232: Sarah Wilson - Normalizing Anxiety • The Impact Of Gratitude On Your Brain • Just Walk

Author: Jesse Chappus & Marni Wasserman Interview Sarah Wilson
Published: Tue 24 Apr 2018
Episode Link: http://ultimatehealthpodcast.com/sarah-wilson-anxiety

Sarah Wilson (@_sarahwilson_) is a New York Times bestselling author, former journalist and founder of IQuitSugar.com, Australia’s largest digital wellness site. Most recently she published First, We Make the Beast Beautiful, A New Story of Anxiety, which has been a bestseller in Australia and will be published in the US and Canada today and in the UK two days later.

Sarah campaigns against consumerist waste. On the side, she enjoys eating, hiking, ocean swimming, bike riding, not owning very much, and living life light. Sarah has lived out of two suitcases for almost 8 years.

In this episode, we discuss:

Taking 3 years to buy her first couch
It's difficult to make decisions when you have anxiety
Minimizing decision making with routines
The first time Sarah remembers experiencing anxiety
A lot of people with anxiety have heightened sensitivity to noise, touch, or smell
Breaking the anxiety cycle
What is anxiety?
Maybe there's some beauty to anxiety
Normalizing anxiety
Extreme anxiety: acute physical (panic attack) vs. chronic (anxiety spiral)
Living in the city recreates the anxious experience
Anxious symptoms in children
Reaching outwards when we are anxious is one of the worst things we can do
Sitting in your shit
When it's appropriate to not "aim too high"
The impact of gratitude on your brain
Dealing with uncertainty
The difference between anxiety and depression
The impact of our food choices on anxiety
Inflammation in your gut = inflammation in your brain
When anxiety is running high... meditation can actually make some people more anxious
Just walk
Meditation will work even if you're crap at it
Has anxiety played a role in Sarah's success?
What's it been like releasing the new book and sharing her vulnerable anxiety story
How to support loved ones with anxiety
Where Sarah is currently at on her anxiety journey
You can be anxious and have a good life

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232: Sarah Wilson - Normalizing Anxiety • The Impact Of Gratitude On Your Brain • Just Walk