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The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Dr. Jud Brewer on Habits to Heal Anxiety

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Education, Buddhism, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Jud Brewer is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the science of self-mastery. He is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University.  In this episode, Eric and Dr. Jud talk about his book, Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind and they explore something called the Habit Loop, using it to understand and heal difficult emotions like anxiety. If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.  To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Dr. Jud Brewer and I discuss Habits for Healing Anxiety and… His book, Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind Reward-Based Learning Trigger, Behavior, Result The Habit Loop Addiction defined as continued use despite adverse consequences Habits: Set and Forget How if we don’t pay attention to how rewarding the habit is right now, we can’t change the behavior How to heal anxiety as well as emotional eating using the Habit Loop The role of curiosity in healing anxiety Learning to be with difficult emotions and learning to allow them to pass How to remember to be mindful throughout the day Dr. Jud Brewer Links: drjud.com Instagram Twitter Green Chef: The first USDA Certified Organic Meal Kit Company that makes eating well easy and affordable. Go to www.greenchef.com/wolf90 and use code WOLF90 to get $90 off including free shipping. Peloton: Of course the bike is an incredible workout, but did you know that on the Peloton app, you can also take yoga, strength training, stretching classes, and so much more? If you download the Peloton App today through January 30, 2021 you get 2 free months free!  Kettle & Fire: Bone Broth and soups carefully crafted by world-class chefs, made with the best whole ingredients and the bones of humanely raised animals delivered right to your door. Go to www.kettleandfire.com/wolf and use promo code WOLF for 20% off. If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Jud Brewer on Habits for Healing Anxiety, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Dr. Jud Brewer on Addiction and the Craving Mind (August, 2018) BJ Fogg on Tiny Habits James Clear on Compounding Nature of Habits-Part 1 James Clear on Compounding Nature of Habits-Part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

When we try to hold on to something and it's inevitably going to go away, that's painful.

0:04.4

When we try to resist something and it's inevitable that it's going to come and be here,

0:08.9

that's painful. Both of those are optional.

0:19.5

Welcome to the one-new feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance

0:24.5

of the thoughts we have, quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think,

0:30.5

ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

0:36.0

We tend to add negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have, instead of what

0:42.6

we do, we think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking.

0:49.0

Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.

0:55.3

This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,

0:59.7

how they feed their good wolf.

1:04.9

In 1968, five black girls were picked up by police after running away from a reform school

1:21.5

in Mount Meg's Alabama. I'm writer and reporter Josie Defi Rice, and in a new podcast,

1:27.0

I investigate the abuse that thousands of black children suffered at the Alabama industrial

1:32.5

school for Negro children and how those five girls changed everything. Listen to unreformed

1:39.3

on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:45.7

In 1980, cocaine was captivating and corrupting Miami. The car kills, they just killed

1:51.6

everybody at the house. Setting an aspiring private investigator on a collision course with

1:55.9

corruption and multiple murders. The detective agency would turn out to be a front for a drug pilot,

2:01.2

would claim he did it all for the CIA. I'm Lauren Brad Pacheco, join me for murder in Miami.

2:06.9

Talk about walking into the devil's den. Listen to murder in Miami on the I Heart Radio app,

2:12.0

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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