Episode 72: The Anatomy of Anxiety with Dr. Ellen Vora

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In this episode, holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora and I...

• discuss Dr. Vora's holistic approach to psychiatry
• discuss anxiety as a symptom, not a diagnosis
• discuss the necessity of switching echo chambers, especially if the echo chamber you find yourself in is disempowering and keeping you stuck believing that anxiety is a mental illness diagnosis
• talk about transforming our understanding of anxiety
• discuss the difference between "false anxiety" and "true anxiety"
• ask "what is my anxiety trying to tell me?" instead of "how do I get rid of anxiety?"
• share practical ways to discharge anxiety energy from the body and talk about crying as a free, but underrated way to regulate and discharge anxious energy
• talk about the relationship between psychedelics and anxiety and the scientific hesitation to have the conversation
• discuss people who are naturals at life and highly sensitive people who feel like life doesn't come naturally

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