121. My Story: A Doctor's Personal Journey Through Trauma and Healing

Welcome back!

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my own anxiety story—from growing up with a father who had schizophrenia, to nearly losing myself during medical school, and finally (after many failed attempts) learning how to actually heal anxiety, rather than just manage it.

I talk about how my early life wired me for chronic alarm in my body, long before I even knew what “anxiety” was. I share what it was like navigating that as a physician and neuroscientist who, ironically, couldn’t fix his own mind with logic. (Spoiler: healing doesn’t happen in the mind.)

This episode is personal. It’s the origin story of the work I do now—and a love letter to anyone who’s ever felt like they were broken. You’re not. But you are likely carrying a scared inner child who needs you to come back for them.

Let’s talk about what that really means—and how reconnecting with your alarm is where real healing begins.

Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG and TikTok here: @theanxietymd

P.S. If you would like to join the MBRX family of 5000+ anxiety HEALERS who are shifting from coping with their anxiety to actually HEALING it, click the link below:

https://www.theanxietymd.com/MBRX

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Russell's Personal Journey with Anxiety

09:53 The Impact of Childhood Trauma

19:58 Navigating Medical School and Anxiety

30:05 Understanding Alarm and Healing