Conquering panic attacks & curbing anxiety (with Matt Gutman)

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In this podcast I talk to world-renowned reporter and author Matt Gutman about managing panic attacks, dealing with shame and regret, how to make our panic work for us and not against us, and so much more! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709407/no-time-to-panic-by-matt-gutman/ Our sponsors helping make this episode possible: -BetterHelp: Become your own soulmate, whether you’re looking for one or not. Visit BetterHelp.com/drleaf today to get 10% off your first month. -Fatty15: You can now get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DRLEAF and using code DRLEAF at checkout for an additional 15% off your first order! -Qualia Mind: Go to neurohacker.com/DRLEAF for up to $100 OFF Qualia Mind, and as a listener of Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess use code DRLEAF at checkout for an additional 15% off any purchase. 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com 📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web subscriptions): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://web.neurocycle.app/AuthSplash ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📫 250,000+ read my free newsletter that breaks down scientific strategies to help you improve your mental health. Sign up here: https://drleaf.com 🖥️WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrCarolineLeaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GET IN TOUCH: 🌍 My website: https://drleaf.com⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr. Caroline Leaf and welcome to my podcast Cleaning Up the Mental Mess.
0:09.2	Matt Gutman can tell you the precise moment when his life was upended.
0:15.0	Reporting live on a huge story in January 2020, he found himself in the throes of an on-air panic attack,
0:22.0	and not for the first time. The truth is that Gutman had been
0:24.9	enduring panic attacks in secret for 20 years, soul bruising episodes that left
0:29.6	his vision constricted, his body damp, his nerves shot. Despite the challenges he had carved
0:35.6	out a formidable career reporting from war zones and natural disasters before millions of
0:40.5	viewers on Good Morning America, World News Tonight and 2020.
0:44.8	His moves typically punched through to TV audiences, making his appearances kinetic
0:49.8	and often unforgettable. But his January 2020 broadcast was unusual for all the wrong reasons.
0:57.8	Mid panic Gutman misstated the facts of a story, a blunder that led to a month-long suspension, not to mention public
1:04.9	shame and personal regret.
1:07.1	It was a reckoning.
1:08.1	Gutman's panic attacks had become too much for him to bear in secret and he needed help.
1:13.6	In today we dive into this mat,
1:16.2	vulnerability shares what happened, how I managed it,
1:19.2	what a panic attack is, and we discuss
1:21.0	how, using tips and strategies and techniques techniques how we can make a panic attack work for us and not against us.
1:28.0	So join me today.
1:30.0	I am very very excited about today's podcast. We have the amazing Matt Gutman
1:38.6	with us who is really well known to all of us who's amazing who's really one of the top reporters in the world I believe that in terms of
1:47.7	reporting live from you know disaster areas and things that are happening
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