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If you ever feel anxious, whether that\u2019s a low-level worry, a sudden fear, or full-on panic, can you sense where it\u2019s coming from in your body? Perhaps your chest feels tight, or your gut feels uneasy. Or, perhaps, you have no idea. My guest on this episode, believes that understanding where this feeling lives inside your body is the key to treating anxiety \u2013\xa0for good.\n\nDr Russell Kennedy is a medical doctor, neuroscientist, and someone who suffered with crippling anxiety for over 30 years. He is the author of\xa0Anxiety RX: A New Prescription For Anxiety From The Doctor Who Created It\xa0and has recently launched MBRX, an online course to help people permanently heal their anxiety.\n\nRussell insists anxiety isn\u2019t a disorder of the mind. Our worries are merely a symptom that keeps us in our heads and away from the real problem. He favours the term \u2018alarm\u2019 and says we need to find where the alarm is in our bodies. This alarm is a physiological pattern that\u2019s been left by events in our past, usually in early childhood. It signals to our brain that we aren\u2019t safe \u2013 and so our mind gets to work trying to think us out of danger.\n\nRussell shares his own journey through anxiety. He talks about how growing up with a father who was schizophrenic and bipolar, left alarm signals, imprinted in his body. And, for over 30 years he searched for relief from his anxiety. But nothing worked.\n\xa0\nIn Russell\u2019s view, most treatments for anxiety, including medication and CBT, fail in the long term because they don\u2019t address the root cause. For Russell, healing starts by finding out where anxiety lives inside your body and he walks you through how exactly you can start doing that.\n\xa0\nWe also discuss\xa0the simple things that parents can do to help their kids grow up feeling \u2018seen, heard, loved and protected\u2019. And, we also discuss the value of activities like breathwork, meditation and yoga, and also some promising therapies such as Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing.\n\xa0\nRussell\u2019s core message has the potential to be transformative - that it\u2019s more effective to use the body to calm the mind, than the mind to calm the body. Given how prevalent anxiety is now across society, I think this is a profoundly important conversation. I hope you enjoy listening.\n\nSupport the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts\xa0https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore. For other podcast platforms go to\xa0https://fblm.supercast.com.\n\nThanks to our sponsors:\nhttps://www.exhalecoffee.com/livemore\nhttps://www.vivobarefoot.com/livemore\nhttps://www.boncharge.com/livemore\nhttps://drinkag1.com/livemore\n\nShow notes\xa0https://drchatterjee.com/370\n\nDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.