TJ Power Speaks On The Connection Between Dopamine And Addiction: Exploring the Science Behind It And How To Earn It.

Sam’s guest today, Tj Power,  is a neuroscientist, international neuroscience speaker, and online mental health content creator who has delivered mental health training to over 10,000 people. He is also the Co-Founder of Neurify, an organization that is bringing accessible neuroscience-based teachings to our society to enhance both adults and young people’s mental health.

In this episode, Tj shares the importance of dopamine in our bodies. He also talks about the importance of dopamine in the brain, the link between addiction and dopamine, and the benefits of dopamine fasting. One thing that we touch on is this fascinating phenomenon of earning your dopamine and how that is tied to lasting improvements in mental health. Tune in to learn more!

Topics we cover and where to find them:

• [00:00] Intro
• [02:30] Tj Power’s background addiction
• [06:21] Why Tj got into neuroscience and psychology
• [08:28] Why Tj recognized that he was battling mental health issues
• [10:19] What Tj does to battle OCD
• [13:00] How OCD has helped Tj’s career
• [18:30] Things that have helped Tj mentally when dealing with people and business
• [21:24] The root drive of phone addiction among the youths
• [23:44] Tips to break the addiction habits
• [28:16] The importance of dopamine in the brain
• [30:50] Is there too much dopamine in our bodies
• [35:28] What phone addiction is doing to people’s brains
• [38:49] How to encourage young people to lower the time spent on their devices and do more social interactions
• [42:20] The different kinds of dopamine
• [47:28] Addiction reduces the levels of dopamine below the baseline
• [48:56] The benefits of dopamine fasting
• [53:49] The goals of Neurify and how people can get behind it
• [01:01:01] The relationship between drinking and anxiety
• [01:02:41] Tips to battle anxiety

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Episode resources:

Website: https://www.neurify.io/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjpower/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TJPower100

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjpowerneuroscience/

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Sam