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Dr Alok Kanojia is a psychiatrist and co-founder of the mental health coaching company 'Healthy Gamer', which aims to help with modern stressors, such as social media, video games, and online dating. (0:00) Intro (1:35) What Does Dr K Do? (2:57) Dr K's Background (5:35) The TikTok-ification Of Mental Health (8:13) Dr K's Thoughts On Men's Mental Health (10:57) What About Women's Issues? (13:38) How Do I Understand Myself? (16:57) Self-Development Junkies (18:22) Talking About Our Problems Makes Them Worse (23:00) Deficiency Promotion (24:46) The Role Of Dopamine In Happiness (27:23) Serotonin's Role (28:59) Why Couples Get Comfortable & Have Less Sex! (30:57) How To Love And Find Love (34:11) Stress And The Effects On Libido (35:57) The Science Behind Attraction (40:32) Should We Plan Sex? (41:58) Continuous Exposure Reduces Emotions (44:08) How To Keep Sex Exciting When It Becomes A Chore (47:38) The Dangers Of Devices On Our Relationships (53:14) The Generations That Were Born Connected (55:15) Are People Becoming More Narcissistic? (1:01:30) The Lonely Epidemic (1:03:53) It All Comes From Within (1:09:07) Believing Something In Your Mind Makes It True (1:13:24) You're Suppressing Your Emotions (1:16:31) How To Process Your Emotions (1:22:26) The Research On Yoga As A Form Of Therapy (1:26:40) Trauma And The Ability To Achieve Our Goals (1:31:47) Parenting With More Autonomy = Better Kids (1:33:14) How To Become A Self-Starter (1:34:33) Where Steven's Drive Comes From (1:41:32) What Do People See When They Look At Steven? (1:43:03) You Need To Fix Trauma, Not Cover It Up (1:49:46) How Do You Heal? (1:55:10) The Journey Of Healing (2:03:48) What Is Mukti? (2:05:02) How Can We Listen To Ourselves When We Have So Much To Do? (2:05:56) (Empty) (2:08:40) How Do We Get To Happiness? (2:11:18) Morning Routines For Calm (2:13:27) How To Demolish A Habit (2:14:49) The Benefits Of Keeping A Diary (2:15:59) What Are People Looking For? (2:18:42) How Do Young People Find Their Purpose? (2:21:03) What Is A Quarter-Life Crisis? (2:30:04) The Best Questions Are Deep In Your Heart (2:32:28) How Can Steven Be A Better Podcaster? (2:33:46) The Guest's Last Question You can order Dr Alok’s book, ‘How to Raise a Healthy Gamer’, here: https://amzn.to/3V5jfLV Follow Dr Alok: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3V59nS4 Instagram - https://bit.ly/49GFrQN Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Get your hands on the brand new Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://appurl.io/iUUJeYn25v Sponsors: zoe.com/daily30 with an exclusive code PODCAST10 for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices