Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy

Dr Russell Kennedy is an MD, Neuroscientist, author and an anxiety specialist. Anxiety is one of the most common challenges faced by people in 2022. In small doses it makes sense evolutionarily, but why is it running so rampant in the modern world, where does it come from and what methods can limit its impact on our lives? Expect to learn what most people misunderstand about anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and trauma, why most existing treatments don't create lasting improvements to anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and a victim mindset, whether it's possible to have an anxious body as well as an anxious mind and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Dr Kennedy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/ Buy Anxiety RX - https://amzn.to/3gSKqHX Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #anxiety #mentalhealth #treatment - 00:00 Intro 00:21 How Your Childhood Influences Your Anxiety 06:05 The Body’s Role in Anxiety 10:30 Why is Modern Society Plagued with Anxiety? 18:39 How to Uproot Decades-Old Trauma 31:29 The Human Intolerance to Uncertainty 34:29 Is Anxiety Manifested Differently in Men & Women? 44:12 How Many People Misdiagnose Anxiety? 51:14 Things to Do to Begin Healing 1:06:42 Where to Find Dr Kennedy - 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/ - 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/

Dr Russell KennedyguestChris Williamsonhost

Dec 10, 20221h 8mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 10, 2022
Duration: 1h 8m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr Russell Kennedy is an MD, Neuroscientist, author and an anxiety specialist. Anxiety is one of the most common challenges faced by people in 2022. In small doses it makes sense evolutionarily, but why is it running so rampant in the modern world, where does it come from and what methods can limit its impact on our lives? Expect to learn what most people misunderstand about anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and trauma, why most existing treatments don't create lasting improvements to anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and a victim mindset, whether it's possible to have an anxious body as well as an anxious mind and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Dr Kennedy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/ Buy Anxiety RX - https://amzn.to/3gSKqHX Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #anxiety #mentalhealth #treatment - 00:00 Intro 00:21 How Your Childhood Influences Your Anxiety 06:05 The Body’s Role in Anxiety 10:30 Why is Modern Society Plagued with Anxiety? 18:39 How to Uproot Decades-Old Trauma 31:29 The Human Intolerance to Uncertainty 34:29 Is Anxiety Manifested Differently in Men & Women? 44:12 How Many People Misdiagnose Anxiety? 51:14 Things to Do to Begin Healing 1:06:42 Where to Find Dr Kennedy - 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/ - 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

Dr Russell Kennedy
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Dr Russell Kennedy and Chris Williamson, Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy explores healing Anxiety: Reconnecting With Your Body, Childhood Self, And Alarm Dr. Russell Kennedy (“The Anxiety MD”) explains that what we call anxiety is often a persistent state of physiological “alarm” rooted in unresolved childhood experiences, especially separation, chaos, or trauma. He blends neuroscience and somatic psychology, arguing that chronic stress in childhood sensitizes subcortical fear and addiction circuits while weakening the prefrontal cortex’s ability to regulate stress. Modern approaches that focus only on changing thoughts (like CBT) help people cope but often hit a ceiling because they ignore the body and the younger self that still “lives” in those sensations. Kennedy advocates a combined approach: somatic work, parts/IFS-style inner-child repair, and cognitive tools, along with learning to tolerate uncertainty instead of compulsively worrying to escape it.

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