I have had some people question how bad my anxiety was if I could do stand up comedy and work as a physician. In this episode, my daughter Leandra joins me to share her firsthand account of what I was like back then. Together, we reveal the strategies that have helped us both conquer our anxiety. This isn't just another podcast, it's a candid and heartwarming father-daughter bonding episode!

I have had some people question how bad my anxiety was if I could do stand up comedy and work as a physician. In this episode, my daughter Leandra joins me to share her firsthand account of what I was like back then. Together, we reveal the strategies that have helped us both conquer our anxiety. This isn't just another podcast, it's a candid and heartwarming father-daughter bonding episode!

The Anxious Duo: A Father-Daughter Journey to Overcoming Anxiety

The biggest question I get asked is "How do I heal the ALARM in my system?".  For months I've been working on this anxiety relief program from scratch and it's very close to being ready. This program is designed to show you what anxiety truly is and how you can heal from it. It contains video and audio components to help you heal your anxiety and not just cope with it. Along with neuroscience based tools to help you overcome anxiety in your mind a specific guided meditation called YOGA NIDRA is included that has been specifically created to help recover from chronic anxiety that is stored deep in your body. I wanted to give you an overview of this affordable, effective and unique mind body program that I will be releasing on May 8th 2023.  Thank you for listening. You can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking here

The biggest question I get asked is "How do I heal the ALARM in my system?".  For months I've been working on this anxiety relief program from scratch and it's very close to being ready. This program is designed to show you what anxiety truly is and how you can heal from it. It contains video and audio components to help you heal your anxiety and not just cope with it. Along with neuroscience based tools to help you overcome anxiety in your mind a specific guided meditation called YOGA NIDRA is included that has been specifically created to help recover from chronic anxiety that is stored deep in your body. I wanted to give you an overview of this affordable, effective and unique mind body program that I will be releasing on May 8th 2023.  Thank you for listening. You can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

Healing Your Anxiety [Coming Soon]

In this podcast, I explore the importance of creating healthy attachments with our parents, even if it's through our own imagination, and how it can help us heal from childhood wounds. My 89 yo mother is failing and it's taking everything I have to deal with her. I didn't have a healthy attachment to her growing up, nor did I have a healthy attachment with my father. Listen in as I share my insights and experiences on reparenting ourselves, repairing family relationships, and rebuilding attachments. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking here

In this podcast, I explore the importance of creating healthy attachments with our parents, even if it's through our own imagination, and how it can help us heal from childhood wounds. My 89 yo mother is failing and it's taking everything I have to deal with her. I didn't have a healthy attachment to her growing up, nor did I have a healthy attachment with my father. Listen in as I share my insights and experiences on reparenting ourselves, repairing family relationships, and rebuilding attachments. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

Healing Parental Wounds: Reparenting Ourselves

I've never met ANYONE who suffered from chronic anxiety and didn't see themselves as a victim, including and especially ME. For the most part, anxious people were victims of trauma or unresolved emotional pain and our nervous system was trained to be on defense, which will never allow us to heal from anxiety. To heal, we must see our victim mentality and go TOWARDS our fears and not retreat from it.  Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking here

I've never met ANYONE who suffered from chronic anxiety and didn't see themselves as a victim, including and especially ME. For the most part, anxious people were victims of trauma or unresolved emotional pain and our nervous system was trained to be on defense, which will never allow us to heal from anxiety. To heal, we must see our victim mentality and go TOWARDS our fears and not retreat from it.  Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

Rising Above Anxiety: Breaking Free From VICTIM MENTALITY

This episode, is the most practical and emotionally vulnerable episode of the ANXIETY Rx PODCAST so far.  In this episode, I talk about the root cause of anxiety being a separation of your adult self from your child self and the practice I do every morning of listening to Peter Gabriel's "IN YOUR EYES" because the words are about creating a connection with his younger self. I drill down to the meaning of the lyrics in relation to the art and science of healing your anxiety and alarm so you can understand create your own healing... Press play now to listen to the full episode. PS. I’m giving away a FREE chapter of my book. Click HERE to download it.

