Can Anxiety Be a Gift? | Dr. David Rosmarin

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>This guest says you can thrive with anxiety. And the trick is learning to get comfortable with discomfort.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://dhrosmarin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. David H. Rosmarin</a> is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a program director at McLean Hospital, and founder of <a href="https://www.centerforanxiety.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Center for Anxiety</a>, which services over 1,000 patients/year in multiple states. His most recent book is <a href= "https://bookshop.org/p/books/thriving-with-anxiety-9-tools-to-make-your-anxiety-work-for-you-david-h-rosmarin/19963635?ean=9781400327850&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzrUsfvkzBmP4bhIRU4KIS-0IPgifTnyftm7CEcZQNXdJKnptinrAlkaAkCCEALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Thriving with Anxiety: 9 Tools to Make Your Anxiety Work for You</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>The difference between anxiety and stress</li> <li>How anxiety and distress can, paradoxically, improve our relationships with ourselves and others</li> <li>Why he's a proponent of exposure therapy</li> <li>How anxiety can be transmuted into love</li> <li>Why we often use anger to cover up fear and anxiety</li> <li>And the spiritual benefit of thinking the worst</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3QtGRqJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/david-rosmarin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/david-rosmarin</a></p> <p><br /></p>