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

Sarah Wilson on Anxiety

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

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

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

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Wilson is a New York Times Bestselling author, journalist and founder of iquitsugar.com. She has published 15 I Quit Sugar books in 46 countries and in 2017 and 2018, she was ranked as one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors In The World. At 29, Sarah was the Editor and Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine Australia and she has also been the host of Master Chef Australia. Her newest book is, First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety and it is this that she and Eric discuss in this episode.  Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year. 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, Sarah Wilson and I Discuss Anxiety and… Her book, First, We Make The Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety Where the mind goes, energy flows The idea of disconnection and reconnection in mental health How to know when the line into disordered anxiety has been crossed Understanding the role of medicine for anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses as well as the role of struggle in our inner life. The importance and role of therapy while also taking medication for mental disorders The dynamic, changing nature of actively supporting mental wellness Stopping the cycle of getting anxious about being anxious Sitting in your suffering and ride it out rather than trying to beat or escape it The slow approach for dealing with Anxiety How walking can help Anxiety Ways handwriting can help Anxiety Ways space can help Anxiety Spiritual idea of contraction vs expansion Asking yourself “Will this enlarge or contract my life?” Sarah Wilson Links: sarahwilson.com Twitter Instagram Facebook Best Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play.  Indeed: Millions of great candidates use Indeed every day to find their next opportunity. You can post a job in minutes and use screener questions to create your shortlist of qualified applicants fast. Skills tests for applicants are just one way Indeed helps you make smart hiring decisions quickly. Post your job today at www.indeed.com/wolf and get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting. Calm App: The #1 rated app for meditation. They have meditations, sleep stories, soothing music, and Calm masterclasses with may One You Feed Guests. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolf  If you enjoyed this conversation with Sarah Wilson on Anxiety, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Dr. Ellen Hendriksen Matthew Quick 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

All throughout our history, we have always had a deep appreciation of the role of struggle.

0:13.4

Welcome to the One You Feed.

0:15.4

Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,

0:20.0

quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.

0:25.7

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

0:30.0

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.

0:34.7

We see what we don't have instead of what we do.

0:37.6

We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.

0:41.0

But it's not just about thinking.

0:43.0

Our actions matter.

0:44.5

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

0:49.3

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

0:53.8

how they feed their good wolf.

1:09.9

Thanks for joining us.

1:11.3

Our guest on this episode is Sarah Wilson, a New York Times bestselling author,

1:16.5

journalist and founder of iQuitSugar.com.

1:20.4

She has published 15 iQuit Sugar Books in 46 countries,

1:24.9

and was ranked as one of the top 200 most influential authors in the world in 2017 and 2018.

1:32.3

Sarah was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine in Australia at 29.

1:37.7

She was also the host of Master Chef Australia and holds a record in the Gettys book of World Records.

1:43.8

I'll let you google why.

1:45.5

Her new book is, first we make the beast beautiful,

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