This episode, is the most practical and emotionally vulnerable episode of the ANXIETY Rx PODCAST so far.  In this episode, I talk about the root cause of anxiety being a separation of your adult self from your child self and the practice I do every morning of listening to Peter Gabriel's "IN YOUR EYES" because the words are about creating a connection with his younger self. I drill down to the meaning of the lyrics in relation to the art and science of healing your anxiety and alarm so you can understand create your own healing... Press play now to listen to the full episode. PS. I’m giving away a FREE chapter of my book. Click <a href="https://www.theanxietymd.com/free-chapter1-5a2f883c-651c-4600-96f1-9b48510cd493" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> to download it.

The Root Cause Of Anxiety

In this episode, I talk about attachment styles and how the core of secure attachment is the ability to trust love. I discuss how the lack of attachment in my own childhood led to my sense of chronic alarm and the importance of attachment in my own healing from chronic anxiety and alarm, along with how developing a secure attachment to yourself is critical to the healing process. Press play now to listen to the full episode. PS. I’m giving away a FREE chapter of my book. Click HERE to download it.

In this episode, I talk about attachment styles and how the core of secure attachment is the ability to trust love. I discuss how the lack of attachment in my own childhood led to my sense of chronic alarm and the importance of attachment in my own healing from chronic anxiety and alarm, along with how developing a secure attachment to yourself is critical to the healing process. Press play now to listen to the full episode. PS. I’m giving away a FREE chapter of my book. Click <a href="https://www.theanxietymd.com/free-chapter1-5a2f883c-651c-4600-96f1-9b48510cd493" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> to download it.

Secure Attachment Is Critical For Healing Anxiety

In this episode, I discuss how connecting with the younger version of ourselves can help us deal with anxiety or trauma. Our inner child sends a signal to us when we feel anxious, and we should be grateful for it. When we show kindness and care to this younger version of ourselves, we can begin to feel better and move away from anxiety. Lastly, I share a bit about my own experience and encourage you to connect with your inner child. Press play now to listen to the full episode. PS. I’m giving away a FREE chapter of my book. Click HERE to download it.

In this episode, I discuss how connecting with the younger version of ourselves can help us deal with anxiety or trauma. Our inner child sends a signal to us when we feel anxious, and we should be grateful for it. When we show kindness and care to this younger version of ourselves, we can begin to feel better and move away from anxiety. Lastly, I share a bit about my own experience and encourage you to connect with your inner child. Press play now to listen to the full episode. PS. I’m giving away a FREE chapter of my book. Click <a href="https://www.theanxietymd.com/free-chapter1-5a2f883c-651c-4600-96f1-9b48510cd493" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> to download it.

Conquer Anxiety By Being Grateful For It

In this episode, I talk about how anxiety and difficulty accepting uncertainty are related, which is often caused by traumatic experiences during childhood. I explain that uncertainty can trigger worry and anxiety in the body. To overcome anxiety, it is important to become more tolerant of uncertainty by recognizing and accepting it, as well as understanding and addressing the cause of the alarm in the body. In the healing process, I emphasize the importance of awareness and gratitude. Thank you for listening and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode and how it relates to you. You can DM me directly on IG here. Your BIGGEST supporter, [after yourself] dr. RussPS You can find my book by clicking here. I am confident it will change your life.

In this episode, I talk about how anxiety and difficulty accepting uncertainty are related, which is often caused by traumatic experiences during childhood. I explain that uncertainty can trigger worry and anxiety in the body. To overcome anxiety, it is important to become more tolerant of uncertainty by recognizing and accepting it, as well as understanding and addressing the cause of the alarm in the body. In the healing process, I emphasize the importance of awareness and gratitude. Thank you for listening and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode and how it relates to you. You can DM me directly on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Your BIGGEST supporter, [after yourself] dr. RussPS You can find my book by clicking <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Rx-Prescription-Relief-Created-ebook/dp/B08KPN8ZPV?tag=interior0d3-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. I am confident it will change your life.

