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The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

1111: Neuroscience Meets Anxiety: A Conversation with TJ Power on The Dose Effect

The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

Gina Ryan

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, Gina concludes her interview with TJ Power, author of The DOSE Effect. Learn more about how to balance your neurochemistry through proactive, natural behaviors such as: spending time in the sunlight, out in natural settings and connecting with others in person. The ability to heal our brains and reduce or eliminate our chronic anxiety is within our grasp with these easy to use tools. Listen in today! TJ POWER is the lead neuroscientist at The DOSE Lab, a renowned international speaker and co-founder of Neurify, a trailblazing organization in the mental health sector. His work focuses on providing easy-to-adopt, scientifically backed teachings that empower people to take action towards healthier lifestyles. Having studied psychology and neuroscience at the University of Exeter, TJ has captivated audiences worldwide, working with major corporations and health services, and continues to reach millions through social media. Book link: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-dose-effect-tj-power?variant=42747634286626 TJ’s Book: THE DOSE EFFECT by TJ Power  InstaGram: https://www.instagram.com/tjpower Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. FREE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR Calming Your Anxious Mind 10-Minute Body-Scan Meditation for Anxiety Anxiety Coaches Podcast Group Coaching link ACPGroupCoaching.com To learn more, go to: Website https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety? Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership: For $5 a month, all episodes are ad-free! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's what's included for $5/month: ❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday ❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes ❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind ❤ And more fun surprises along the way! All this in your favorite podcast app! Chapters 0:42 Welcome back to part two 4:55 The Pursuit of Oxytocin 10:00 Fleeting Connections 12:57 The Role of Serotonin 16:00 Nourishing the Body for Mental Health 20:15 Endorphins and Physical Action 24:30 The Power of the Physiological Sigh 25:17 Release Date of The Dose Effect Summary In this episode, I'm thrilled to continue our enlightening discussion with T.J. Power, the lead neuroscientist at Dose Lab and author of the groundbreaking book, "The Dose Effect." Building upon our previous conversation, we dive deep into how different neurochemicals influence our emotions and overall mental health, with a specific emphasis on the prominence of dopamine and the often-overlooked importance of oxytocin. We explore the societal shift towards a dopamine-dominated existence—where instant gratification from success, social media, and other pleasures reigns supreme—at the expense of oxytocin, which fosters connection and intimacy. T.J. highlights how the decline of oxytocin levels correlates with increased feelings of loneliness and anxiety in our increasingly digitally-driven lives. We discuss research illustrating the critical role that physical touch and close-knit relationships play in promoting oxytocin release, stressing how these biological imperatives are becoming neglected in our fast-paced world. #Anxiety #StressManagement #MentalHealth #Neurotransmitters #Dopamine #Oxytocin #Serotonin #Endorphins #Neurochemistry #BrainHealth #EmotionalRegulation #Mindfulness #RelaxationTechniques #SelfCare #Connection #SocialInteraction #PhysicalActivity #Sunlight #Nature #Diet #Sleep #BreathingExercises #PhysiologicalSigh #TheDoseEffect #TJPower #MentalWellbeing #Resilience #ACP #AnxietyCoachesPodcast #GinaRyan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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welcome to the anxiety coaches, a relaxing and informative show where we explore anxiety, panic, and PTSD, sharing how you can overcome them for life.

0:53.1

Aloha. Welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches podcast. I'm your host and coach Gina Ryan,

1:00.4

and I am so happy to be with you again today as together we can consider the many ways to bring

1:08.3

your mind and body back to its natural peace and calm.

1:13.5

Welcome back to part two of our incredible conversation with T.J. Power, the lead neuroscientist

1:21.7

at the dose lab and author of The Dose Effect. If you missed part one, I highly recommend listening to our last

1:30.4

episode. You won't regret it. Today, we're picking up right where we left off. Get ready for even more

1:37.3

insights and actionable takeaways from T.J. as we continue this fantastic discussion.

1:45.8

And now, because dopamine is the big neurotransmitter of the day, I will say.

1:51.9

Years ago, it was serotonin, and now we are at dopamine.

1:55.2

But again, oxytocin being a very important one, again, I will date myself when I had my first child in the hospital in the early 80s.

2:05.1

They would give us oxytocin, nasal oxytocin. So I don't know if they were experimenting on us or what, but it was, obviously, they wanted mothers to bond well with their babies, and I guess some mothers have

2:20.0

difficulty with that.

2:21.4

But let's run through some of the other neurotransmitters that you talk about, or neurochemicals,

2:27.4

and just give us a little brief idea of how important they are in our life and where they affect us. Because like I said,

2:36.6

everybody's kind of hooked on dopamine right now. But it seems to me, after looking at your

2:42.1

book, if anything is out of balance, it really is an issue in our lives. Definitely. And I think

2:48.7

this oxytocin chemical particularly is fascinating in the conversation of anxiety.

2:54.1

I think we're now living in a society that's effectively very dopamine driven.

3:01.0

People are very in the pursuit of success, money, pleasure, drugs, partying, alcohol, social media.

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