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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Unwinding Your Anxiety | Dr. Jud Brewer

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Dr. Jud Brewer, a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change. 

He is the Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare Inc., and a research affiliate at MIT. Dr. Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety. 

You may be familiar with him from his first appearance on Finding Mastery a few years ago - episode #66.

I wanted to have Jud back on to discuss his new book titled, “Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind.”

You can probably imagine where this conversation is headed - we discuss some of his new findings around working with anxiety, in any walk of life.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

So for example, somebody could be sitting in a stock light, right?

0:03.4

30 seconds of a red light, not a big deal, right?

0:06.4

No, if you look around at night, everybody's crotch glowing blue because they've suddenly,

0:12.9

you know, they can't tolerate the distress of sitting in a red light for 30 seconds doing nothing.

0:17.2

You know, there was, there was a study in 2014 showing that people would rather shock themselves

0:22.6

at a level that is uncomfortable than sit in a room and do nothing.

0:30.8

Okay, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast.

0:41.5

I'm Michael Jervé and by trade and training, I'm a sport and performance psychologist

0:46.4

and I am fortunate to work with some of the most extraordinary thinkers and doers across the planet

0:52.2

and the whole idea behind these conversations behind this podcast is to learn from people,

0:57.2

to pull back the curtain, to explore how they've committed to mastering both their craft and their

1:03.6

minds. Our minds are our greatest asset. And if you want to learn more about how you can train

1:09.3

your mind, this is just a quick little reminder right here, to check out the online psychological

1:13.8

training course that I've created with head coach at the Seattle Seahawks Peak Carol,

1:17.7

you can find all of that information at findingmastery.net forward slash course.

1:24.0

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1:28.6

you know how bullish I am on magnesium. It's hard to overstate how important is for our overall health

1:35.2

and well-being, especially when it comes to enhancing sleep. So if you're struggling with sleep

1:40.8

in any way, I want to invite you to try a solution that has been a game changer for me.

1:46.1

I take a glass of water and two magnesium breakthrough capsules 30 minutes before hitting the pillow.

1:51.6

It's part of my sleep routine. What I have noticed from magnesium breakthrough is that it's part

1:57.3

of me getting better sleep, both falling asleep and staying asleep. And I do feel when I'm taking it,

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