62. Easing Anxiety with Curiosity & the Power of Deep Listening
In this episode, we're exploring our element Curiosity. We'll talk about using curiosity to reduce anxiety and at the same time how more curious folks can swing toward anxiety. That all may seem like a paradox, but there's a sweet spot in there where we can strengthen our curiosity in ways that feel nourishing and fuel our joy. We'll also touch on the seven aspects of deep listening that can be used to ignite curiosity (and ease anxiety).
The Joy Lab Podcast blends science and soul to help you cope better with stress, ease anxiety, and uplift mood. Join Dr. Henry Emmons and Dr. Aimee Prasek for practical, mindfulness-based tools and positive psychology strategies to build resilience and create lasting joy.
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- Joy Lab Program (step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life)
- More of our Curiosity pods:
- Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series)
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Relationships between measures of I- and D-type curiosity, ambiguity tolerance, and need for closure: An initial test of the wanting-liking model of information-seeking. Find it here.
- The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety. Find it here.
- Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation. Find it here.
- Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions. Find it here.
On Jan 1st, 2025, the Joy Lab Podcast and Program moved from Natural Mental Health to the nonprofit Pathways North.
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