and Ellen Scanlon discusses the relevance of cannabis17:15 Jordan Syatt and Taylor Wessel both make predictions about body positivity reversing courseKEY TAKEAWAYS:

LEARN about Sean's coaching here - seanmccormick.com Get stocked up on Natural Stacks products here and watch for Stacks Day! - https://www.naturalstacks.com/OPP15 Check out Peluva - Five-Toed Barefoot Shoes HERE Use code "OPTIMAL" for a discount!   Overview   Sean McCormick and Roy Krebs from Natural Stacks discuss the evolution of brain health and nootropics, focusing on the development of Natural Stacks and the importance of quality in supplements. They explore personal experiences with nootropics, the benefits of perizanthine, and the impact of GLP-1 medications on dopamine levels and personality. The discussion also delves into the role of neurotransmitters in shaping personality and practical applications for improving brain health. In this conversation, Sean McCormick and Roy delve into the intricacies of brain health, focusing on the importance of understanding neurotransmitters and the impact of diet and lifestyle on mental well-being. They discuss the role of nootropics, the dangers of psych medications, and the potential of natural alternatives. The conversation also touches on the future of health supplements, the influence of AI in drug development, and the significance of personal introspection in achieving mental clarity and health.TakeawaysRoy founded Natural Stacks to address his own brain health issues. The nootropic industry has evolved significantly over the years. Personal experimentation with supplements can lead to better brain function. Perizanthine offers a clean energy boost without the side effects of caffeine. Quality control in supplement manufacturing is crucial for consumer safety. GLP-1 medications can dampen dopamine receptors, affecting personality. Understanding neurotransmitters can help individuals optimize their mental health. The Braverman assessment is a valuable tool for understanding neurotransmitter dominance. There is a historical connection between personality theories and neurotransmitter levels. Natural Stacks focuses on transparency and quality in their products. Experiment with nootropics to find what works for you. Understanding neurotransmitters is key to mental health. Dopamine is crucial for motivation and drive. Acetylcholine affects memory and cognitive clarity. Serotonin influences mood and stress management. GABA is important for anxiety and calmness. Diet plays a significant role in neurotransmitter balance. There are many alternatives to pharmaceuticals for mental health. The future of health supplements is promising with AI advancements. Introspection is essential for personal growth and understanding.titlesUnlocking Brain Health: The Power of Nootropics Neurotransmitters: The Key to Mental Well-Being Beyond Psych Meds: Exploring Natural Alternatives Diet and Mental Health: A Critical Connection The Future of Supplements: AI and Personalized Health Motivation and Growth: Finding Your Path Introspection: The First Step to Self-Understanding   Chapters   00:00 Introduction to Brain Health and Nootropics   02:50 The Evolution of Natural Stacks and Nootropic Industry   06:07 Personal Experiences with Nootropics   09:06 Understanding Perizanthine and Its Benefits   12:02 Quality Control in Supplement Manufacturing   14:45 The Impact of GLP-1s on Dopamine and Personality   21:44 Neurotransmitters and Their Role in Personality   30:06 Practical Applications of Neurotransmitter Knowledge   36:22 Nootropics and Personal Experimentation   37:25 Understanding Neurotransmitters   40:33 The Role of Neurotransmitters in Mental Health   43:53 The Impact of Psych Meds on Mental Health   46:37 Exploring Alternatives to Pharmaceuticals   49:07 Diet and Its Influence on Mental Health   51:29 The Future of Supplements and Pharmaceuticals   56:36 The Intersection of AI and Health   62:15 Motivation and Personal Growth   71:27 Introspection and Self-Understanding              

The discussion of communication communication technologies continues as the panel of Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius make the jump  from telegraphs and long-distance calls to texting, smartwatches, satellite connectivity, and possible implanted devices. How science fiction anticipated so many of today's modern communications questions such as convenience, safety, privacy, tracking, and social change wrap up this episode. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available all Patrons of MacVoices. Sign up at Patreon.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 From Long-Distance Calls to Modern Communications02:07 Why Text Messaging Changed How We Communicate04:13 Voice-to-Text and Asynchronous Communication06:09 Caller ID, Answering Machines, and Controlling Communications08:00 The Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie Experiment11:19 Apple Watch Communication as a Safety Feature13:29 Satellite Communication Moves Into Everyday Devices14:13 The Expanse and the All-in-One Communications Device16:22 Could Communication Technology Be Implanted?18:28 Privacy and the Risks of Being Universally Trackable20:15 A Future Divide Between Connected and Anti-Tracking Communities22:10 Luddites, Technology, and Maintaining Autonomy23:39 Embedded vs. Implanted Technology25:32 Social Media, Dopamine, and the Cost of Constant Connection27:05 Closing Thoughts and Panelist Projects Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site:https://macvoices.com/macvoiceslive/macvoices-live-panel/ Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreonhttp://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web:http://macvoices.com Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoinerhttp://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon:https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunesVideo in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The discussion of communication communication technologies continues as the panel of Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius make the jump  from telegraphs and long-distance calls to texting, smartwatches, satellite connectivity, and possible implanted devices. How science fiction anticipated so many of today's modern communications questions such as convenience, safety, privacy, tracking, and social change wrap up this episode. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available all Patrons of MacVoices. Sign up at Patreon.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 From Long-Distance Calls to Modern Communications 02:07 Why Text Messaging Changed How We Communicate 04:13 Voice-to-Text and Asynchronous Communication 06:09 Caller ID, Answering Machines, and Controlling Communications 08:00 The Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie Experiment 11:19 Apple Watch Communication as a Safety Feature 13:29 Satellite Communication Moves Into Everyday Devices 14:13 The Expanse and the All-in-One Communications Device 16:22 Could Communication Technology Be Implanted? 18:28 Privacy and the Risks of Being Universally Trackable 20:15 A Future Divide Between Connected and Anti-Tracking Communities 22:10 Luddites, Technology, and Maintaining Autonomy 23:39 Embedded vs. Implanted Technology 25:32 Social Media, Dopamine, and the Cost of Constant Connection 27:05 Closing Thoughts and Panelist Projects Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site: https://macvoices.com/macvoiceslive/macvoices-live-panel/ Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Want help designing your training, nutrition, and recovery around the way your body and brain actually work? Apply to work with the Muscle Intelligence coaching team → MuscleIntelligence.com/apply   Wharton neuroscientist Dr. Michael Platt has spent his career studying how the brain makes decisions, why high performers burn through their attention, and what actually improves brain health and brain performance in people with real demands on their time. In this conversation with Ben Pakulski, he explains why the human brain is still running on wiring built for a world of small groups, constant movement, and natural rhythms, and what that mismatch means for anyone trying to focus, lead, and stay sharp in a modern schedule. You will learn the neuroscience of focus and why the brain has two systems that cannot run at the same time, the four lowest-cost habits Platt's research keeps pointing back to, and how a hard workout done on purpose changes the way your brain handles stress. This is a practical episode for men over 40, executives, business owners, and fathers who want a brain protocol they can actually keep. Platt covers how to focus for longer without forcing it, how dopamine and reward prediction error build habits, why physiological synchrony makes connection a performance tool rather than a luxury, and how to structure breaks across the hour, the day, and the year. If you have been looking for a neuroscientist's take on productivity, resilience, sleep, and mental performance that does not require a three-hour morning routine, this one is for you. 5 Key Takeaways Why a Wharton neuroscientist tells leaders to step away from the computer, and what it unlocks in the brain when they do. The four lowest-cost things you can do for your brain, and which one high performers skip most. How a hard workout done first thing in the morning teaches your brain it has agency, and why Platt says agency is resilience. The dopamine mechanism behind every habit you have, and two ways to use it so good decisions stop costing energy. Why your brain cannot focus and create at the same time, and the three nested time intervals Platt uses to switch between them. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:40 How does exercise fit into a brain protocol? 00:56 Your brain was built for a world 200,000 years ago 03:51 It is all about design: reducing the mismatch 05:38 Firmware, agency, and why stepping away unlocks creativity 08:10 Platt's next book: Pause 08:33 How to weigh interventions when everything is "essential" 1 0:21 The four lowest-cost basics: step back, move, sleep, connect 11:21 Silicon Valley sleep debt and the pharmacology trap 14:25 Comparing objective data vs. subjective experience  16:50 Platt's own story: anxiety, CrossFit, and pre-commitment 18:14 Controlled stress and how the brain learns agency 21:05 Agency is resilience 23:20 Belief, placebo, and the will to overcome 26:46 Curating positive brain states 27:33 Dopamine, habits, and reward prediction error 30:45 Gamifying behavior: offload the decision  31:44 Attention is a volume knob 33:20 Make the good stuff stand out 34:20 Physiological synchrony: why we are wired for connection 37:50 Could a fully virtual life ever be fulfilling? 40:30 Operationalizing focus: the two brain systems 43:54 Seasons, nested intervals, and how long to step away 46:10 Deaths of despair and the case for real time off 48:53 Purpose, humanness, and how much time to take off 50:53 Applied Neuroscience for Business Decisions 53:48 Closing     Connect with Dr. Platt   Website – https://www.drmichaelplatt.com   The Leader's Brain Book (updated & expanded) – https://www.pennpress.org/9781613631959/the-leaders-brain-updated-and-expanded/   Wharton online program, Understanding the Brain – https://online-execed.wharton.upenn.edu/neuroscience-in-business   X – https://x.com/michaellouispl1   LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-platt-21767539

