Being Well Podcast: How to Understand Anxiety and See Threats Clearly

24 Nov Being Well Podcast: How to Understand Anxiety and See Threats Clearly

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[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”70725″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We’re living in an anxious time, and part of the reason we’re anxious is because there are very real challenges we face both individually and collectively. But we’re also affected by the natural tendencies of the brain, which is easily influenced by fear and threat. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1626716173756{margin-top: 50px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.

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0:00: Introduction

1:20: Foundations of Well-Being

4:45: Why is it hard for us to see threats without excessive worry?

7:05: Transcending evolutionary influences toward fear

10:00: The last time Rick took LSD

14:15: Discerning what’s valuable in our anxieties, and leaving the rest

19:20: Forrest’s apartment fire story

21:00: Disagreements in evaluating a threat between people

25:35: Probability of risk

28:20: Practical techniques to assess threats with more clarity

33:00: Existential acceptance

37:00: Help for anxiety about anxiety

40:40: Recap[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644951339801{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f0f0f0 !important;}”]

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