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In one of our favorite conversations, Dr. Jud Brewer joins us to explore the habit of anxiety, mindfulness practices to heal addiction, and what we can learn from the brains of the world\u2019s most advanced meditators.\nAbout Our Guest: Dr. Jud is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author.\xa0He\u2019s the director of research and innovation at Brown University\u2019s Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor, as well as the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare Inc.\nDr. Jud is also the author of\xa0The Craving Mind and\xa0Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind.\xa0\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You \xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n2:00: What got Jud from psychiatry to studying mindfulness?\n5:45: Addiction and the structure of habits.\xa0\n10:15: Mindfulness as a treatment for addiction.\xa0\n14:00: Liking without wanting.\n19:45: Habit formation and reward-based learning.\n24:00: Awareness, and honoring your experience.\n26:15: Curiosity.\n28:10: The \u201chabit\u201d of anxiety.\xa0\n32:00: Anxiety\u2019s habit loop.\n34:45: The true purpose of worrying.\n39:00: Generalized vs. acute anxiety.\xa0\n41:00: Anxiety and performance.\xa0\n46:20: Practices for unwinding from anxiety.\n54:45: Learning from the brains of experienced practitioners.\xa0\n1:03:30: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors:\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nFind the new CBD+ performance gummies and the whole dosist health line-up today at dosisthealth.com. Use promo code BEINGWELL20 for 20% off your purchase.\xa0\nNew Day from Lemonada just premiered on September 15th - listen wherever you get podcasts.\nJoin\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nWant to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website