Dr. David Rosmarin, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and director at McLean Hospital, offers insightful strategies for thriving with anxiety. He shares a transformative four-step approach to managing anxiety: identify, share, embrace, and let go. Journaling emerges as a powerful tool to confront fears and promote emotional resilience. The discussion also highlights the unexpected advantages of anxiety, including enhanced focus and performance. By reframing anxiety as a natural experience, Rosmarin encourages listeners to embrace vulnerability and personal growth.
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Anxiety as a Normal Experience
Anxiety is a normal human experience when it does not interfere with daily life.
We learn to thrive with anxiety rather than trying to eliminate it completely.
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Use Journaling to Identify Fear
Identify your specific fears by journaling to uncover what you are really anxious about.
Drilling down reveals deeper fears often related to personal values or relationships.
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Share Anxiety to Connect
Share your anxiety intentionally with trusted others to build emotional connection.
Sharing feelings fosters bonding and helps you feel less isolated.
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Thriving with Anxiety
David Rosmarin
In 'Thriving with Anxiety', Dr. David H. Rosmarin offers a constructive approach to harnessing anxiety as a tool for personal growth. The book provides nine easy-to-follow strategies to help individuals become more self-aware, deepen their relationships, and achieve their goals by embracing anxiety rather than fighting it.
What if anxiety isn’t something we need to get rid of, but something we can learn to thrive with?
In this episode, Dr. David Rosmarin—associate professor at Harvard Medical School, program director at McLean Hospital, and author of Thriving with Anxiety—offers a hopeful and practical reframe of how we understand and respond to anxiety.
Dr. Rosmarin shares his four-step approach for dealing with anxiety, and how journaling can support each stage. From naming what you’re afraid of to learning how to release what’s outside your control, this conversation is a compassionate and practical look at working with anxiety, not against it.
Note: This episode discusses strategies for working with everyday anxiety, and is intended for general reflection and support. If anxiety is interfering with your daily life, we encourage you to seek help from a licensed mental health professional.
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