Uncertainty

Resistance is one of these things that rules our lives and we don't even know it. That's the thing about resistance. Resistance is one of the biggest sabotages, and it's a trick of the ego. The ego will resist anything that's ever hurt you in the past. Listen to this episode where I go into detail about resistance and how it's ruling your life. You can also WATCH this episode on YouTube by clicking here. You can find my book by click here. If you have any questions you can DM me directly on IG here.

Resistance is one of these things that rules our lives and we don't even know it. That's the thing about resistance. Resistance is one of the biggest sabotages, and it's a trick of the ego. The ego will resist anything that's ever hurt you in the past. Listen to this episode where I go into detail about resistance and how it's ruling your life. You can also WATCH this episode on YouTube by clicking <a href="https://youtu.be/lh_KK4ICb4U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. You can find my book by click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Rx-Prescription-Relief-Created-ebook/dp/B08KPN8ZPV?tag=interior0d3-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you have any questions you can DM me directly on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Resistance is One of Your Biggest Sabotages

I answer your anxiety questions in this episode! The following are the questions I answered (in detail): 1. "When is ALARM a good thing and should be paid attention to?" 2. "Is there a way to "unlearn" the bodily feelings of anxiety? After I had my first panic attack my body remembered how it felt and now it goes straight to it when I'm stressed." 3. "How can I tell if I'm having an anxiety attack every time I feel pain or get sick, or if it's a genuine pain and illness?" 4. "What are your thoughts on practices to regulate the nervous system to help with alarm in the body?" When I asked my Instagram audience for questions, I received hundreds, so I'll be making more episodes to answer as many as possible. I hope you enjoyed this episode! You can WATCH this episode on YouTube by clicking here You can find me on IG by clicking here: @theanxietymd Thanks for listening!

I answer your anxiety questions in this episode! The following are the questions I answered (in detail): 1. "When is ALARM a good thing and should be paid attention to?" 2. "Is there a way to "unlearn" the bodily feelings of anxiety? After I had my first panic attack my body remembered how it felt and now it goes straight to it when I'm stressed." 3. "How can I tell if I'm having an anxiety attack every time I feel pain or get sick, or if it's a genuine pain and illness?" 4. "What are your thoughts on practices to regulate the nervous system to help with alarm in the body?" When I asked my Instagram audience for questions, I received hundreds, so I'll be making more episodes to answer as many as possible. I hope you enjoyed this episode! You can WATCH this episode on YouTube by clicking <a href="https://youtu.be/EccfKW0hpLo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> You can find me on IG by clicking here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> Thanks for listening!

Answering Your Anxiety Questions! Part 1

I am an anxious doctor. Or at least I WAS an anxious doctor. After literally decades of suffering from intractable  anxiety, and seeing over 50 different types of healers I found my way to heal my anxiety through very unconventional (for a medical doctor at least) means.In 2013 I was so anxious I considered suicide and a friend suggested I try LSD, and although that scared the crap out of me it showed me the path to healing. You don't have to do LSD to heal, I took it for you! I'm a medical doctor, neuroscientist and intuitive. (I know, common combination!)I found my way out and it is counterintuitive and very non conventional (but not scary!).I will show you the way out too, you just have to listen to me, dammit!

If you didnt get your childhood needs met by an attuned, attached parent, your anxiety and alarm may be fed by a controlling "Alpha Complex". This episode will help you see if you were an Alpha Child who is now an Alpha Adult - and what you can do about minimizing its impact on your anxiety and alarm. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried every traditional therapy under the sun (CBT, medications, counseling, the list goes on…) and still can’t escape from anxiety. So, don’t you think it’s time you took an unconventional path? It took me years of struggling through painful, debilitating worrying before I finally unlocked new, non-traditional methods to ease and heal my pain. I wrote Anxiety Rx so that you don’t have to suffer as I did — so you can finally understand and move away from negative rumination and worry, moving instead (perhaps for the very first time) towards a sense of peace and comfort in your own skin. With degrees and advanced training in medicine, neuroscience, and developmental psychology, plus experience with the “unscientific,” psychedelics, somatic intuition, and the inherent wisdom of the body, I’ve put everything I know together and created an approach that blends both the art and science of healing from chronic anxiety and worry. If you’re ready for a brand new prescription that will guide you to heal your anxiety, not just cope with it, this is the book for you.      You can order my book by clicking here

