Status Check with Spivey Dr. Jud Brewer on the Highly Effective Way to Overcome Anxiety
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Judson Brewer about proven, concrete strategies to manage anxiety, including how to apply them for LSAT-related test anxiety and the stress of waiting for admissions results. Dr. Jud Brewer is a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change. He is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the School of Public Health. He is the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare and a research affiliate at MIT. Dr. Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety. He is the author of “Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind” and “The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love, Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits”.
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Links to resources from Dr. Jud Brewer:
- Dr. Jud Brewer’s website
- Follow Dr. Jud Brewer on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
- Unwinding by Sharecare (app)
- Unwinding Anxiety (app)
- Eat Right Now (app)
- Craving To Quit! (app)