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#563 - Dr Russell Kennedy - Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Dr Russell Kennedy is an MD, Neuroscientist, author and an anxiety specialist.

Anxiety is one of the most common challenges faced by people in 2022. In small doses it makes sense evolutionarily, but why is it running so rampant in the modern world, where does it come from and what methods can limit its impact on our lives?

Expect to learn what most people misunderstand about anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and trauma, why most existing treatments don't create lasting improvements to anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and a victim mindset, whether it's possible to have an anxious body as well as an anxious mind and much more...

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show.

0:03.5

My guest today is Dr. Russell Kennedy.

0:05.7

He's an MD, neuroscientist, author and an anxiety specialist.

0:10.3

Anxiety is one of the most common challenges faced by people in 2022.

0:15.0

In small doses, it makes sense evolutionarily, but why is it running so rampant in the

0:20.5

modern world?

0:21.5

Where does it come from and what methods can limit its impact on our lives?

0:25.6

Expect to learn what most people misunderstand about anxiety.

0:29.4

The relationship between anxiety and trauma, why most existing treatments don't create

0:34.0

lasting improvements to anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and a victim mindset, whether

0:38.8

it's possible to have an anxious body as well as an anxious mind, and much more.

0:46.3

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