I sit down with Dr. Trish Leigh, a cognitive neuroscientist and neurofeedback clinician, to unpack what pornography and screen compulsions can do to the brain, from dopamine dependency and hypersexuality to sexual dysfunction and impaired self-regulation. We explore why so many men struggle to break the habit, how pornography can become a tool for managing stress and boredom, and why simply trying to quit often isn't enough.Dr. Leigh explains how the brain can be rewired through repetition, healthier sources of dopamine, intentional routines, and what she calls the “instant rewire.” We also talk about shame, relationships, parenting, ADHD symptoms, and how rebuilding a healthier brain can help men create the life and relationships they actually want.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:01 - What Happens in the Brain Before You Open Porn02:49 - Dopamine and the Screen Compulsion Loop04:32 - Dopamine, Testosterone, and the Brain06:11 - Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction07:09 - How Porn Changes Sexual Arousal09:04 - Novelty, Intensity, and Hypersexuality12:25 - Why Men Use Porn for Stress and Boredom15:16 - Rewiring the Brain Through Dopamine Stacking17:21 - High Libido vs. Hypersexuality20:24 - How Porn Changes the Way You See Women23:58 - What a “Hijacked” Brain Looks Like27:38 - The Prefrontal Cortex vs. the “Banana-Hungry Gorilla”30:00 - Replacing Porn With Real-World Dopamine32:24 - Your Brain Is Not Broken - It's Been Conditioned35:20 - Neuroplasticity and the Rigid Brain40:51 - Porn, ADHD Symptoms, and Brain Function43:12 - Nature, Nurture, and How We Train the Brain45:37 - Teaching Kids Emotional Regulation48:17 - Is It Your Relationship or Your Brain?52:39 - Breaking the Cycle of Shame54:42 - A Step-by-Step Plan to Rewire Your Brain57:00 - The Three-Second “Instant Rewire”59:01 - Building Routines That Replace Porn01:00:52 - Setting the GPS for the Life You Want01:03:10 - Where to Find Dr. Trish Leigh***Tired of feeling like you're never enough? Build your self-worth with help from this free guide: https://training.mantalks.com/self-worthPick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/Heard about attachment but don't know where to start? Try the FREE Ultimate Guide To AttachmentCheck out some other free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your RelationshipBuild brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance. Enjoy the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | SpotifyFor more, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram

What's the difference between a fetish, a kink, and just really liking something? Where do fetishes come from? Niki Davis-Fainbloom's entire job is to help people make peace with their fetish. She holds a masters in psychology, studied sex therapy at the Kinsey Institute & has been working with clients for 8 years. She's also the author of Fetish: smash taboos & celebrate what turns you on. In this episode, you'll hear about some of the more unusual fetishes, where fetishes come from, where we draw the line in ethical fetishes (Race? Disability? Yikes!), the difference between a kink & a fetish, why people hide what turns them on (& what happens when they don't). If you liked this episode, you'll also like episode 286: WHAT IS MEDICALLY ASSISTED SEX [REMASTERED]? Guest:https://a.co/d/0165o2Qg https://www.instagram.com/missbloomsexeducator/ https://www.facebook.com/niki.davis.7https://www.nikidavisf.com/about-niki https://x.com/nikidavisf?lang=en Sponsors: https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/  00:00:56 — What Actually Makes Something a Fetish (vs. Just Being a Preference)00:03:50 — Fetish vs. Kink: What's the Difference?00:04:27 — Unusual Fetishes: Vore, Macrophilia, and the Wet Floor Sign Guy00:08:46 — Balloon Fetishes, Online Communities, and SizeCon00:09:57 — Where Do Fetishes Come From? The Conditioning Theory00:12:34 — The Baby Fetish, Pregnancy Kink, and Stress as a Factor00:15:23 — Culture, Decades, and How Your Childhood TV Shapes Your Desires00:17:02 — Japan's Panty Vending Machines: Normalization and the Fetish Question00:19:47 — The Most Common Fetishes by Volume00:21:21 — Sneezing Fetishes, Feet Everywhere, and the Can't-Unsee Phenomenon00:25:15 — The Neuroscience of Foot Fetishes: Somatosensory Cortex and Amputation Studies00:27:38 — Is There a Genetic Component? Dopamine, Novelty-Seeking, and Risk00:30:11 — Disgust, Arousal, and Why Evolution Had to Make a Compromise00:32:45 — Fetishes and Trauma: Separating Myth from Reality00:34:28 — Rape Kink, Survivors, and Reclaiming Control00:35:38 — Is Shame Part of What Makes a Fetish Work?00:37:50 — Grindr at the RNC, Anti-Gay Preachers, and the Forbidden Fruit Effect00:40:08 — Tools for Working Through Shame: Postponing Worry, Self-Compassion Letters00:43:42 — How and When to Disclose Your Fetish to a Partner00:50:51 — The Ethics of Fetishes: Race, Disability, and Objectification00:55:21 — DSM Paraphilias, Non-Consent, and Where People Can Get Help00:57:31 — AI Romantic Partners, Dirty Talk Experiments, and the Capitalism Interruption01:02:32 — Niki's Documentary, the Book, and Where to Find HerRequest to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/Follow me in all the places:https://www.meredithforreal.com/  https://www.instagram.com/the_curiousintrovert/ meredith@meredithforreal.comhttps://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal https://www.facebook.com/curiousintrovert

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with Daniel Segundo to discuss why today's social networks have evolved into entertainment networks and how Daniel is building Bien, a social app focused on depth over breadth. Daniel shares his journey from trading commodities to creating a platform designed to keep users genuinely connected to their inner circle, inspired by insights gained while meditating in caves in India. The conversation covers everything from the problems with the "like button" and algorithmic feeds to Daniel's contrarian approach of removing public-facing engagement metrics and using voice notes as the primary interaction method. They also explore the challenges of building consumer social products, the impact of AI on development, and Daniel's philosophy drawn from Eastern mysticism and his study of Ramana Maharshi. To learn more about Bien, visit bien.social or follow Daniel on Twitter at @DanielPSegundo.Timestamps00:00 Daniel introduces Bien as a real social network, contrasting entertainment networks disguised as social platforms05:00 Building with AI tools allowed bootstrapping the app before hiring a five-person team for professional development10:00 Social networks evolved into entertainment networks optimized for engagement and advertising rather than genuine connection15:00 The advertising model incentivizes dopamine delivery and algorithmic content over posts from actual friends20:00 Removing the like button and public comments forces deeper interaction through private voice notes instead25:00 Social graphs become stale over time because unfriending feels awkward, so people curate for weakest relationships30:00 Matrix and Nostr protocols enable interoperable messaging, suggesting a Cambrian explosion of new social apps35:00 Depth matters more than metrics—success means users actually feel closer to their inner circle40:00 Voice notes combined with photo sharing mimics natural storytelling behavior when friends gather in person45:00 Meditation in Ramana Maharshi's caves in India inspired reflections on silence, self-inquiry, and building products mindfullyKey Insights1. Daniel Segundo was inspired to create Bien after recognizing that existing social networks excel at breadth but fail at depth of connections. While meditating in caves in South India, he went through his phone contacts and realized only about 5 percent of his 1,700 contacts were people he actually wanted to stay close to, with the remaining 95 percent being noise. He saw that tools like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have solved the problem of maintaining surface-level relationships across broad networks of people, but there was no good tool for maintaining deep connections with your inner circle beyond basic messaging apps like iMessage or WhatsApp, which still suffer from having too many contacts with access.2. The fundamental problem with current social networks is that they have become entertainment networks rather than true social networks, driven by the advertising business model. Instagram only shows content from your actual friends about 7 percent of the time, with the rest being algorithmically suggested content designed to maximize engagement and ad revenue. The like button, while useful for maintaining broad social graphs and understanding your status in larger groups, reduces complex human relationships to superficial interactions. This creates what Segundo calls a circus-like experience where you are constantly bombarded with entertaining content rather than meaningful updates from people you care about, and the advertising model incentivizes this transformation because the product is ultimately about delivering dopamine to keep people scrolling.3. Bien removes traditional social media features like public likes and comments, replacing them with private voice note responses capped at 60 seconds. The theory is that hearing three voice notes from close friends provides more genuine connection than receiving 300 likes on a post. This design choice stems from recognizing that while the like button serves a useful function for breadth-first social networks where people want quick validation from large peer groups, it is completely inadequate for depth-first relationships. By forcing more intimate and effortful interaction through voice, Bien attempts to upgrade the quality of connection rather than the quantity, building off existing habits like sending voice notes to close friends rather than trying to create entirely new behaviors.4. The traditional follower-following model creates stale social graphs because people are uncomfortable unfriending or unfollowing others as relationships naturally evolve over time. Instead of this model, Bien uses a system where each user maintains a private list of people they want to stay close to, and if two people have each other on their lists, they see each other's content. This eliminates the social awkwardness of unfriending someone while allowing social graphs to naturally evolve. The current model forces people to curate their sharing based on the weakest relationship in their network because they do not want to offend distant connections or go through the work of managing close friends lists, which results in less authentic sharing overall.5. Segundo is building Bien on a paid subscription model rather than an advertising model to align incentives directly with users. He believes no one can build a compelling social network on the advertising model anymore because it creates conflicting incentives where the company must serve both advertisers and users, ultimately degrading the product into what he calls slop. The straightforward deal with customers is that if the product cannot provide value equivalent to the price of a cup of coffee per month through premium features, then there is no justification for the business to exist. This allows Bien to focus solely on whether users feel closer to their inner circle after using the product rather than optimizing for maximum scrolling time.6. Segundo bootstrapped the initial development of Bien using AI coding tools like Replit before hiring a team of five people to develop it professionally. He notes that with current AI tooling, if you can think clearly and understand the problems you are trying to solve, you can build solutions much more cheaply than even five or ten years ago. He eventually hired a designer and iOS and web developers to do things properly with a do it right or do not do it at all mindset. The app is currently iOS-only, built in Swift for a premium experience, with plans to potentially build a React Native version for Android if there are stronger signs of product market fit.7. Segundo's background in trading commodities and futures, along with his deep interest in Eastern philosophy and self-inquiry practices, significantly influences his approach to building Bien. He spent time studying Ramana Maharshi and practicing meditation in caves at Tiruvannamalai in South India, which he says has a profound impact not just on spiritual practice but on thinking about product development and participating in markets. His experience with a major trading drawdown in 2025 after running up a small account 25 times led him to this period of reflection that ultimately resulted in the conception of Bien, demonstrating how his various interests in trading, philosophy, and technology intersect in his approach to building a depth-first social network.