If you didnt get your childhood needs met by an attuned, attached parent, your anxiety and alarm may be fed by a controlling "Alpha Complex". This episode will help you see if you were an Alpha Child who is now an Alpha Adult - and what you can do about minimizing its impact on your anxiety and alarm. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried every traditional therapy under the sun (CBT, medications, counseling, the list goes on…) and still can’t escape from anxiety. So, don’t you think it’s time you took an unconventional path? It took me years of struggling through painful, debilitating worrying before I finally unlocked new, non-traditional methods to ease and heal my pain. I wrote Anxiety Rx so that you don’t have to suffer as I did — so you can finally understand and move away from negative rumination and worry, moving instead (perhaps for the very first time) towards a sense of peace and comfort in your own skin. With degrees and advanced training in medicine, neuroscience, and developmental psychology, plus experience with the “unscientific,” psychedelics, somatic intuition, and the inherent wisdom of the body, I’ve put everything I know together and created an approach that blends both the art and science of healing from chronic anxiety and worry. If you’re ready for a brand new prescription that will guide you to heal your anxiety, not just cope with it, this is the book for you.      You can order my book by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

ARE YOU AN ALPHA CHILD?

Health anxiety has very little to do with your health! For us worriers, becoming fixated on your health (Google it!) is seen as a more “acceptable” option than dealing with old pain. We resist feeling the alarm energy in our body by being endlessly trapped in the (health) worries of our mind. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking here

Health anxiety has very little to do with your health! For us worriers, becoming fixated on your health (Google it!) is seen as a more “acceptable” option than dealing with old pain. We resist feeling the alarm energy in our body by being endlessly trapped in the (health) worries of our mind. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

Health Anxiety With The Anxiety MD, Dr. Russ

In this episode I NERD OUT and go into the neuroscience behind 7 traits of anxious people because I believe that knowing the science helps us &amp; creates more awareness. The truth is, anxiety is your brain acting normally, to an abnormal situation. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking here

In this episode I NERD OUT and go into the neuroscience behind 7 traits of anxious people because I believe that knowing the science helps us &amp; creates more awareness. The truth is, anxiety is your brain acting normally, to an abnormal situation. Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

The Neuroscience Behind 7 Traits of Anxious People

The real cause of anxiety has very little to do with the mind and much more to do with old pain trapped in the body. Until we address this root cause, we will never truly be able to HEAL our anxiety, only COPE with it... Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: @theanxietymd if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking here

The real cause of anxiety has very little to do with the mind and much more to do with old pain trapped in the body. Until we address this root cause, we will never truly be able to HEAL our anxiety, only COPE with it... Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a> if you have any questions. P.S I wrote THE book on healing anxiety. It's my life's work so that you don't have to suffer like I did.   You can get it by clicking <a href="https://msha.ke/theanxietymd#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>

The REAL Cause of your Anxiety - And it’s NOT What You Think!

Most people can’t heal from chronic anxiety because they don’t understand what anxiety truly is. This episode shows exactly how “The Body Keeps The Score” and how healing actually occurs… and it’s not what you “think”! Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, you can DM me on Instagram by clicking here: @theanxietymd

Most people can’t heal from chronic anxiety because they don’t understand what anxiety truly is. This episode shows exactly how “The Body Keeps The Score” and how healing actually occurs… and it’s not what you “think”! Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, you can DM me on Instagram by clicking here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a>

