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Trigger warning: today\\u2019s episode discusses obsessive compulsive disorders, addiction and self-harm

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Today we\\u2019re exploring the impact that social media-gazing is having on our collective conscience. What does all of that comparing do to our brains, really? And is the rise in body-focussed repetitive behaviors and self-harm connected? Joining us to answer our deepest inner beauty questions is neuroscientist and addiction psychologist Dr. Jud Brewer \\u2013\\xa0aka Dr. Jud \\u2013\\xa0author of the New York Times best-selling book, \\u201cUnwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind\\u201d and executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare, the digital health company behind the breakthrough Unwinding Anxiety app.

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In Today\\u2019s Episode We Find Out:

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• What scientists know \\u2013\\xa0and don\\u2019t yet know \\u2013\\xa0about the impact of social media on our mental health\\xa0
• Whether celebrities and influencers who share self-harm journeys on social media is helpful, or hurtful
• The #1 question to ask to find out whether your everyday habit has entered addiction territory
• Useful tools for thinking about, and overcoming \\u201ctrending\\u201d addictions like excessive phone time and plastic surgery
• Why Dr. Jud sees anxiety as a habit, and how to break it

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