Your Anxiety Questions, Answered | Judson Brewer

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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>The subject of anxiety never seems to lose its relevance. In this special episode we answer listener voicemails with one of the world's leading experts on anxiety. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Dr. Jud Brewer is the Chief Medical Officer at Sharecare and the Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University's Mindfulness Center. He is also the New York Times best-selling author of <a href="https://drjud.com/book/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind</em></a> and an expert in the field of habit change and the science of self-mastery. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:  </p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>The current levels of anxiety in our culture</li> <li>Why fear and planning can be helpful, but worrying is not</li> <li>The role of curiosity and kindness in short circuiting anxiety </li> <li>How to differentiate between anxiety and excitement</li> <li>Whether we can try too hard to treat our anxiety</li> <li>And why as a society we are moving away from distress tolerance </li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/judson-brewer-530" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/judson-brewer-530</a></p>