One Saturday morning, I ended up in the ER saying, “I think I'm having a heart attack.”Two weeks later, I had a diagnosis I'd barely heard of: POTS, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.In this episode, I'm sharing what happened, what POTS actually is & the interesting overlap researchers are seeing between POTS, ADHD & other neurodivergent conditions.We'll talk about:The weird symptoms that finally made me realise something wasn't rightWhat POTS actually does to your bodyThe connection between POTS and neurodivergenceCommon symptoms, triggers and co-occurring conditionsWhat diagnosis & management can look likeWhy understanding what your body is doing can change everythingIf you've ever thought, “Why does my body do this weird sh*t?” this one is worth a listen.RESOURCE MENTIONED: https://www.dysautonomianz.co.nz/Important: POTS symptoms can overlap with other medical conditions, so please don't diagnose yourself from a podcast or smartwatch. If something here sounds familiar, speak with your doctor.LINKS TO MORE GOOD SH*T FROM XENA:*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List*Check out Courses & Coaching with Xena*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community *Come hang out with me on Instagram!

On this episode of Vitality Radio, Jared explores hope as more than positive thinking. He explains how prolonged, uncontrollable stress can push the nervous system toward passivity and why even one small experience of progress can begin to restore a sense of control. Drawing from neuroscience, personal stories, and experiences with clients, Jared explains the connection between learned helplessness, the prefrontal cortex, dopamine, resilience, and hope. You'll also learn why symptoms can be viewed as signals rather than proof that your body is broken, and how noticing and celebrating small victories can help shift the brain's expectations. Hope isn't about pretending everything is fine - it's about recognizing that something can change and taking the next step.Additional Information:264: Emotional Vitality: Jen's Story Part 1 - From Addiction and Mental Illness to Vitality423: Emotional Vitality: Jen's Story Part 2 - Rebalancing Mind and Body Through Supplementation438: Emotional Vitality: Jen's Story Part 3 - Weaning Off of Pharma457: Emotional Vitality: Jen's Story Part 4 - How Changing Your Mindset Can Change Your Life505: Emotional Vitality: Jen's Story Part 5 - The Impact of Diet on Mental Health and Physical Pain 390: Emotional Vitality: Reprogramming Your Subconscious Mind to Take You To Happiness and Fulfillment - Part 1392: Emotional Vitality: Reprogramming Your Subconscious Mind to Take You To Happiness and Fulfillment - Part 2Visit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalitynutritionbountiful and @vitalityradio on Instagram, or Vitality Radio and Vitality Nutrition on Facebook. Join us also in the Vitality Radio Podcast Listener Community on Facebook. Shop the products that Jared mentions at vitalitynutrition.com. Let us know your thoughts about this episode using the hashtag #vitalityradio and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!Just a reminder that this podcast is for educational purposes only. The FDA has not evaluated the podcast. The information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The advice given is not intended to replace the advice of your medical professional.This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/

Your brain is wired for quick hits of dopamine, or high-reward, low-effort habits that feel good in the moment but sabotage your long-term goals. Over time, this conditions your brain to expect rewards without effort, making real change feel harder than it actually is. In this episode, I'll explain how these patterns destroy motivation, fuel inconsistent effort, and keep you stuck in the cycle of short bursts of change followed by slinking back to your old ways. You'll learn how high dopamine, low effort behaviors impact the brain, how this makes us resistant to putting in effort, and 3 ways you may be making being sober feel more difficult for yourself than it needs to be- and how to shift that. What to listen to next: E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober E263: Sugar Cravings After Quitting Drinking E145: ADHD and Alcohol Work with me: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life ⁠https://www.soberpowered.com/membership⁠ Sober coaching ⁠https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching⁠  Weekly email: You'll hear from me on Fridays ⁠https://www.soberpowered.com/email⁠ Courses: The non-negotiable mindset ⁠https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course⁠ Anger Management  ⁠https://www.soberpowered.com/anger⁠ Support the show: If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered⁠ Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors ⁠https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors⁠ Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A low dose of tirzepatide, taken purely to move the needle on cholesterol, turned out to move a lot more than that. In this episode, Jeff sits down again with Dr. Robin Berzin, founder of Parsley Health, to go through his bloodwork and an unexpected side effect: a blunting of desire that shows up in his coffee, his cocktails, and his ambition. Why losing your appetite for food can also mean losing it for coffee, alcohol, and sex What the dopamine and serotonin circuitry are actually doing on a GLP-1 The line between healthy desire and maladaptive craving, and where these drugs land on it Why some people feel liberated when "food noise" disappears, and others feel flattened What Jeff's ApoB and LDL numbers say about who these drugs actually help This episode is for anyone on a GLP-1 or weighing one, and anyone curious what these drugs are doing beyond the scale. This episode was made possible by: LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at ⁠drinklmnt.com/commune⁠. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 20% off your order at ⁠vivobarefoot.com/commune⁠. Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. CocoaVia: Use code COMMUNE2026 for 25% off at CocoaVia.com

Book a free consultation call with Robert Sikes for a keto or low-carb plateau: https://www.ketobodybuilding.com/callHigh achievers can hide ADHD behind years of success and self-control. In Episode 914 of Savage Perspective Podcast, Robert Sikes and Sara Lewis Hartley expose the cost of masking ADHD, sensory overload, and always needing to prove yourself. Sara shares why good grades, a fast mind, and career success can delay an ADHD diagnosis. They cover dopamine, hyperfocus, screen habits, emotional regulation, and the traits that drive many entrepreneurs. Sara shares her ALIGN Shift method for moving from reaction to response, setting boundaries, and parenting kids with ADHD without shame. Learn how to spot hidden signs, understand your brain, and stop mistaking overwhelm for a lack of discipline.Follow Sara on IG: https://www.instagram.com/saralewishartley/Get Keto Brick: https://www.ketobrick.com/Subscribe to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/42cjJssghqD01bdWBxRYEg?si=1XYKmPXmR4eKw2O9gGCEuQChapters0:00 - The Hidden Side of ADHD in High Achievers2:38 - ADHD Is Not a Lack of Attention5:53 - Why Entrepreneurs Miss Their Own ADHD Symptoms10:02 - Dopamine, Doomscrolling and the ADHD Brain12:16 - Gifted Kids, Emotional Regulation and Medication Rebound16:17 - Is ADHD Overdiagnosed or Finally Recognized?18:34 - Genetics, Food Triggers and Generational Masking21:58 - Brain Mapping and Neurofeedback for ADHD26:32 - ADHD Medication, Giftedness and Sensory Processing29:09 - Inattentive vs. Hyperactive ADHD: The Signs People Miss30:50 - ADHD, Autism and Twice-Exceptional Brains37:19 - How Screens Shape Attention and Dopamine40:02 - Handheld Screens, Hyperfocus and Healthier Boundaries47:59 - The ALIGN Method for Emotional Regulation51:12 - How to Stop Shaming Kids Who Are Struggling53:51 - Why Children Mirror Your Emotional Reactions56:52 - Discipline Without Yelling: Firm Boundaries That Work59:53 - Natural Consequences and the Meaning Behind Behavior1:02:40 - Unconditional Love, Honesty and Emotional Safety1:05:47 - Sara Hartley's Books and ADHD Parenting Resources

Most Parkinson's treatments focus on replacing dopamine—but what if a medication could target some of the underlying disease processes instead? In this episode, we take a closer look at Fasudil, an experimental therapy that is generating interest in the Parkinson's research community. Originally developed for a completely different neurological condition, Fasudil is now being studied for its potential effects on neuroinflammation, alpha-synuclein accumulation, cellular repair mechanisms, and other pathways involved in Parkinson's disease. We'll discuss: What Fasudil is and how it works The role of ROCK inhibition in Parkinson's research Potential effects on inflammation and alpha-synuclein What animal studies have shown so far The current status of human clinical trials What people with Parkinson's should know right now While Fasudil is not currently an approved treatment for Parkinson's disease, it represents an exciting example of how researchers are looking beyond dopamine to develop future therapies that may one day slow disease progression. Help to support this channel and our efforts to educate the world about Parkinson's Disease and get access to personalized content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0g3abv8hkaqZbGD8y1dfYQ/join https://www.patreon.com/pdeducation Please be sure to give support to our channel sponsors: Comfort Linen: https://comfortlinen.com/PARKINSONSDISEASEEDUCATION (15% off entire order when applying the code PARKINSONSDISEASEEDUCATION at checkout) Kizik Shoes: https://kizik.sjv.io/pdeducation Cure Hydration: https://lvnta.com/lv_XG06Rho8SSlXEq3qlV If you have products that you would like for me to review on the channel please send them here: Parkinson's Disease Education P.O. Box 1678 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 Medical Disclaimer All information, content, and material of this video is for informational purposes only and not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider. Affiliate disclaimer: Keep in mind that links used for recommended products may earn me a commission when you make purchases. However, this does not impact what products I recommend. If I recommend a specific product it is because it has been vetted by myself or based on personal use

