Episode 18 – Needing To Know For Sure

Do you have a sticky mind? Like the floor of a movie theatre? Like your sourdough ball before it has time to rise? In this episode of the Anxiety Book Club, we have a conversation with Dr. Sally Winston, where we dive deeply into issues of reassurance seeking and compulsive checking, both difficult symptoms of an anxious or obsessive mind.

Specifically, we talk about the treatment of OCD — specifically in those who seek reassurance in unproductive ways, and who suffer as a result of not being certain about life’s challenges and opportunities.

Dr. Winston has been working with sticky minds for over 40 years, and REALLY knows what she is talking about. The book is great, and so was our conversation. Enjoy!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-sticky-mind

https://adaa.org/webinar/consumer/overcoming-intrusive-thoughts

https://drmartinseif.com/

https://www.anxietyandstress.com/

Episode 17 – Why Buddhism is True

Are our feelings true? Are they reliable? Does honoring them lead us to pleasure or pain? Or is it more complicated than that? In this episode of the Anxiety Book Club, I am joined by fan of the podcast and longtime friend Nigel Tu, to discuss Robert Wright’s incredible Why Buddhism is True, a candid and scientifically compelling account of the psychological mechanisms and benefits of following the mindful path. I REALLY like this book, and I’m not sure the episode truly does it justice, so I encourage you to go out and get it yourself!