Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-12-10
Books mentioned on Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy - #563
Dr Russell Kennedy is an MD, Neuroscientist, author and an anxiety specialist. Anxiety is one of the most common challenges faced by people in 2022.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hold on to your kids
Hold on to your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté explores developmental psychology, focusing particularly on why children become alienated from their families and why maintaining parental attachment matters deeply.
Discussed“I've done a lot of work in developmental psychology with uh Gordon neufeld who wrote a book called uh hold on to your kids with gabarmate and he says that all anxiety is separation anxiety”
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Anxiously Attached
Anxiously Attached by Jessica Baum, LMHC is a self-help guide addressing attachment styles, relationship patterns, and emotional healing.
Discussed“it seems like I had Jessica Baum on the show she wrote anxiously attached yeah and that was interesting”
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Anxious
Anxious by Joseph LeDoux is an influential neuroscience book that explores the biological mechanisms of fear, anxiety, and how the human brain processes perceived threats.
Discussed“even Joseph Ledoux who's a you know a Pioneer in Neuroscience hardcore Neuroscience he wrote this book called anxious that I love that I've read five times and still don't understand”
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a prominent psychological study that explores how trauma physically impacts the brain and body, offering pathways to healing through modern therapies.
Discussed“and as Bessel Vandercook talks about on the body keeps the score the the mind is is represented by the body so if there's a representation of your body in your unconscious mind we can use that sensation in your body”
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How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett's How Emotions Are Made is a groundbreaking popular science book that challenges traditional views of psychology by arguing that emotions are not universally hardwired into the brain, but are instead constructed by concepts and context.
Discussed“because you know Lisa Feldman Barrett wrote this book called how emotions are made and she talks about you know just how men and women fundamentally don't understand emotion”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and then my book is on Amazon it's called anxietyrx it's uh it's funny you know this book uh took two years to sell 10 000 copies”