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Why You Wake Up Anxious For No Reason - Dr Russell Kennedy

Dr. Russell Kennedy is a neuroscientist specializing in anxiety treatment, physician, and an author. Why is anxiety so common now? It once helped us survive, like when we were being chased by lions. But today, we feel it even when there's no real threat. So what's going on? What does science say about this ancient emotion, and how can we manage it in the modern world? Expect to learn why anxiety is so common nowadays, the neuroscience of why we worry, the big differences between anxiety and worry, the biggest triggers of anxiety and how to manage them better, how to undo-chronic anxiety and how anxiety shows up differently for men and women, if it is it a blessing or a curse to feel things deeply, where people pleasing come from neurologically and much more… - 00:00 Why Is Anxiety So Common 05:41 Where Fear of Uncertainty Comes From 10:45 How Uncertainty Anxiety Can Manifest Itself 14:43 The Default Mode Network 17:00 How Worry Affects Anxiety 19:19 Why Does Rumination Feel Good? 24:15 Can Anxiety Be Mislabeled? 26:08 A Meditation to Locate & Reduce Anxiety 32:48 The Goggins Cortex 33:43 How to Deal with Unwanted Anxiousness 37:01 We are Addicted to Uncertainty 39:56 Talk Therapy & ACT Therapy 47:33 How Effective is Medication? 50:07 Can We Undo Chronic Anxiety? 53:57 Is it Necessary to Heal Our Past? 55:47 How Does Anxiety Show Up Differently for Men & Women? 58:50 Is Feeling Deeply a Blessing or a Curse? 1:01:47 When the Traditional Approach Doesn't Work 1:04:50 S.H.O.U.L.D. 1:06:13 Dr. Russell's Courses & Information Materials - Get 15% off any Saily data plan at https://saily.com/modernwisdom Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM10) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/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. Russell Kennedyguest
Jun 7, 20251h 8mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 5:41

    Why Is Anxiety So Common

  2. 5:41 – 10:45

    Where Fear of Uncertainty Comes From

  3. 10:45 – 14:43

    How Uncertainty Anxiety Can Manifest Itself

  4. 14:43 – 17:00

    The Default Mode Network

  5. 17:00 – 19:19

    How Worry Affects Anxiety

  6. 19:19 – 24:15

    Why Does Rumination Feel Good?

  7. 24:15 – 26:08

    Can Anxiety Be Mislabeled?

  8. 26:08 – 32:48

    A Meditation to Locate & Reduce Anxiety

  9. 32:48 – 33:43

    The Goggins Cortex

  10. 33:43 – 37:01

    How to Deal with Unwanted Anxiousness

  11. 37:01 – 39:56

    We are Addicted to Uncertainty

  12. 39:56 – 47:33

    Talk Therapy & ACT Therapy

  13. 47:33 – 50:07

    How Effective is Medication?

  14. 50:07 – 53:57

    Can We Undo Chronic Anxiety?

  15. 53:57 – 55:47

    Is it Necessary to Heal Our Past?

  16. 55:47 – 58:50

    How Does Anxiety Show Up Differently for Men & Women?

  17. 58:50 – 1:01:47

    Is Feeling Deeply a Blessing or a Curse?

  18. 1:01:47 – 1:04:50

    When the Traditional Approach Doesn't Work

  19. 1:06:13 – 1:08:12

    Dr. Russell's Courses & Information Materials

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