EFR 765: Thriving With Anxiety - 9 Tools to Make your Anxiety Work for You with Dr. David Rosmarin

Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

This episode is brought to you by LMNT and JoyMode. When was the last time you felt the grip of anxiety, with your stomach in knots and your mind racing? You're not alone. In this episode, I have the pleasure of hosting Dr. David Rosmarin, PhD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a program director at McLean Hospital, and founder of Center for Anxiety. We dive deep into the intricacies of anxiety, its triggers, and its profound influence on our physical and mental resilience. You will learn how to use anxiety as a tool to be more self-aware, self-accepting, and resilient, understand and relate to others, have more emotional intimacy, be more accepting of life, push forward to accomplish what you really want. Dr. Rosmarin’s constructive, compassionate, and evidence-based approach will not rid you of your anxiety. Instead, it will empower you to reach your fullest potential because of it. Through his work as a clinical psychologist, scientist, educator and author, Dr. Rosmarin has helped thousands of patients and organizations to live happier and more productive lives. His most recent book is Thriving with Anxiety: 9 Tools to Make Your Anxiety Work for You.

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In this episode, you will learn...

• Learn about the difference between fear and anxiety, and understand anxiety as a misfire of the fear system
• Discover why transitions in life such as career changes and identity shifts can trigger anxiety and how to manage it
• Understand the importance of community and emotional resilience in managing anxiety and promoting overall mental health
• Gain insights on how to manage anxiety during high-stress periods such as the holiday season
• Learn about the role of surrender and communication in overcoming anxiety and building everyday resilience
• Understand social anxiety and discover strategies to manage it, including embracing discomfort and acting from inner strength
• Explore the connection between physical health, particularly sleep and exercise, and anxiety management
• Learn about advancements in mental health therapy, particularly the benefits of ketamine therapy for severe mental health issues.

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Episode resources:

• UK anxiety study
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