Anxiety & Overthinking Are Habits You Can Break - Dr Julie Smith

Dr. Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist, content creator, and an author. Discovering who you are is a lifelong journey. Understanding your past, unpacking emotions, and gaining self-awareness are all part of the process. So how do we move beyond our past and emotions that hold us back, to create a fulfilling and happy life? Expect to learn why emotions are so hard to understand, how to better understand your childhood, how to forgive your parents, why people keep saying yes when they want to say no, how to deal with passive-aggressive people better, how to get better at asking for help, why we compare ourselves to others so much, why its so hard to be with yourself, how to work out what really matters in your life and much more… - 00:00 Why Emotions Are So Hard to Understand 03:27 Advice for People Who Overthink Everything 10:09 How to Better Deal With Fear 17:22 Learning to Tolerate Uncertainty 22:48 How to Understand Your Childhood 36:14 Parents Who Are Terrified of Doing Wrong 43:09 Where Does People-Pleasing Come From? 56:12 How to Deal With Passive-Aggressive People 1:02:43 Key Early Challenges in Intimate Relationships 1:11:17 Letting Go of the Need to Win an Argument 1:17:03 Advice for People With a Critical Inner-Voice 1:28:32 How to Sit With Your Emotions 1:33:35 Where to Find Julie - Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get a 15% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr. Julie Smithguest

Mar 3, 20251h 34mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 3, 2025
Duration: 1h 34m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist, content creator, and an author. Discovering who you are is a lifelong journey. Understanding your past, unpacking emotions, and gaining self-awareness are all part of the process. So how do we move beyond our past and emotions that hold us back, to create a fulfilling and happy life? Expect to learn why emotions are so hard to understand, how to better understand your childhood, how to forgive your parents, why people keep saying yes when they want to say no, how to deal with passive-aggressive people better, how to get better at asking for help, why we compare ourselves to others so much, why its so hard to be with yourself, how to work out what really matters in your life and much more… - 00:00 Why Emotions Are So Hard to Understand 03:27 Advice for People Who Overthink Everything 10:09 How to Better Deal With Fear 17:22 Learning to Tolerate Uncertainty 22:48 How to Understand Your Childhood 36:14 Parents Who Are Terrified of Doing Wrong 43:09 Where Does People-Pleasing Come From? 56:12 How to Deal With Passive-Aggressive People 1:02:43 Key Early Challenges in Intimate Relationships 1:11:17 Letting Go of the Need to Win an Argument 1:17:03 Advice for People With a Critical Inner-Voice 1:28:32 How to Sit With Your Emotions 1:33:35 Where to Find Julie - Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get a 15% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Dr. Julie Smith
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr. Julie Smith, Anxiety & Overthinking Are Habits You Can Break - Dr Julie Smith explores break Anxiety, Rethink Fear, and Rewire Emotional Habits With Intention Dr. Julie Smith explains that emotions, anxiety, and overthinking are not fixed traits but patterns and habits that can be understood and changed. She emphasizes looking at the broader context of stress, building awareness of thought-feeling-behavior cycles, and using deliberate action as an antidote to anxiety and fear. The conversation ranges from her own cancer diagnosis and how she rewired her relationship with fear, to practical tools for dealing with people-pleasing, passive aggression, critical self-talk, and attachment issues in relationships. Central throughout is the idea that emotions carry information, and we can learn to use them constructively rather than being ruled by them.

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