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In a world of ever-changing wellness trends and information, what does it mean to truly be well?

I'm Ariel Lurie and I'm going to explore this with you.

I am bringing you candid conversations that will equip you with everything you need to live your best life and

look good doing it. Think of Well is your go-to resource for all of the latest in wellness

and me as your internet bestie. Well, let's get into it. Hi, everybody, welcome to the show. I'm so

excited for you to hear today's episode i have to admit

two things one i came away from this conversation with such a girl crush on my guest i am talking to

isra nasir she is a new york city based psychotherapist but more on her in a minute the second thing

is that going into it,

I wasn't sure that I would really relate to this topic. And I was worried that it might be

a little bit heavy and negative, to be totally honest. Toxic productivity. Sounds pretty bad,

right? But I came away from it with so many amazing tips and applicable things that I can do in my life

to change habits and uncommit so that I'm not so chronically stressed.

And it was just a really, really fun conversation.

So Isra is a New York City-based psychotherapist, writer, and founder of Well Guide, a digital community for mental health awareness.

And she has a new book out called Toxic Productivity, Reclaim Your Time and Emotional Energy in a World that Demands More.

So in this book and in this episode, she reveals the hidden roots of hustle culture and dismantles the

myth that doing more makes you worthy. It's a really, really great episode. Something that I loved

that she shared about was how bad habits are so easy because they're frictionless. But we can take

the same framework that we have around bad habits and apply them to good habits

and make good habits become frictionless as well. And I know that all of us have behaviors that we

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