Anxiety has long gotten a bad wrap. But maybe part of why anxiety is so much on the rise and harming so many people comes back to how we understand anxiety. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, author Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (Even Though it Feels Bad) joins us to discuss why re-thinking anxiety can help us out. As Adam Grant noted in his blurb, this conversation and this book “Is going smash your existing views about anxiety and replace them with more helpful ones.”

Listen and Learn:

The three principles of being anxious in the right way

Tracy’s insights into the difference between fear, stress, anxiety, and anxiety disorders

Why anxiety has a public relations problem

What are the useful functions of anxiety 

Why hope is so fundamental to anxiety

How shifting our anxiety mindset can help treatment for anxiety disorders more effective

Why the medical model of treating anxiety is so problematic

Why children, even children with anxiety, are anti-fragile (and how to wisely approach anxiety in youth)

In-the-moment strategies to manage an upsurge in anxiety 

What Attention Bias Modification is and how it works to help us manage anxiety

The connection between anxiety and creativity


Resources:

Jeremy Jamieson’s study of mindest shift for individuals with social anxiety


Study cited investigating the link between creativity and anxiety

Alia Crum’s Ted Talk

Kelly McGonigal’s Ted Talk

Tracy's website


Tracy's book, Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (Even Though it Feels Bad)



About Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
Tracy A. Dennis-Tiwary, is a professor of psychology and neuroscience, Director of the Emotion Regulation Lab, and Co-Executive Director of the Center for Health Technology at Hunter College. Her company, Wise Therapeutics, translates neuroscience and cognitive therapy techniques into gamified, clinically validated digital therapeutics for mental health. Dr. Dennis-Tiwary has published over 100 scientific articles and delivered over 400 presentations at academic conferences and for corporate clients, and has been featured throughout the media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ABC, CBS, CNN, NPR, The Today Show, and Bloomberg Television. You can find Tracy at her website or on Twitter.
Related Episodes:

Episode 209. The Art of Managing Pressure with Hank Weisinger

Episode 227. The Science of Happy with Sonja Lyubomirsky

Episode 233. Dopamine Nation with Anna Lembke

Episode 235: The Urge with Dr. Carl Erik Fisher

Episode 259. Rethinking Delusions with Victoria Sheperd


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266. Future Tense with Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

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Are you seeking effective strategies to help your anxious child thrive and grow? In an interview with clinical psychologist and best-selling author, Regine Galanti about her book, "Parenting Anxious Kids, Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage", we talk about the importance of differentiating between "normal" and problematic anxiety in children, spending one-on-one time with kids to build self-esteem, and the use of praise. Regine also describes how parents can focus on changing behaviors rather than controlling feelings. Her book is an incredibly empowering resource and offers many strategies and guidance on creating realistic parenting goals for anxious kids. Whether you're a parent, work with children, or plan to have kids in the future, this conversation is full of valuable tips and science-backed insights!

Listen and Learn: 

What inspired Regine to write Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage


Why our brains are wired to feel anxiety as an emotion and why it can be a good thing 

How have cultural shifts informed parenting, and what role does anxiety play in this? 

Examples of typical parental worries and fears at different ages and stages that don't mean a child has an anxiety problem

What behaviors cross into problematic anxiety in children?

Explaining accommodation, a fundamental concept in childhood anxiety and parenting

What is reassurance giving, how can this be a problem for your child's anxiety, and how can you respond differently to interrupt the loop?

If a magic button made your child's anxiety completely disappear, how would your child's life be different? How would your life and your family's life be different, if at all?

Introducing the principle of special time and why it's so key to parenting anxious kids

Are anxious kids more sensitive to experiencing shame? 

What is the HALT acronym, and how is it helpful?

Parental strategies for dealing with frustration tolerance issues in the 6-10 age group

Supporting middle and high schoolers with anxious thoughts 


Resources:

Long Island Behavioral Psychology: https://www.longislandbehavioral.com/team



SPACE Treatment: https://www.spacetreatment.net/


Connect with Regine on: 

https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.galanti?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/regine.galanti/reels/
https://twitter.com/reginegalanti?lang=en

About Regine Galanti
Regine Galanti is a clinical psychologist and best-selling author with expertise in anxiety and OCD in kids and teens. Dr. Galanti started writing in order to share the tools she teaches families in therapy with a wider audience. She also enjoys speaking to parents, schools, and media outlets to share information about effective mental health information in children. She has been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Buzzfeed, and other sources. When she's not working, or writing, she lives in Long Island, NY with her husband and 3 daughters. 

Related Episodes: 

344. Differently Wired Kids with Deborah Reber

332. Middle School Superpowers with Phyllis Fagell

324. Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer Wallace

54. Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Veronica Raggi

14. Mindful Parenting

212. Stuff That’s Loud: OCD and Anxiety with Lisa Coyne and Ben Sedley


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350. Parenting Anxious Kids with Regine Galanti

Want to change your relationship with food? This incredible interview with Judson Brewer, a pioneer in the field of habit change and author of The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop, will not only deepen your understanding of your eating behavior patterns and triggers, but you'll also learn how to completely shift your habits with kindness and curiosity. Listen in for a slew of actionable tips, modern science, and ancient wisdom from Judson; discover which foods are best for your body while still enjoying the foods you like; and strengthen your understanding of how your brain works and how to make permanent changes in your life based on that knowledge.

