Embracing Anxiety with David Rosmarin

Is anxiety a disorder? Or simply part of being human? In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Emily Terrani and Austin Matzelle speak with Dr. David Rosmarin, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Founder of the Center for Anxiety, and interim Research Director at the Institute of Coaching, about understanding and embracing anxiety. 

David shares how a personal panic attack early in his career reshaped his understanding of anxiety - not as a condition to eradicate, but as a universal emotion that can connect, guide, and strengthen us. David, Emily, and Austin explore how coaches can distinguish between clinical and non-clinical anxiety as well as how to help clients embrace - rather than fear - anxious feelings.

In this episode, David, Emily, and Austin cover:

• Why Western culture has pathologized normal anxiety - and how to reframe it.
• How to delineate between uncomfortable but normal anxiety and clinical anxiety requiring professional treatment.
• The long-term impact of perception: why believing anxiety is harmful makes it worse.
• Practical questions coaches can ask instead of automatically referring clients.
• David’s four-step process (Identify, Share, Embrace, Let Go) for using anxiety as a tool for self-discovery and resilience.

If you’re interested in learning more about David Rosmarin’s work, visit:
https://www.centerforanxiety.org/

For more information on coaching research at the Institute of Coaching, or to submit a proposal for a research grant, visit:
https://instituteofcoaching.org/research-ioc
https://instituteofcoaching.org/ioc-research-grants