Pornography addiction isn't a willpower problem. It's a brain problem and, understanding the mechanics changes everything about how you fight it. Today, we go deep into the neuroscience: what edging actually does to your reward system, why desensitization and hypo-frontality reshape how your brain processes stress and pleasure, and why getting exactly what you want can leave you more depressed than before you started. We also unpack what "Rat Park" study reveals about addiction and isolation, and why the opposite of sobriety isn't willpower; it's connection. My guest, Sathiya Sam, and I go beyond the behavior to the coping mechanism underneath it, what porn is really substituting for, what predicts who struggles with it, and why quitting cold turkey rarely works without addressing the root. You'll learn the real skills required to overcome it, why a satisfied heart rarely wanders, and how to build an identity that doesn't need to prove itself through control or escape. If you've ever wondered what's actually happening in your brain when you engage — or how to build something stronger in its place — this episode gives you the science and the path forward.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 - Introduction and AI's Impact on Pornography 03:20 - Emotional Connection and AI Sex Bots 05:39 - Dopamine, Variable Returns, and Edging 08:00 - Supernormal Stimuli and Accessibility 10:32 - Meeting Psychological Needs vs. Physical Drive 14:12 - The Rat Park Experiment & Connection vs. Addiction 18:16 - Meaninglessness as the Primary Driver of Vice 22:00 - Practical Skill Building Beyond Behavior Manipulation 24:52 - Connection, Control, and Validation 27:23 - Mainstream Pornography and Aggressive Content Trends 31:40 - Physical Transformation After Breaking Addiction 33:27 - Overcoming 48 Years of Addiction 38:23 - Identity Shifts and Rethinking 12-Step Frameworks 44:00 - Anchoring Identity Outside of Temporary Roles 47:00 - Who You Are and Who Told You 52:17 - Authentic Conviction vs. People Pleasing 56:30 - Public Apologies vs. Personal Alignment 01:00:02 - The Myth That Pornography Only Affects One Person 01:01:59 - The Four Neurological Effects of Pornography 01:03:33 - How Pornography Distorts Relational Intimacy 01:10:50 - Hypofrontality, Sensitization, and Stress Responses 01:18:45 - Replacing Addiction with Purpose 01:22:00 - Where to Find Sathiya Sam and The Last Relapse   Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready  