A Different View of Anxiety: How to See it, Feel it & Heal It

UPDATE: This program is not currently running. In this episode I want to talk to you about my 12 week program, Your Anxiety Prescription.  Thank you for being here. If you have ANY questions, please DM me here on IG. Your BIGGEST supporter [after yourself], dr. Russ

UPDATE: This program is not currently running. In this episode I want to talk to you about my 12 week program, Your Anxiety Prescription. Thank you for being here. If you have ANY questions, please DM me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> on IG. Your BIGGEST supporter [after yourself], dr. Russ

Your Anxiety Prescription: My 12 Week Program To Heal Your Anxiety

You don't have anxiety, you have alarm. That alarm is in your body and you need to feel it to heal it. But first you need to find it! This episode is about seeing the true source and root cause of what you call "anxiety" i.e the alarm that is stored in your body. Once you find your alarm you are well on your way to healing from chronic worry. Thank you for being here! If we aren't friends on IG yet, come over and say hi here: @theanxietymd

You don't have anxiety, you have alarm. That alarm is in your body and you need to feel it to heal it. But first you need to find it! This episode is about seeing the true source and root cause of what you call "anxiety" i.e the alarm that is stored in your body. Once you find your alarm you are well on your way to healing from chronic worry. Thank you for being here! If we aren't friends on IG yet, come over and say hi here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a>

Find your ALARM

When we are "anxious" our automatic urge is to figure a way out of the feeling. But what if the problem with anxiety is too much thinking to start with? You can't fix over thinking with more thinking, right? You must learn how to FEEL your way out. Thanks for being here! You can find me in on IG here: @theanxietymd

When we are "anxious" our automatic urge is to figure a way out of the feeling. But what if the problem with anxiety is too much thinking to start with? You can't fix over thinking with more thinking, right? You must learn how to FEEL your way out. Thanks for being here! You can find me in on IG here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a>

You Can’t Think Your Way out of a Feeling Problem

Episode 13 of the Anxiety Rx podcast is much of my story. How I discovered I had anxiety (and alarm) how it tormented me, and how I found a way out. I ramble quite a bit in this one, probably because I was triggered going into the most painful parts of my life. It shares my experience with chronic anxiety and alarm and I hope that my healing journey provides insights you can use for your healing journey.  If we aren't friends on IG yet, follow me here @theanxietymd Thank you for being here!

Episode 13 of the Anxiety Rx podcast is much of my story. How I discovered I had anxiety (and alarm) how it tormented me, and how I found a way out. I ramble quite a bit in this one, probably because I was triggered going into the most painful parts of my life. It shares my experience with chronic anxiety and alarm and I hope that my healing journey provides insights you can use for your healing journey.  If we aren't friends on IG yet, follow me here @theanxietymd Thank you for being here!

How I discovered I had anxiety (& alarm) how it tormented me, & how I found a way out.

Many of us worriers have a "sunscreen" view of the world in that we block out 99% of the safety that is all around us. If you can't see and commit to the world as a safe place, of course we are going to stay in ALARM. If we believe the focus on threat keeps us safe, we will experience the exact opposite! Thank you for listening, you can find me on IG @theanxietymd

Many of us worriers have a "sunscreen" view of the world in that we block out 99% of the safety that is all around us. If you can't see and commit to the world as a safe place, of course we are going to stay in ALARM. If we believe the focus on threat keeps us safe, we will experience the exact opposite! Thank you for listening, you can find me on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theanxietymd</a>

Failing To See The Cues Of Safety

I am an anxious doctor. Or at least I WAS an anxious doctor. After literally decades of suffering from intractable anxiety, and seeing over 50 different types of healers I found my way to heal my anxiety through very unconventional (for a medical doctor at least) means. In 2013 I was so anxious I considered suicide and a friend suggested I try LSD, and although that scared the crap out of me it showed me the path to healing. You don't have to do LSD to heal, I took it for you! I'm a medical doctor, neuroscientist and intuitive. (I know, common combination!) I found my way out and it is counterintuitive and very non conventional (but not scary!). I will show you the way out too, you just have to listen to me, dammit!

Anxiety Rx

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