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Hello, dear listener and welcome back to owning it the Anxiety podcast with me, Caroline Foran.substack.com. Thank you. Hello, dear listener, and welcome back to owning it the

anxiety podcast with me, Caroline Forin. Now, if you're on social media or you don't live under a rock,

you may have come across the idea of manifesting or the practice that suggests that if you

purely think positive things happening, then you can just think them into

existence. Conversely, it also suggests that by thinking negatively or thinking about bad things

happening, you can make those thoughts a reality. For a number of reasons, this is problematic

when it comes to people who struggle with anxiety. It can induce anxiety

in those who maybe didn't struggle with it or for those who are struggling it can make things a little

bit worse, particularly when it comes to things like intrusive thoughts. For this episode, to have

this discussion, I'm joined by David Robert Grimes, author of The Irrational Ape. He's a scientist and a

physicist by training and he shares a lot of my views.

He has a video that went viral online where he unpacks really the bullshit around manifesting.

Look, I hope this episode is informative and it opens you up to asking some questions about

this trend that is everywhere. The last thing I want to do is cause

any offence, but I know that it might be a bit of a controversial topic to bring up.

But one that's a conversation worth having, nonetheless. I hope you find it helpful and

informative, and thank you so much for listening.

David Robert Grimes, thank you for being a guest and owning it.

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