Dr. Judson Brewer breaks down why anxiety isn’t just an emotion—it’s a habit. We explore how worry gets rewarded, why willpower is a myth, and the real reason so many of us stay stuck. He dismantles the biggest lies we believe about anxiety, from the idea it improves performance to the false comfort of soothing behaviors. At the end of the day, it’s not about managing anxiety. It’s about unlearning it.

Timestamps:
00:00 Jud's Experience With Panic Attacks
01:34 Who Was Jud's Dr. Jud Brewer?
02:53 Anxiety Is A Habit
05:49 What We Get Wrong About Anxiety
13:03 How People Relate To Anxiety Today
17:01 Anxiety Is Malleable
19:14 Anxiety Is Supposed To Be Short Lived
20:32 Relationship Between Stress & Anxiety
21:52 The 3 Gears
26:48 Writing, Visualization, & Naming In First Gear
27:56 The Line Between Hard & Painful
30:18 Willpower Is A Myth
33:13 Second Gear
35:55 Personal Experiences & Third Gear
40:38 Relationship Between Anxiety & Soothing
41:57 The Best Thing Sometimes Is...Nothing
43:29 Breaking Bad Habits & Building Good Habits
45:14 Jud's Self-Meditation Retreats
46:42 Why vs. How
51:30 Connect With Dr. Judson Brewer

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