Today we are talking about something that I think we all need to know about…  How to reset your dopamine. And before you think this is going to be one of those extreme episodes where I tell you to throw your phone into the ocean, stop drinking coffee, sit in a dark room for three days and eliminate everything fun from your life… That is absolutely not what we are doing. Because dopamine isn't bad. We need dopamine. Dopamine is part of what makes us want things. Pursue things. Work toward goals. Get up and go. The problem is that we are living in an environment where we can get enormous amounts of stimulation with almost zero effort. Open Instagram. Refresh your email. Check likes. Open TikTok. Eat something hyper-palatable. Buy something. Get a notification. Watch another episode. Click another video. Check your texts. Pick up your phone because you have 17 seconds with nothing to do. We have essentially eliminated boredom. And I think we need to talk about what that is doing to us. Because I don't think most people have a motivation problem. I think some people have made normal life too boring compared to the stimulation they consume all day long.   Think about this. Working toward a goal is slow. Building a business is slow. Getting stronger is slow. Improving a relationship is slow. Reading a book is slow. Learning something difficult is slow.     But your phone can give you novelty every half second. So what happens when your brain gets accustomed to incredibly stimulating rewards that require almost no effort? The things that actually build an awesome life can start feeling painfully boring.   And THAT is what I want to change today. I've been going deep into what Andrew Huberman, Chris Williamson, Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke, Peter Attia and Gary Brecka have discussed around dopamine, reward, pleasure, discomfort and motivation. And there is one massive theme that keeps coming up: We need to stop getting so many rewards without earning them.   We need less cheap dopamine… And more earned dopamine. More accomplishment dopamine. More anticipation. More effort. More challenge. More doing hard things and feeling awesome afterward.   So today we're going to talk about what dopamine actually does, why our modern environment can completely screw with our motivation, what people mean by a dopamine reset, and most importantly… How we actually do it. Not forever. Not perfectly. But intentionally enough that normal life starts feeling interesting again.       Because imagine waking up and actually WANTING to work on your goals. Imagine sitting in your car without immediately opening your phone. Imagine finishing a workout and letting that accomplishment be the reward instead of instantly needing another stimulus. Imagine being fully engaged in dinner. Or a conversation. Or a walk. Or your kids. Or your work. That's what we're after. Not less enjoyment. More enjoyment from the things that actually matter. FIRST… WHAT IS DOPAMINE? Dopamine isn't simply the "pleasure chemical" This is probably the biggest misunderstanding. Dopamine plays a huge role in motivation, pursuit, learning, reinforcement and determining what your brain decides is worth pursuing again. Think less "this makes me happy" and more: "Go get that again." It's a molecule heavily involved in wanting and pursuing. Huberman explains dopamine in terms of baseline and peaks You have a baseline level of dopamine. Then certain experiences generate temporary increases above that baseline. The important part is what happens afterward. A big dopamine peak can be followed by a period where dopamine activity falls below where it was previously. This is part of why something incredible can sometimes leave you feeling strangely flat afterward. The higher and more frequently we chase enormous peaks, the more ordinary activities can start losing their appeal. Think about it like contrast If you eat incredibly sweet processed foods all day… A blueberry doesn't taste very sweet. There isn't anything wrong with the blueberry. Your reference point changed. The same general concept applies here. When your environment becomes filled with intense stimulation… Quiet feels boring. Reading feels boring. Work feels boring. Walking feels boring. A normal conversation feels boring. Your life didn't necessarily become boring. Your stimulation threshold changed. WHAT I MEAN BY "CHEAP DOPAMINE" I'm going to use the phrase cheap dopamine throughout this episode even though scientifically dopamine itself isn't cheap or expensive. What I mean is: A high-reward experience requiring very little effort. Things like: Endless short-form videos Constant social media refreshing Notifications Online shopping Gambling Highly processed foods Video games for hours and hours Constant snacking Drinking Continually checking texts Refreshing email Internet rabbit holes Watching episode after episode after episode Constant novelty And here's the key… None of those things has to be inherently evil. It's the dose. The frequency. And whether you've lost control over your consumption. There's a massive difference between choosing to watch a movie on Saturday night… And being literally unable to stand in an elevator for 25 seconds without checking your phone. That's the part I want us to notice. THE WORLD HAS REMOVED THE WAITING This might be one of the biggest problems. Almost everything used to have some friction. You wanted food? You cooked it. You wanted entertainment? You waited until your show came on. You wanted to talk to your friend? You called them. Maybe they weren't home. You wanted to buy something? You drove somewhere. You wanted information? You found a book. Now? Everything is immediate. Food. Entertainment. Shopping. Attention. Validation. Communication. Information. Novelty. Almost every human desire has an app attached to it. And our brains evolved in an environment where rewards generally required work. Now we can receive reward after reward while lying horizontally on the couch. That is a massive mismatch. THE PLEASURE-PAIN SEESAW One of my favorite explanations comes from Dr. Anna Lembke. She describes pleasure and pain almost like opposite sides of a balance. When we repeatedly push hard toward pleasure… Our brain tries to restore balance. And over time, you may need more of the stimulus just to experience the same effect. This is incredibly obvious with severe addiction. But I think it's useful to recognize much milder versions in ourselves. Have you ever: Opened Instagram for five minutes and 45 minutes disappeared? Finished a show and immediately needed another episode? Finished dessert and started looking for something else sweet? Checked one notification and then somehow checked four different apps? Picked up your phone without consciously deciding to? That automatic reaching is important. You aren't necessarily choosing anymore. You're responding. And I want us to get back into choosing. WHY NOTHING FEELS EXCITING ANYMORE Sometimes people say: "I'm unmotivated." "I don't feel like working." "I can't concentrate." "I'm bored." "I don't really feel excited about anything." Obviously there can be many medical, psychological and situational reasons for those feelings. But there is another question worth asking: How much stimulation are you consuming? Because if you're exposing yourself to novelty constantly… Your brain never gets a chance to be bored enough to create. Never bored enough to think. Never bored enough to solve a problem. Never bored enough to decide what you actually want. We're treating boredom like an emergency. I actually think boredom is incredibly productive. Some of my best ideas happen when there's nothing else coming into my brain. And we are filling every single empty pocket.   DOPAMINE STACKING Huberman talks about something that I think is fascinating: stacking multiple dopamine-producing experiences together. Think about a workout. Exercise itself can be rewarding. But now we add: Pre-workout. Favorite playlist. Phone. Texts. Social media. Energy drink. Maybe stimulants. Maybe a reward meal afterward. Maybe we post the workout and check responses. We've taken one intrinsically rewarding activity and stacked reward upon reward upon reward. And his point isn't that you can never do those things. It's that you don't necessarily want every good experience in life turned up to 100 every single time. Sometimes train without the perfect playlist. Sometimes walk without the podcast. Sometimes drink the coffee without simultaneously scrolling Instagram. Sometimes eat without watching television. Separate the rewards. You don't have to eliminate pleasure. Stop supercharging every experience. LEARN TO LOVE EFFORT This might be my favorite part of the entire episode. We need to stop making the reward exclusively something that comes AFTER the work. "I'll work out and then I can have this." "I'll finish this project and then I'll reward myself." "I'll complete my work and then I'll scroll." There's nothing wrong with celebrating accomplishments. But we also want to train ourselves to associate the effort itself with something positive. Because if the entire purpose of doing something difficult is the reward waiting at the end… The work becomes something you're trying to escape. Instead: "This discomfort means I'm getting stronger." "This is hard because I'm growing." "I'm proud of myself for doing this when I don't feel like doing it." "This is what keeping promises to myself feels like." "This is who I am." That shift is huge. The workout becomes the win. Doing the work becomes the win. Keeping the promise becomes the win. USE DISCOMFORT ON PURPOSE This theme comes up across a lot of these conversations. We're living in an unbelievably comfortable world. Temperature-controlled houses. Food everywhere. Cars. Couches. Entertainment. Delivery. Escalators. Amazon. Everything is optimized to eliminate friction. But voluntary discomfort can be incredibly valuable. Exercise. Walking. Strength training. Running. Sauna. Cold exposure when appropriate and done safely. Doing something physically difficult. Getting outside when conditions aren't perfect. Taking the stairs. Having the difficult conversation. Doing the work you're avoiding. The idea isn't: "Suffering is good." The idea is: Stop organizing your entire life around avoiding discomfort. Because challenge followed by satisfaction is very different from pleasure followed by emptiness. One you earned. One you consumed. We need both fun and hard things. But modern life has heavily tilted us toward consumption. DON'T START YOUR DAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S DOPAMINE Here's something I think would change a lot of people's lives. Do not roll over and immediately hand your brain to your phone. Because instantly you've got: Texts. News. Instagram. Email. TikTok. Other people's emergencies. Other people's opinions. Other people's lives. Other people's accomplishments. Other people's bodies. Other people's vacations. Other people's businesses. Other people's problems. Before you've even decided what YOU want your day to look like. I would rather protect that first part of the morning. Wake up. Water. Sunlight. Walk. Workout. Journal. Think. Plan. Work. Whatever your routine is. Just don't immediately flood your brain with novelty. You should decide the direction of your day before an algorithm decides it for you. THE 2.0 DOPAMINE RESET Okay. Here is what I would actually do. Not some insane internet detox. A realistic reset. RULE #1: Identify YOUR cheap dopamine Ask yourself: What do I compulsively reach for? Not what does the internet tell me is bad. What has control over ME? Maybe yours is: Instagram. TikTok. Shopping. Sugar. Video games. News. YouTube. Email. Texting. Something else. Identify the top one or two. Don't try to become a monk overnight. RULE #2: Take a meaningful break from the biggest offender If something truly feels compulsive, consider taking a real period away from it rather than constantly trying to moderate it. Try deleting it for a week. Maybe two. Maybe 30 days. See what happens. You might be shocked by how often your hand reaches for an app that isn't there. That's valuable information. RULE #3: Stop filling every gap This is a HUGE one. We're bringing back empty space. Stand in line. Just stand there. Drive five minutes. No podcast. Walk around the block. No headphones. Sit outside. Do nothing. Take a shower without content playing. Cook dinner without a video. You are retraining yourself to tolerate a lower level of stimulation. And here's the funny thing… After a while it doesn't feel low stimulation. It feels peaceful. RULE #4: Create phone-free zones Pick places where your phone does not belong. Examples: Bedroom Dinner table Gym Family time Bathroom First hour of the morning Last hour before bed Don't rely purely on willpower. Change your environment. Leave the phone somewhere else. Make the bad habit inconvenient. RULE #5: Turn off almost every notification Notifications are someone else deciding when your attention moves. Think about that. Unless something legitimately requires immediate attention… Turn it off. RULE #6: Stop stacking everything Coffee + Instagram + television + food + texting? No. Pick one. Workout + podcast + scrolling between sets + energy drink + Instagram? Simplify it. Let an experience stand alone. Food can just be food. Coffee can just be coffee. A walk can just be a walk. A conversation can just be a conversation. RULE #7: Get your dopamine through pursuit This is the big replacement strategy. You can't just remove things. You need better things to move toward. Exercise. Building something. Learning. Working. Creating. Sports. Relationships. Adventure. Goals. Competition. Skill. Experiences. Meaningful challenges. Get obsessed with something difficult. That is completely different than being addicted to consumption. RULE #8: Do one hard thing every day I love this rule. Every day, intentionally do something that you'd rather avoid. Workout hard. Make the phone call. Send the proposal. Clean the closet. Have the conversation. Finish the project. Run the hill. Get into the cold water if that's safe for you. Walk when you'd rather sit. Do the thing you've been procrastinating. You start creating evidence: "I don't have to feel like doing something in order to do it." That is power. RULE #9: Prioritize sleep Your brain isn't operating independently of your body. If you're chronically sleep-deprived, everything becomes harder. Motivation. Impulse control. Training. Food choices. Emotional regulation. Focus. Peter Attia and Huberman both hammer sleep for a reason. If we're trying to optimize our brain while sleeping five hours… We're focusing on the wrong end of the problem. RULE #10: Morning sunlight and movement Huberman talks frequently about getting outdoor light early in the day to anchor your circadian system. I love pairing that with movement. Outside. Walk. Light. No Instagram. Let your nervous system wake up naturally. It's incredibly simple. And simple things done repeatedly tend to beat complicated hacks. THE 24-HOUR CHALLENGE Here is your challenge. For the next 24 hours: No phone for the first 30 minutes after waking. No social media until you've completed something productive. Turn off unnecessary notifications. No phone while eating. Take one walk without headphones. Do one difficult thing you've been avoiding. No double-screening. If you're watching TV, you're not also scrolling. Put your phone outside your bedroom tonight. Let yourself experience boredom. Notice every time you instinctively reach for stimulation. Don't judge yourself. Observe yourself. Because awareness is the beginning of changing anything. THEN TRY SEVEN DAYS Now let's level it up. For seven days: Reduce your biggest cheap-dopamine behavior dramatically. You don't need to eliminate all pleasure. In fact, please don't. Go to dinner. Laugh. Drink your coffee. Listen to music. Hang with friends. Enjoy your life. This isn't punishment. We're trying to reclaim our ability to enjoy NORMAL things. That's the goal. Less artificial stimulation. More real life. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION Before you reach for something, ask: Am I choosing this, or am I escaping something? That question can completely change things. Why am I opening Instagram? Because I intentionally decided to spend 15 minutes enjoying it? Fine. Or because this task got difficult? Why am I eating this? Because I'm hungry and I want it? Fine. Or because I'm uncomfortable? Why am I drinking? Because I'm celebrating with friends? Or because I can't tolerate sitting with how I feel? Why am I checking email for the 47th time? Because I'm waiting for something important? Or because working on the project in front of me is harder? That pause between impulse and behavior… That's where your power is. CHEAP DOPAMINE VS EARNED DOPAMINE This is the easiest way I can summarize the episode. Cheap dopamine: Consume. Scroll. Click. Watch. Refresh. Snack. Buy. Escape. Earned dopamine: Build. Train. Create. Learn. Connect. Explore. Compete. Finish. Accomplish. The first category isn't evil. But if the balance of your life is overwhelmingly consumption… Don't be surprised when your motivation disappears. Shift the ratio. More creating. Less consuming. More doing. Less watching. More participating. Less observing. More real life. Less digital life. WE NEED ANTICIPATION BACK I think anticipation is disappearing. When everything is immediately available… There's nothing to look forward to. And looking forward to something is part of the fun. Plan the trip. Wait for Friday night. Save the amazing dessert for dinner. Don't buy everything the second you want it. Put the concert on the calendar. Build toward the race. Earn the reward. Delay things intentionally sometimes. The waiting isn't ruining the experience. The waiting IS part of the experience. YOUR LIFE SHOULD NOT NEED CONSTANT ENTERTAINMENT This might be the line I want you to remember. You should not need to be entertained every minute in order to enjoy your life. Your kids shouldn't either. We need boring car rides. We need afternoons with nothing scheduled. We need conversations without phones. We need walks. We need staring out the freaking window. We need thinking. We need daydreaming. We need opportunities for our brains to say: "Okay… what should we do?" Creativity often appears after the stimulation disappears. THE GOAL IS NOT LOWER DOPAMINE This is important. We're not trying to crush dopamine. We're not trying to become emotionless. We're not trying to avoid things that make us feel amazing. We're trying to protect our ability to feel amazing. That's different. We want the vacation to feel incredible. The concert. The accomplishment. The amazing dinner. The business win. The race. The adventure. The hug. The goal. The experience. We just don't need to manufacture an artificial mini-version of that feeling 800 times between breakfast and lunch. Leave some room. Let your baseline exist without constantly smashing the stimulation button.   Here's what I think is so interesting about all of this. We have designed a world where almost everything that used to require effort can now be accessed instantly. And that sounds like freedom. But if we're not careful… Convenience becomes dependence. Entertainment becomes distraction. Pleasure becomes compulsion. And access becomes addiction. The answer isn't to reject modern life. I'm certainly not giving up my phone. I'm not giving up coffee. I'm not giving up Instagram. I'm not giving up amazing food or concerts or trips or all the fun things. I want MORE life. That's actually the entire point. I don't want to spend my life looking down at a screen getting tiny rewards when there are enormous rewards available by actually participating in life. I want the dopamine from doing the workout I didn't want to do. Building the business. Taking the trip. Making the memory. Trying something new. Getting really freaking good at something. Having an amazing conversation. Being completely present with my kids. Creating something I'm proud of. Doing something hard. That's the dopamine I want more of. And maybe the simplest takeaway from this whole episode is this: Stop making pleasure so easy and effort so optional. Let yourself work for things. Let yourself wait for things. Let yourself be bored. Let yourself struggle. Let yourself anticipate. Let yourself earn some of the really good feelings. Because when we stop trying to make every moment maximally stimulating… Something really cool happens. Normal life starts becoming awesome again. And that is how to be awesome at resetting your dopamine.

