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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

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,... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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,... Read More

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: Read More

In this episode, I talk with trauma specialist Dr. Frank Anderson about his book Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems. We discuss: – What is complex post traumatic stress disorder? – How widespread... Read More

In this episode, I chat with Sharon Salzberg about her latest book, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom. We discuss how useful self compassion is, the difference between remorse and guilt,... Read More

In this episode, I chat with Amy Edelstein, author and creator of the Inner Strength System — a program for teaching mindfulness to high school aged students. We discuss her book, The Conscious Classroom, and... Read More

In this episode, me and John Astin discover what everything is made of; or we give it a real college try! John works in the field of effortless mindfulness, an approach to present moment awareness... Read More

In this episode of the podcast, guest Dr. Sally Winston and I discuss a component of anxiety she has identified as “Anticipatory Anxiety” — which can be a bear to root out. Enjoy! Read More

In this episode, I interview stand up comedian, dad, and psychonaut Stuart Preston about his one man show — The Stoned Ape Show — and his booklet, The Grief Trip, about the death of his... Read More

In this episode, I speak with Chief Clinical Officer Athena Robinson at Woebot Health. Woebot is a therapist in your pocket; a conversational agent; someone to tell your woes to! I’ve been using Woebot for... Read More

In Episode 40 of the podcast, I speak with author and therapist Natasha Senra-Pereira about her riveting memoir, Talk Therapy is Not Enough. We chat about her journey of healing, including her work with alternative... Read More

In this episode, me and the amazing Sacha Mardou (known as Mardou in her comic books), discuss her contribution to art and mental health via her ifscomics.com, her previous books (here and here), and her forthcoming memoir. We discuss... Read More

In this episode, I talk with philosopher Kieran Setiya about his very new book, Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. We discuss hope, pain, illness, moral philosophy, stoicism, grief, FOMO,... Read More

In a bit of a departure for the podcast, this episode goes local, and explores how community mental health operates at a single organization, San Mar Family and Community Services in Boonsboro, Maryland. San Mar... Read More

In this episode, I discuss a variety of practice that seeks to take the “meditator” out of meditation. Loch Kelly, author and meditation teacher, introduces us to a kind of meditation that helps us awaken... Read More

In this episode, I speak with author and science journalist James Kingsland about his newest book, “Am I Dreaming?: The Science of Altered States, from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality, and Beyond”. We discuss how our... Read More