Worrying Is Rewarding

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Worry is like putting in the clutch and slamming on the gas. Worrying about sinerios doesn't equal planning for or preparing us mor worsk scinerios. But one thing it does is it zaps our energy. It's kind of like, you know, tho the fear is like getting into first gear,. It, ouknow, moves us along quickly. We're not going anywhere, but we certainly are preparing for melt down.

In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer, a neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist, discusses the biological origins of anxiety and how to unwind our feedback loops using techniques derived from his lab’s research.

Since his last appearance on the show, Dr. Jud has written and published a book which is now a NYT bestseller titled Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind which he describes as, “a clinically proven step-by-step plan to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety and addictive habits.”

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