What if the hardest parts of your life finally made sense? Wendy Valentine sits down with certified ADHD coach Andrea Morton, who was diagnosed with combined-type ADHD at 48 — after a lifetime of masking, over-functioning, and secretly Googling “who takes care of moms?” at 2 a.m. Andrea breaks down what ADHD really is (spoiler: inconsistent attention, not a lack of it), why so many women slip through the cracks until midlife, and how plummeting estrogen in menopause can unmask symptoms you've managed for decades. She shares the tools that actually help — exercise, the physiological sigh, modeling self-regulation for your kids — plus the story behind her new guided journal, The Late Starter Kit for Late-Diagnosed ADHD Moms, illustrated by her daughter. If you've ever called yourself lazy, flaky, or “too much,” this conversation will feel like one great big exhale.✨ What You'll Learn•     What ADHD actually is — and why “inconsistent attention” beats “attention deficit”•     How ADHD shows up differently in adult women (hello, 2 a.m. rumination)•     Why menopause and dropping estrogen can unmask a lifetime of hidden ADHD•     In-the-moment tools: the physiological sigh, exercise, and modeling self-regulation for your kids•     How to trade shame and masking for self-knowledge, self-compassion, and self-love

Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/ You wake up, and your hand goes straight to your phone before your feet even touch the floor. By ten in the morning, you're wired and foggy at the same time, reaching for sugar, caffeine, and one more scroll I already know will make me feel worse.That pattern has a real reason behind it, and it comes down to four brain chemicals that shape how we feel every day: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. Neuroscientist TJ Power calls this system DOSE, and understanding how these four work together helps explain why your midlife energy, your focus, and that low hum of anxiety you've carried for years start to make sense in a whole new way.I have been trying to get TJ Power on the show for eight months. This is my favorite episode in eight years of recording.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why dopamine gets all the attention while oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins quietly run your mood and your capacityThe one morning habit that sets what your brain craves for the rest of the dayWhy boredom is one of the most restorative things you can give your brain, and what your default mode network does with those quiet minutesHow decision fatigue actually builds in your brain, and how fast it clearsWhy motivation shows up after you move, not beforeThe simple body check question TJ asks every morning before he touches his phoneWhat rest has to do with performance, and why athletes figured this out firstTimestamps:(02:09) — What DOSE stands for and why all four chemicals matter(03:50) — Oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins in plain English(06:14) — How dopamine actually builds, and the 15 minute rule for reading(07:31) — Golden retriever puppies and what they do to your nervous system(08:36) — TJ's 36 hours without a phone and what he and his wife did instead(10:40) — Where he keeps his phone all day (it isn't near him)(12:35) — The 9-to-9 detox: one woman's Saturday without a phone(15:51) — What 50 of Alli's clients named as their biggest time waster(16:49) — Instagram Reels, Coca-Cola, and how much we're really scrolling(17:43) — Your default mode network: the wise guide you stopped listening to(19:24) — Decision fatigue, glutamate, and the ache behind your forehead(23:02) — Alli's hour-long walk and the 15 minutes that are always rough(24:08) — The 60-minute headphone-free walk that changes lives(25:16) — Motivation is an outcome of behavior, not a prerequisite(26:47) — Endorphins, hills, saunas, and roller coasters(32:38) — Serotonin lives in your body, and 90% of the vagus nerve runs upward(35:20) — Why scrolling Reels in the afternoon is chemically similar to a glass of wine(36:32) — "Hey body, what would you like right now?" The morning practice(38:48) — Chasing what feels good instead of escaping what feels bad(41:12) — Do I deserve to rest? What elite athletes understand, and Alli on Sabbath(43:11) — ADHD, dopamine, and what phones are really doing(49:07) — "Dopamine diabetes": the new diagnosis TJ thinks we need(50:42) — If you only have 20 minutes a day, spend them like this(52:36) — Whatever your first dopamine hit is, that's what your brain craves all day(55:29) — The phone-free first hour and how to build a life around itLinks to great things we discussed: The Dose EffectFunction HealthUplift AppJoin me on Substack: Wise Woman MethodAlli on YouTubeI hope you loved this episode!

Your brain does some weird shit. The good news? A lot of it makes more sense once you understand what's actually going on behind the scenes.In this episode, I'm sharing 15 fascinating brain facts, psychology quirks & simple hacks that explain why we think, feel & behave the way we do.We cover:Why asking someone for a small favour can actually make them like you moreWhy embarrassing memories seem to stick around foreverThe spotlight effect & why people notice you far less than you thinkHow naming an emotion can help turn down its intensityWhy walking can boost creativity & help you get unstuckA few surprisingly simple ways to support focus, memory & learning (including chewing gum!)Basically, your brain is doing weird sh*t for surprisingly logical reasons.And once you know what it's up to, you can start working with it.WANT MORE?*Join Adulting with ADHD your ADHD toolbox & everything you need to work with your brain*Get our ADHD Coach in your pocket! + the ADHD Goal Setting Workbook (life planner tool)*12 Things I wished my Doctor had told me about Adult ADHD*Find out if you might be living with ADHD - Download Symptoms List*Check out Courses & Coaching with Xena*Learn, Inspire, Share & Connect inside our Facebook Community *Come hang out with me on Instagram!

Why Your Brain Wants Porn More Than It Likes ItHave you ever desperately wanted to watch porn, only to realize you weren't even enjoying it that much?Your brain can want porn more than it likes it. Dopamine drives motivation, prediction, and pursuit — so the chase can become more powerful than the pleasure itself.

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What happens inside the brain during an affair—and why can an unfaithful spouse become so consumed by someone they barely know? In this episode, Lisa Limehouse explores how dopamine, novelty, limerence, cognitive dissonance, and compartmentalization can fuel the fantasy and deception surrounding infidelity. You'll learn why an affair can feel addictive, how the unfaithful spouse may rewrite the history of the marriage to justify betrayal, and why secrecy can strengthen the brain's reward cycle. Lisa also explains the difference between understanding the neuroscience of an affair and excusing the choices that caused it. If you are the betrayed spouse, this episode will help you understand why the affair's intensity does not mean the affair partner was more valuable, desirable, or compatible than you. If you are the unfaithful spouse, you'll discover why ending the affair requires more than waiting for your feelings to disappear—it requires no contact, complete honesty, accountability, renewed thinking, and genuine character transformation. Grounded in Scripture, neuroscience, and current research, this episode offers truth and hope for Christian couples healing from infidelity, sexual betrayal, and marital deception. Download Lisa's free couples' resource, We Are Not Crazy, to better understand what is happening inside both spouses after betrayal discovery. God heals people. Transformed people heal marriages. :: NEXT STEPS WE ARE NOT CRAZY 7 PILLARS OF HEALING FROM BETRAYAL TRAUMA Join our Beauty Beyond Betrayal Sisterhood:   Healing from an affair: Heartbreak Recovery for Christian Women Email:   info@marriageredesigned.com WEBSITE:  www.marriageredesigned.com Got a question you want answered?  ASK HERE    

