#098 - Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary - The Mind-Bending Truth About Your Anxiety

About this episode

Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary discusses how anxiety can be a powerful tool for personal growth rather than an enemy to fight against.

Stop fighting your anxiety. It's not the enemy. My guest, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, explains the mind-bending truth that anxiety is a powerful evolutionary tool for focus and growth. She details the critical difference between a feeling of anxiety and a clinical disorder. We discuss how to develop 'anti-fragility' by embracing discomfort and leveraging it for personal progress. You'll learn science-backed frameworks, including the 'Three L's' (Listen, Leverage, Let Go) and a simple worry-scheduling technique to regain control of your emotions. This conversation will fundamentally change the way you view your emotions and provide actionable tools to transform your relationship with anxiety. Listen now to discover how to turn your biggest fear into your greatest tool. ℹ️ About the Guest Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary is a renowned neuroscientist, psychologist, and the co-founder of Arcade Therapeutics, a company that creates game-based mental health interventions. She is the author of the groundbreaking book Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (Even Though it Feels Bad) , which argues for the radical idea that anxiety is a functional human emotion…

People in this episode

Host: Cody McLain

Guest: Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Topics covered

• anxiety
• personal growth
• mental health
• neuroscience
• emotional control
• anti-fragility

Keywords

• anxiety
• mental health
• personal growth
• neuroscience
• emotional control
• anti-fragility
• worry-scheduling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arcade Therapeutics

Books & works: Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (Even Though it Feels Bad)

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