Listen and Learn: 

How his struggle to help patients with binge eating and overeating led Judson to write The Hunger Habit


What's the issue we're facing as a society and culture with eating and food in general?

Why keeping a healthy diet by measuring what you eat comes with its own set of challenges

How our food consumption instincts have evolved and gotten mixed up in modern times

Identifying the patterns that bring us to eat

How you can practice kindness to facilitate openness and learning from experiences 

Recalling past experiences before engaging in habitual behavior to make better decisions and avoid repeating negative experiences in the future


Resources: 

Visit Judson’s Website: https://drjud.com/


The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop

A simple way to break a bad habit | Judson Brewer | TED

Connect with Judson on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook



About Judson Brewer 
Judson Brewer M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally renowned addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist. He is a professor in the School of Public Health and Medical School at Brown University. His 2016 TED Talk, “A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit,” has been viewed more than 19 million times. He has trained Olympic athletes and coaches, government ministers, and business leaders. His first book, The Craving Mind, was published in more than sixteen languages. His second book, Unwinding Anxiety, was an instant New York Times bestseller.

Related Episodes:

188. Unwinding Anxiety with Judson Brewer

167. Get Curious and Change Unhealthy Habits with Judson Brewer

231. Eating Skills and Emotional Eating with Josh Hillis

264. Raising Intuitive Eaters with Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson

31. DBT for Binge Eating with Debra Safer


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349. The Hunger Habit with Judson Brewer

Are you prioritizing quick fixes over lasting joy in our pursuit of health and wellness? With a focus on promoting long-term health behavior changes rather than short-lived fitness programs that quickly lose momentum, we welcome award-winning researcher and sustainable-change coach Michelle Segar. We are honored to interview Michelle, who is the author of the acclaimed book, The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise. Her thirty years of expertise and science-backed research are sure to inspire and enlighten anyone looking to make positive, sustainable changes in their health and lifestyle.

Listen and Learn: 

The main reasons people give for wanting to engage in exercise and health behaviors and why they can get us into trouble

Reasons that would be more effective in helping you get active

The limitations of habit formation when it comes to changing complex behaviors like exercise

Permitting yourself to prioritize self-care

How perfection can become problematic 

Practical strategies for incorporating sustainable exercise into your life 


Resources: 

Michelle’s website: michellesegar.com


The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise

No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness

Online beginner ballet: https://brocheballetonline.com/ 

Connect with Michelle on X and LinkedIn



About Michelle Segar
Michelle Segar, Ph.D. is an award-winning, NIH-funded researcher at the University of Michigan with thirty years studying how to help people adopt exercise and other self-care behaviors in ways that can be sustained within the unpredictability of the real world. Her research on creating sustainable change is widely recognized as uniquely pragmatic for real-world applications. An advisor to the World Health Organization on their global physical activity initiatives, Michelle was also selected to be the inaugural chair of the United States National Physical Activity Plan’s Communication Committee. She consults with leading organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, Walmart, WW, Anytime Fitness, Adidas, and Business Group on Health. Michelle’s synergistic combination of academic research with real-world sustainable-change curriculum design and coaching permit her to create engaging and practical sustainable-change systems for digital health and individual coaching/counseling. She certifies professionals in her sustainable-change methods and licenses them to large organizations. Michelle is frequently interviewed about how to help consumers and patients change their mindsets, cultivate lasting motivation and sustainable physical activity in major media outlets including The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Prevention, Real Simple, and TIME. Michelle’s training and experience is uniquely comprehensive, including a doctorate in Psychology (PhD), a master’s degree in Health Behavior/Health Education (MPH), a master’s degree in Kinesiology (MS) and fellowships in translational research and health care policy from the University of Michigan. She ran with the Olympic Torch at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Related Episodes: 


132. The Joy Of Movement With Kelly McGonigal 

124. Nutritious Movement and Why it Matters with Katy Bowman

215. How to Change with Katy Milkman

283. Healthy Habits with Dayna Lee-Baggley (Re-release)


318. Your Path to Personal Change with Michelle Drapkin 


135. Power of Empathy and Motivational Interviewing with Stephen Rollnick 


72. Committed Action with DJ Moran 


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348. Sustainable Exercise with Michelle Segar

Almost all of our quality of life is impacted by our careers because we spend so much time at work. As psychologists, we see a lot of anxiety-based patients in our practice. Often, the root of stress or anxiety is having a lot of struggles at work and knowing that something needs to change, but having no idea how to go about it. Here to help you understand and effectively transition in your career no matter the reason, is career coach and author of The Purple Parachute: A Woman's Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change, Paula Brand. If you could benefit from some soul-searching and structured guidance around decision-making as you transition into a new career or even if you want to make some changes in your current career, this interview is an empowering listen!