312: Our brains are constantly being shaped by our environment, stress, sleep, and daily habits. In this episode, we're breaking down how neurofeedback can support brain health, the connection between dopamine and social media, ways to regulate the nervous system, and how sleep, hormones, gut health, and inflammation can all impact the brain. Topics Discussed: → Does social media affect dopamine? → How do you regulate your nervous system? → How does sleep affect the brain? → Does gut health affect the brain? Sponsored By: → Cowboy Colostrum | Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code REALFOODOLOGY at https://cowboycolostrum.com/realfoodology → Clearstem | Discover the CLEARSTEM difference — Because CLEAR SKIN CHANGES EVERYTHING. Go to https://clearstem.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY at checkout for 15% off your first order. → Beekeeper's Naturals | Today, Beekeeper's Naturals is giving my listeners an exclusive offer: Go to https://beekeepersnaturals.com/REALFOODOLOGY or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. → PaleoValley | Head to https://paleovalley.com/realfoodology for 15% off your first purchase. → Manukora | Head to https://manukora.com/REALFOODOLOGYto save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts with the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! → Timeline | Timeline's clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $79, when you subscribe at https://timeline.com/REALFOODOLOGY Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:04:12 - How Trauma Changes The Brain → 00:09:18 - Understanding Neurofeedback → 00:14:27 - Brain Mapping and Mental Health → 00:19:36 - Anxiety, Depression and Medication → 00:24:14 - Neurofeedback and Healing → 00:29:18 - Dopamine and Social Media → 00:34:06 - Sleep + Screen Time → 00:39:22 - Technology and The Developing Brain → 00:44:35 - Gut Health and The Brain → 00:49:42 - Hormones, Inflammation and Brain Health → 00:55:14 - Nervous System Regulation → 00:59:04 - Brain Health Hacks → 01:02:00 - Neuroplasticity and Changing Your Brain Further Listening:  → How Nutrition Affects Brain Health | Dr. Patrick Porter of BrainTap Check Out Angie Noack → Instagram → Braincode Centers Check Out Courtney:  →  LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE →  Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! →  @realfoodology →  www.realfoodology.com →  My Immune Supplement by 2x4 →  Air Dr Air Purifier →  AquaTru Water Filter →  EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Masud Husain is a Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a leading expert on the science of motivation, apathy, and neurological diseases. We discuss how dopamine and specific brain circuits shape motivation, including how the brain weighs the trade-off between effort vs reward when deciding what goals to pursue. Dr. Husain also explains practical tools to increase motivation, reduce distractions, and make it easier to start and maintain goal pursuit. We also discuss dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, including new insights into cognitive resilience and factors that help protect against age-related cognitive decline. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/masud-husain-295 Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Masud Husain (00:02:24) Apathy, Motivation (00:08:07) Rewards, Apathy & Motivation; Dopamine (00:13:20) Sponsors: David & BetterHelp (00:15:44) Types of Apathy; Goal Prioritization: Effort vs Rewards (00:23:26) Motivation, Apathy, Tool: Activation Energy & Overthinking (00:29:24) Tools to Increase Motivation: Incentives, Subdivide Tasks, Planning (00:35:13) Subjective Effort, Mental Framing; Learning & Motivation (00:42:24) Sponsors: AG1 & Eight Sleep (00:44:54) Perseverance, Failure; Finding Your Passion, Depression vs Apathy (00:50:58) Self-Concept, Ambition; Life Satisfaction (00:58:25) Psychedelics, Anhedonia & Changing Self (01:03:09) Personal & Social Identity, Tools: Curiosity, Purpose & Dementia Risk (01:11:58) Addiction, Dopamine; Social Media & Dopamine "Hits"? (01:18:36) Sponsor: Function (01:20:13) Dopamine, Parkinson's Disease; Other Roles of Dopamine (01:26:59) Life Purpose, Culture; Reflection, Weighing Decisions (01:34:21) Internal & External Attention (01:39:59) Internal Chatter, Distraction; Working Memory, Stimulants, Nicotine (01:48:54) ADHD, Diagnosis; Attention & Motivation (01:54:34) Goal Planning & Perseverance (01:59:44) Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Apathy, Tools: Dementia Risk Factors (02:06:55) Neurodegenerative Disease & Emerging Treatments (02:10:59) Can You Train Attention?, Tool: Reduce Distraction (02:15:14) Enrichment, Art (02:17:45) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's get into it! Some topics from today's episode include:⭐️Food is more than calories. Protein, carbs, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber, water, and electrolytes all play different roles in how the body functions.⭐️The body is a high-performance machine; you need to think about what you consistently give your body to work with.⭐️Why ultra-processed foods are easy to overeat, especially when refined carbs, fats, sodium, and intense flavors are engineered to increase palatability.⭐️Dopamine as part of motivation, learning, anticipation, and reward, not just simple pleasure, and connects that to repeated cue-based eating patterns.⭐️Cravings can be learned responses and that food preferences can change through repeated exposure and practice.⭐️A major difference in her energy, brain clarity, skin, and under-eye puffiness when she goes off her usual nutrition pattern.⭐️The goal is not to change everything at once, but to make one better choice, then another, until new habits become normal.The 21 Day Rockstar Rewired Reset: FOR THE WOMAN OVER 40…Who is tired of starting over and frustrated that she can't seem to stay consistent. Discover why consistency has never been your real problem and how to become the woman who naturally follows through so you can build and maintain a strong, fit body for life. Get ready to build the foundation for a strong, fit body from the inside out. Join the The 21 Day Rockstar Rewired Reset priority list today! ⁠https://www.rockthatfitness.com/21-Day-Reset-Priority-ListIf you have a chance, please rate and review the podcast so more women just like you can learn more about the Rockstar way! I appreciate you for your support and love ❤️Rock That Fitness Links:⭐️Link to join Rock That Fitness Membership Today https://www.rockthatfitness.com/rock-that-fitness-membership⭐️Join the Rockstar Fit Chicks Weekly Newsletter  https://rockthatfitness.kit.com/e10d0c66eb⭐️Check Out Our Exclusive Offer for Extensive Lab Work with Marek Health ⁠https://www.rockthatfitness.com/rock-that-fitness-marek-health⭐️Head to the Rock That Fitness Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/rockthatfitness/ ⭐️Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/we-got-thisLicense code: RBWENWHGXSWXAEUE

Ask almost anyone how Ozempic works and you'll hear the same answer: it slows your stomach down. Dr. Ken Brown says that's the magician's waving hand.In this solo episode, the board-certified gastroenterologist walks through the research showing that roughly 99% of GLP-1 weight loss happens in three regions of the brain - and that the gut accounts for less than 1%. Which means the nausea, bloating, and heartburn people white-knuckle through aren't the thing making them lose weight.He maps the actual mechanism: the hypothalamus, where a misfiring hunger neuron acts like a broken fuel light telling you the tank is empty when it's full. The mesolimbic system, where dopamine explains why you find room for a Crumbl cookie after a full dinner - and why fMRI scans of that reward circuit go dark once someone starts a GLP-1. And the brainstem's area postrema, the ancient poison-detection system these drugs quietly hijack to produce fullness and nausea.Then the part he sees in clinic every week: why the pylorus tightens, why the migrating motor complex stalls, why the fundus stretches, and how that combination pools acid at the top of the stomach and pushes it into the esophagus. Plus the trial data showing most stomachs return to normal emptying by around 16 weeks, why a PPI often doesn't fix GLP-1 heartburn, and what he does instead for patients ready to quit a medication their gut can't tolerate.In this episode:- Why "it slows your stomach" is a misdirection- Your body's own GLP-1, and why these drugs act like an Amber Alert instead- The three brain regions doing 99% of the work- The broken fuel light: AgRP, POMC, and lifelong hunger- Dopamine, the dessert tray, and why this isn't willpower- The fMRI studies that made it visible- What the drugs actually do to the stomach — and the bathtub with the plug in it- Tachyphylaxis: why it improves around 16 weeks- Long-term GLP-1 use and SIBO risk- How to keep the weight loss without the gut miseryChapters: 0:00 The misdirection · 3:21 How your own GLP-1 works · 4:38 Three brain regions · 9:35 The broken fuel light · 11:08 Why you find room for the cookie · 13:11 The fMRI studies · 15:01 What happens in the stomach · 17:21 The bathtub analogy · 19:56 The trials nobody talks about · 21:31 Why 16 weeks matters · 23:29 SIBO and long-term use · 23:58 You don't have to suffer · 30:10 Bringing it togetherEducational content only - not medical advice. Talk to your physician about your medications.Learn more: regardingyourgut.com · kbmdhealth.comBrought to you by Atrantil Pro.

What if the real problem with dopamine is not too little or too much, but the modern urge to treat it as the source of human experience rather than its product? In this episode, Thom explores the Western fixation on active ingredients, from neurochemicals to nutrition to pleasure, and contrasts it with the Vedic understanding that Nature knows how to restore balance when consciousness settles down. Through this lens, he explains why Vedic Meditation supports order, assimilation, and relevant behavior more effectively than a life built on manipulation and control. Listen to or watch this episode for a grounded Vedic perspective on dopamine, balance, and the deeper intelligence of the human physiology.Episode Highlights[00:45] Dopamine as Effect, Not Cause[05:01] Vedic Meditation Restores Balance[09:57] A Little Knowledge Is Dangerous[12:43] The Active-Ingredient Mentality[16:02] Extraction Leads to Addiction[18:09] Nature Knows Best[21:41] Assimilation Matters More Than Intake[23:13] Consciousness Prints Out the BodyUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

In today's episode, I sit down with Kashif Khan, founder of The DNA Company and author of The DNA Way, to explore how understanding your genetics can completely change the way you approach your health. Kashif breaks down DNA in a way that actually feels actionable, showing us why the same diet, workout, supplement, or wellness protocol can create completely different outcomes from one person to the next. → The DNA Company | Use code BeWell to get $50 off the DNA test kit  Topics Discussed: → How do your genes affect your health? → Can DNA determine your ideal diet? → How do genetics affect hormones? → Can your genes influence stress and sleep? → Should you test your DNA for health? → Leave Us A Voice Message!  Sponsored By:  → Timeline | Timeline's clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $79, when you subscribe at https://timeline.com/KELLY → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. → Higher Dose | Head to https://Truemed.com/higherdose to explore their infrared sauna blankets, red light devices, and more and use code BEWELL for 15% off. Plus, qualified customers may be able to use HSA or FSA funds through Truemed to save on their purchase. → LMNT | Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/Kelly. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend. → Kosterina | You can shop all my favorites at https://www.kosterina.com/bewell and use code KELLY for 15% off your first order. Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:01:47 - How Do I Take Control? → 00:03:00 - Don't Do Cardiovascular Exercises… → 00:08:29 - How Getting Sick Changed His Life → 00:15:38 - What Is DNA? → 00:19:40 - SNPs, Gene Variants + Missing Genes → 00:29:05 - Dopamine, Stress + Burnout Genetics → 00:34:00 - What Is Your Genetic Superpower? → 00:40:00 - Removing The Toxic Load → 00:45:23 - Why Testing Your Kids' DNA Could Be Helpful → 00:48:55 - ADHD + Genetics in Children → 00:53:40 - PTSD + Trauma Through Genetics → 01:03:08 - Why Kashif Created Signal Health → 01:06:09 - Health Care vs Sick Care → 01:10:26 - Achieving Longevity With Good Health Further Listening:  → Alzheimer's Starts Decades Before Symptoms…Here's Why | David Perlmutter Check Out Kashif: → The DNA Company | Use code BeWell to get $50 off the DNA test kit  → Instagram → YouTube → Facebook Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → Sweet Deal (Book) → Youtube → Facebook

