Radical Surrender, Anna Lembke, MD
Radical Surrender, Anna Lembke, MD
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Radical Surrender
Letting Go in a World Addicted to Control

Author: Anna Lembke, MD

Narrator: Anna Lembke, MD

Unabridged: TBD

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/10/2026

Synopsis

In her new book, Radical Surrender, Anna Lembke—Stanford professor, doctor, and New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation, with over 1.5 million copies sold—offers readers inspiring stories and transformative tools for letting go in a world engineered for certainty and control.

Blending relatable stories with neuroscience, Dr. Lembke makes the bold claim that we are a generation addicted to control. As the ultimate optimizers, we live in constant fear of taking a false step, making the wrong choice, and missing out on our best lives. The result? An epidemic of anxiety, loneliness, boredom, and self-loathing shame.

She argues that the antidote to the endemic narcissism and nihilism that pervade our self-obsessed, hyper-rational, disenchanted universe, is living a surrendered life. Using her personal story of loss and subsequent existential reckoning as a powerful entry point, Dr. Lembke defines surrender as the moment we acknowledge a power greater than ourselves and embrace uncertainty. Less mastery and a return to mystery.

Science-based and deeply inspiring, Radical Surrender is the perfect book for anyone seeking stronger family and work relationships, more peace in their everyday existence, and a deeper connection with the natural world.

About The Author

Anna Lembke is the medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, program director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding research in mental illness, for excellence in teaching, and for clinical innovation in treatment. She has served on the boards of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before the United States House of Representatives and Senate, and keeps an active speaking calendar.

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"Radical Surrender is a brave, vulnerable and wise book that maps the ineffable: transformation from heart-crushing despair to transcendent peace with reality. Anna Lembke’s newest work will be a salve and a cherished soul-guide to many."
—Gabor Maté, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

“A beautifully personal and deeply researched antidote to the often overwhelming time we’re living in. Through science, spirituality, and personal stories, Dr. Lembke makes an undeniable case for relinquishing control for a more fulfilling existence.”
–Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

“Anna Lembke writes with a rare combination of scientific clarity and spiritual humility. In a culture that glorifies achievement, certainty, and control, Radical Surrender offers a wiser and more soulful path to feeling more fully alive. This book is like a steady hand held out to us in the dark.”
–Robert Waldinger, MD, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Good Life

"In a culture that teaches us to grip tighter, achieve more, and control every outcome, Dr. Anna Lembke offers a powerful invitation to do the opposite. Radical Surrender is a thoughtful blend of science, personal experience, and timeless wisdom that reminds us that healing begins when we stop fighting reality. This is a moving and transformative book about trust, uncertainty, and what becomes possible when we let go of the illusion of control."
—Nicole LePera, PhD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work, How to Be the Love You Seek, and Reparenting the Inner Child

"A brave, luminous book. Anna Lembke takes one of the hardest experiences a person can endure and transforms it into hard-won wisdom about acceptance, humility, and finding peace. Radical Surrender is that rare book that doesn't just describe letting go, it teaches you how."
—Amir Levine, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Attached and Secure

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