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September 19, 2026
Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke
Huberman Lab · Dr. Anna Lembke · 2 hr 0 min
Why we chose this episode
A psychiatrist explains, plainly and without judgement, how pleasure and pain balance each other in the brain.
Listen for this question
What do you reach for when you feel a moment of discomfort?
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Visit Huberman LabWho it’s for: Anyone who reaches for their phone before they know why.
Best way to listen
In two sittings, phone in another room.
After the episode
Go one evening without the thing you reach for most.
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