#291: Behavioral social scientist Arthur Brooks joins Chris to reveal why success and happiness follow different rules as we age. They dig into fluid vs. crystallized intelligence, success addiction and dopamine, the reverse bucket list, and how to actually buy happiness. Arthur C. Brooks is a Harvard Professor, musician, and columnist for the Atlantic, where he writes the weekly "How to Build a Life" column. He is the bestselling author of numerous books on happiness and human flourishing. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/arthur-brooks-happiness-success-purpose/ Partner Deals Gelt: ⁠Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth Trust & Will: ⁠Get 20% off personalized, legally binding estate plans Zocdoc: Find and instantly book a doctor you love today Trust & Will: ⁠Get 20% off personalized, legally binding estate plans Quince: Affordable luxury essentials with free shipping + 365 day returns For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: ⁠chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Arthur: Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Some of Arthur's Books From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism -- America's Charity Divide -- Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters Selected Works from the Atlantic How to Build a Life - Arthur's Column Are you Epicurus or Epictetus Article Books Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending by Elizabeth Dunn and Dr Michael Norton The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh The Confessions by Saint Augustine The Bible Barcelona Recommendations Roman Ruins Sagrada Familia Romanesque Churches and Gothic Cathedrals ATH Podcast #36: Bucket Lists, Audacious Goals and Living the Life You Want with Ben Nemtin Hotel Upgrade Program Best Cards Page Gift Cards Page Newsletter AMA: Submit Questions Leave a review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Email for questions, hacks, deals, and feedback: podcast@chrishutchins.com Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (02:17) How Arthur Defines Happiness (03:50) Quizzes to Diagnose Your Happiness (04:38) Fluid vs. Crystallized Intelligence (05:55) The Two Types of Geniuses (09:01) How to Jump the Curve (13:18) Darwin and Bach's Success Curves (16:56) Success Addiction and Dopamine (19:00) Hustle Culture, Workism and Metacognition (21:19) How Often You Really Need to Journal (22:46) When Love and Money Are Idols (24:40) The Good Four: Faith, Family, Friends and Work (29:13) The Happiness Algorithm: Understand, Apply, Share (30:41) Why Sharing and Teaching Happiness Matters (31:45) Bringing Faith and Meditation Into Your Life (34:15) Lectio Divina: Divine Reading (35:23) The Science of Satisfaction (37:49) Social Comparison, the Thief of Joy (38:39) How to Make a Better Bucket List (43:34) How to Actually Buy Happiness (47:09) Technology, Loneliness and Happiness (48:54) Turning Weakness Into Strength (50:51) Why Negative Emotions Make Us More Effective (51:20) Optimism vs. Hope (52:23) When It's Time to Leave a Job (54:18) Arthur's Recommendations for Barcelona (55:26) The Airplane Story That Inspired From Strength to Strength (57:33) Where to Find More From Arthur Connect with Chris ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ | ⁠Membership⁠⁠ | ⁠X⁠⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Editor's Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is your FYP and Instagram feed full of brightly colored decorations, furniture, and art? Are you finding yourself drawn to funky shaped furniture, maximalism, and painted doors? Boy do we have the episode for you! Today, Marcelle leads us through a conversation all about the “dopamine decor” trend! Through adrienne maree brown's theory of pleasure activism, she and Hannah unpack dopamine science, homeownership amongst millennials, and why we turn to beauty when the world is hard.Related listening:Dopamine x Health Capitalism with Jesse MeadowsAthleisure x Optimization with Anne Helen PetersonPixar x Affective EconomicsWorks Cited:brown, adrienne maree. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. Chico, CA: AK Press, 2019.Cancilla, Julia. “The Surprising Science Behind the Dopamine Decor Trend.” ELLE Decor. December 20, 2024. https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/trends/a63250266/dopamine-decor-trend/. Accessed August 4, 2026.Cullinane, Alice. 2025. “Dopamine Decor: Why People Are Getting a Happiness Hit from Homes.” BBC News. December 14, 2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2j5l4q7wo. Accessed August 4, 2026.Lee, Ingrid Fetell. “Does Dopamine Decor Really Work?.” The Aesthetics of Joy. March 8, 2024. https://aestheticsofjoy.com/dopamine-decor/. Accessed August 4, 2026.Mirdamadi, Michael, and Joshua Gordon. “Millennials in the Canadian housing market: An intergenerational comparison.” Housing Statistics in Canada. Government of Canada. May 6, 2026. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/46-28-0001/2026001/article/00001-eng.htm. Accessed August 4, 2026.***Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is about helping dads replace fear and shame with clarity, courage, and leadership.In this conversation, Jey Young and Chris Rogers discuss the pervasive issue of pornography exposure among children and adolescents. They explore the neurological and developmental impacts of early exposure to porn, emphasizing the importance of open communication between parents and children. Chris shares insights on compulsive behaviors related to pornography, the significance of understanding unmet needs in children, and the role of technology in shaping relationships. The discussion highlights the necessity for authenticity in parenting and the importance of fostering a culture of curiosity rather than shame. Practical tools and strategies for parents are provided to help navigate these challenging conversations and support their children's healthy development. takeawaysMost kids don't go looking for porn; it finds them.Increased secrecy around devices is a warning sign.Porn exposure is primarily a developmental issue, not a moral one.Compulsive behaviors are driven by a need for novelty.Dopamine plays a significant role in compulsive behaviors.Parents should lead with curiosity, not shame.Children need to learn about sex and relationships from their parents.Filters and blockers are not enough to prevent exposure.Authenticity in parenting fosters trust and openness.Recovery from compulsive behaviors requires connection, not just restriction.Chapters00:00 The Impact of Pornography on Children02:29 Understanding Compulsive Behaviors and Pornography05:12 The Science Behind Porn Addiction08:14 Navigating Conversations About Porn with Kids11:04 The Neurological Effects of Early Exposure14:01 Compulsive Behaviors and Unmet Needs16:51 The Role of AI and Technology in Relationships24:26 Hypersexualization in Society27:11 The Role of Curiosity in Recovery28:51 Filters vs. Self-Regulation34:30 Authenticity in Parenting44:12 The Dad Zone: Keeping It Real

Every single day, you wake up with a finite bank account of time, energy, integrity, and focus. But without realizing it, most men trade away their potential in thousands of unnoticed, micro-decisions. In this episode of Friday Field Notes, Ryan Michler breaks down the four dangerous trades men make every day on autopilot - from trading real progress for temporary fake peace, to sacrificing long-term character just to look good to others.  If you're ready to stop bleeding your potential through a thousand small cuts and start living with deliberate intentionality, this episode is your wake-up call.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 - The Finite Account: What Are You Trading Daily? 02:17 - Death by a Thousand Unintentional Cuts 03:40 - Trade 1: Fake Peace vs. Real Progress 06:27 - Stop Calling Cowardice "Patience" 08:14 - Trade 2: Doom Scrolling vs. Building Your Legacy 12:15 - When the Bill Comes Due: Facing the Receipt 13:00 - Trade 3: Quick Hits of Dopamine vs. Long-Term Satisfaction 15:21 - Trade 4: Outward Appearance vs. Personal Integrity 17:37 - The Cost of Owning Your Reality 19:54 - How to Reclaim Intentionality Today   Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready  

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how key neuromodulators shape motivation, energy, focus and mood throughout the day. I also describe a toolkit of science-supported behavioral, nutritional and supplement-based strategies to increase baseline levels for each neuromodulator, which can be modified to support your specific health and performance goals. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman ROKA: https://roka.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Optimize Neurochemicals for Health (00:00:27) Neuromodulator Levels & 3 Daily Phases (00:05:07) Hormones Modulate Neuromodulators (00:06:56) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (00:08:13) Effects of Key Neuromodulators (00:10:16) Increase Motivation & Dopamine, Tools: Morning Sunlight; Caffeine (00:13:30) Dopamine Supplements: Mucuna Pruriens, L-Tyrosine, Phenethylamine (PEA) (00:16:34) Increase Dopamine, Tool: Deliberate Cold Exposure (00:19:18) Sponsor: AG1 (00:20:31) Increase Epinephrine (Adrenaline) & Energy, Tools: Exercise, Cyclic Hyperventilation (00:24:56) Enhance Focus & Acetylcholine: Choline-Rich Foods, Nicotine (00:27:11) Acetylcholine Supplements: Alpha-GPC, Huperzine (00:28:05) Sponsor: ROKA (00:29:21) Serotonin & Mood, Tools: Gratitude, Tryptophan-Rich Foods (00:31:49) Serotonin Supplement: Myo-inositol (00:32:26) Using the Neurochemical Toolkit for Your Goals Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices