368. FROM BLACKOUT DRINKER TO PEPTIDE COACH Addiction, Dopamine & Rewiring the Brain with Samantha Lander
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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 re