Radical Surrender: Letting Go in a World Addicted to Control

By Anna Lembke MD

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.

Using her personal story of loss and subsequent existential reckoning as a powerful entry point, Dr. Lembke opens the door to a vital dimension of life that has been neglected in modern society: spiritual surrender. Lembke defines spiritual surrender as the moment we recognize that the exertion of our will is insufficient to a thriving life and instead release our grip on control and embrace uncertainty and openness. Less mastery and a return to mystery.

Dr. Lembke makes the claim that recapturing our spiritual lives is the antidote to the endemic narcissism and nihilism that pervade our self-obsessed, hyper-rational, disenchanted universe. Blending relatable stories with cutting-edge neuroscience and research, she argues that the gifts of a surrendered life include stronger family and work relationships, greater happiness and confidence as a parent, and enhanced coping for our increasingly complex world.

Science-based and deeply inspiring, Radical Surrender is an invitation to spiritual awakening in the tradition of Anne Lamott, Kate Bowler, and others--and the perfect book for anyone seeking more joy, peace, and wisdom in these tumultuous times.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMVBJVKG
• ISBN13: 9798217044795
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages