We’re living in an anxious time, and part of the reason we’re anxious is because there are very real challenges we face both individually and collectively. But we’re also affected by the natural tendencies of the brain, which is easily influenced by fear and threat. On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

1:20: Why is it hard for us to see threats without excessive worry?

3:35: Transcending evolutionary influences toward fear

6:30: The last time Rick took LSD

10:45: Discerning what’s valuable in our anxieties, and leaving the rest

15:45: Forrest’s apartment fire story

17:35: Disagreements in evaluating a threat between people

21:55: Probability of risk

25:00: Practical techniques to assess threats with more clarity

29:30: Existential acceptance

33:30: Help for anxiety about anxiety

37:15: Recap

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