
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
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Dive into the enlightening world of "Anxiety Book Club," where host Josh Malina blends mental health insights with engaging book discussions and a healthy dose of humor. This podcast stands out by focusing on how books can illuminate various aspects of mental health and anxiety, providing listeners with both a deeper understanding and practical tips for managing these challenges...
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
3M ago
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Anxiety Book Club Podcast
4M ago
Mardou has a new book, and we discuss its contents. Find more about mardou at ifscomics.com or order the book at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714479/past-tense-by-sacha-mardou ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
4M ago
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I talk with my guest Haley Weaver about her illustrated memoir, Give Me Space But Don’t Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship with Anxiety. We talk about anxiety, coping mechanisms, family, sports, moving across country, drinking culture, and how swimming and drawing can be soothing. You can find Haley on instagram or substack.
Also mentioned in the episode:
– National Alliance on Mental Illness
– The Opal app for limiting app usage ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
5M ago
In this episode of the Anxiety Book Club, host Josh Malina talks with Steve Duke, founder of the Hemingway Group and author of the weekly substack, the Hemingway Report. They delve into the complexities of ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
1y ago
Did you know that you have a nerve that runs from your brain stem to nearly all of your organs, that helps you shift from fight to flight, to freeze? Well, my guest this month, Dr. Stephen Porges, originator of the Polyvagal Theory, certainly does. Together we discuss the importance of this nerve in your mental health, or ill-health, and how autonomic nerve system regulation undergirds much of the way we feel.
https://a.co/d/fXjacXM ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
1y ago
In Episode 51, I speak with Anson Whitmer, co-founder of the men’s mental health app, Mental. We talk about Anson’s graduate research, depression in men, mental health culture, how the mental health app can provide a comfortable space for men in the world of mental health, the multitude of things that effect mental health, including lifestyle issues, what bonding looks for in men, the usefulness of cold water, Anson’s personal interest in mental health, rates of suicide in men, the future of AI coaching, the AI infrastructure of Mental’s coaching models
https://www.getmental.com ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
1y ago
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Oren Jay Sofer about his brand new book, Your Heart Was Made For This. Oren is a teacher of buddhist mindfulness and author of the previously featured Say What You Mean, which appeared on the podcast as Episode 23. In this episode, we discuss:
Oren’s motivation for writing the book
The external expression of the dharma
The benefits and skill of renunciation
How equanimity is not about managing expectations, but instead about being more fully with reality, i.e. enthusiasm is not in conflict with equanimity
The merits of marrying equanimity with ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, I am joined by therapist, author, and professor Mary Pipher to discuss her memoir, A Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence. We discuss her early childhood, participation in activism during the Vietnam War, her tenure as a therapist, her relationship with nature, light and grace, her focus on her family and, more recently, on non-attachment.
https://a.co/d/gpozZHG ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, I am joined by therapist, author, and professor Mary Pipher to discuss her memoir, A Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence. We discuss her early childhood, participation in activism during the Vietnam War, her tenure as a therapist, her relationship with nature, light and grace, her focus on her family and, more recently, on non-attachment.
https://a.co/d/gpozZHG ..read more
Anxiety Book Club Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Martha Sweezy, IFS therapist, author and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. We discuss her book, Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt. These topics are covered:
The multiplicity hypothesis of IFS
The difference between some Buddhist traditions and IFS
The ontology of IFS
The shame cycle
Soothing parts
Shaming parts
Outward shaming parts
“Scouting” managerial parts
The kinds of burdens of parts
How children are self-referential
Karlen Lyons-Ruth’s research
The usefulness (or not) of shame ..read more