Pt 3: Is Wellness Culture Making Your Anxiety Worse? | Anxiety Josh

Pt 3: Is Wellness Culture Making Your Anxiety Worse? | Anxiety Josh

June 2, 2026 · 23 min

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Dr Alex George and Joshua Fletcher discuss the impact of wellness culture on anxiety and self-worth.

In part three, Joshua Fletcher joins Dr Alex George to unpack why there’s no quick-fix for anxiety, how wellness culture can quietly damage your self-worth and the complex relationship between anxiety and self-trust. Plus, Josh and Alex discuss how using humour can sometimes be a healthy way to cope with anxiety, and why rumination never solves anything… Follow @anxietyjosh and check out his new book Same Time Next Week?: Living with Anxiety in the Modern World . (By using our affiliate bookshop you’ll help fund Stompcast by earning a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org ’s fees help support independent bookshops too!) Order Alex’s latest book Am I Normal? - out now! Order Happy Habits - out now!  Follow the podcast on Instagram @thestompcast Get the new, pocket guide version of The Mind Manual now Download Mettle : the mental fitness app for men Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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