Listen and Learn: 

A glimpse into the ASTER model: Access, Seek, Test, Execute, Repeat 

Why your values are important to the assessment phase of a career change and what you can do to clarify them

How are interests different from values and how you can start identifying what interests you?

The distinctions between the types of professionals who can help you with career transitioning 

Discovering your exceptional qualities

Why your time is better spent uncovering your strengths and finding ways to put them to use, than wasting your energy trying to mitigate a weakness 

How to identify and prioritize your skills

Looking for themes within your VINES (Values, Interests, Natural disposition Exceptional Qualities, and Skills) to help you pursue new roles


Resources:

The Purple Parachute: A Woman's Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change

You can access my webpage at paulabrand.com or www.brandcareermanagement.com which shares more information about my services and book.  

Specifically to purchase and find out more about my book, visit landing page for The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change is http://www.purple-parachute.com/.

You can download a free copy of The Purple Parachute workbook that contains all the exercises and questions from the book. https://www.brandcareermanagement.com/the-purple-parachute-free-work-book/


If you go to the bottom of my homepage at https://www.brandcareermanagement.com/, you can enter your e-mail to gain access to a PDF download to Uncover Your Work Values.


For BCM:

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/BrandCareerManagement


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brand-career-management/


Twitter: Twitter.com/brandcareermgmt


Facebook: Facebook.com/BrandCareerManagement



For the book

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paula_purple_parachute/


LinkedIn.com/in/paulabrandcareers


About Paula Brand 
Paula Battalia Brand, founder of Brand Career Management, is a Global Career Coach & Consultant, LinkedIn Expert, Speaker, Trainer and Author with a background in human resources, workforce development, training and career counseling. She speaks to groups and provides individual career coaching on using LinkedIn effectively, managing a successful career and navigating through career transitions with a focus on empowering mid-career to executive women to achieve career satisfaction. Organizational clients have included the World Bank Group, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Executive Educations programs at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).  
 
Paula released her first book in November 2022 on navigating career transitions titled The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change. 

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265. The Power of Emotions at Work with Karla McLaren

275. Work, Parent, Thrive with Yael Schonbrun

293. Quit with Annie Duke

296. Money and Love with Abby Davisson

299. Leadership and the Changing Workplace with Chris Shipley

328. How to Navigate Change with Brad Stulberg

333. How Work Works with Michelle P. King


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347. Job Changes & Career Pivots with Paula Brand

How often do you criticize yourself? Whether you torture yourself with negative thoughts about body image, career goals, or parenting, our conversation with guest and former cohost Diana Hill is sure to change that! Drawing from mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and compassion-focused therapy, Diana shows you how to liberate yourself from harmful self-criticism by cultivating forgiveness and kindness. We are grateful to Diana for her work in shifting the way people think about self-compassion, and we know you’ll take a tonne of wisdom from this conversation and her latest book, The Self-Compassion Daily Journal, to help you live a fulfilling and impactful life.

Listen and Learn: 

What is self-compassion? 

How does the inner critic evolve within us?

Why you might have fears of giving, receiving, or self-compassion and how these fears can interfere with your ability to cope and be resilient during difficult times

How you can practice self-compassion  

Is there a way to know which response is the most self-compassionate for yourself?

The three half-truths of self-compassion 

Turning self-compassion from a momentary thing to a lasting trait


Resources: 

Go to drdianahill.com or her channels on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube (@drdianahill) to learn more.

The Self-Compassion Daily Journal: Let Go of Your Inner Critic and Embrace Who You Are with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Podcast: Wise Effort: Wise Effort Podcast 


Website: drdianahill.com


Instagram: @drdianahill

Facebook:@drdianahill

YouTube: @drdianahill

LinkedIn: @drdianahill

Email: diana@drdianahill.com


Learn how to practice Process-based Therapy with Diana Hill, Joseph Ciarrochi, and Steven Hayes

Mindful article: A Love Letter To Yourself

Psychology Today: Three Half-Truths About Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion and ACT Meditation with Diana on Insight Timer

3 Half-Truths About Self-Compassion


About Diana Hill: 
Diana Hill, PhD is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion. Host of the podcast Your Life in Process and author of ACT Daily Journal, The Self-Compassion Daily Journal and the upcoming book Wise Effort, Diana works with organizations and individuals to develop psychological flexibility so that they can grow fulfilling and impactful lives. Integrating her over 20 years of meditation experience with yoga and psychological training, Diana guest teaches at InsightLA, Blue Spirit Costa Rica, PESI, Praxis Continuing Education, Yoga Soup and Insight Timer Meditation. She is on the board for the Institute for Better Health, and blogs for Psychology Today and Mindful.org. Diana practices what she preaches in her daily life as a mom of two boys and bee guardian. Go to drdianahill.com or her channels on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube (@drdianahill) to learn more.

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201. Fierce Compassion with Kristin Neff

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171. Compassionate Mind Training with Dennis Tirch and Laura Silberstein-Tirch


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266. Future Tense with Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

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