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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to psychiatrist, professor and author Dr. Jud Brewer about on how anxiety drives our lives, what we can do to break the habit loops that keep us anxious, techniques to uproot anxiety at its source and manage our triggers, and more!

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:20 Why Dr. Judd loves helping people overcome anxiety

3:30 How to start unwinding anxiety in your life

6:37, 19:05 The importance of learning how the mind works

8:40 Why we need to understand the reward/value system of the brain

10:45 Why we need to become aware of a habit to change it

14:30 Why awareness alone is not enough

22:26 The importance of asking ourselves how rewarding our values are to us in the moment—is this habit still serving me?

23:15 Curiosity is a superpower!

31:45 How anxiety hides in bad habits

35:55 The importance of always being kind to ourselves

40:10 Why anxiety doesn’t improve our performance

48:10 How Dr. Judd manages his own anxiety and mental health

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