Anxiety isn’t caused by uncertainty. It’s caused by how we respond to it.

In this episode of NUGGETS, Pellegrino and Francois explore why the brain struggles so much with the unknown — and why anxious thinking often becomes an attempt to control things we simply can’t control.

From football fandom and worst-case scenarios to leadership, work stress, finances, and everyday overthinking, this conversation looks at the psychology behind anxiety in a grounded and surprisingly practical way.

They explore:

• why the brain creates negative stories
• the role of “anxious monkeys” as an early warning system
• how uncertainty affects performance and relationships
• why clarity and action calm people down
• practical ways to stop spiralling when life feels unpredictable

The episode also includes simple tools for managing anxiety more effectively — without pretending you can remove it completely.

Because anxiety may be part of life. But making it worse doesn’t have to be.

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