Pursuit of the Best Days

Hey everyone, this is Garrett Glaus. I wanted to give some context for this interview: As I'm currently going through an unexpected health crisis, I wanted to share what's been helping me get through this year and what this has been teaching me (please forgive how messy I am writing this as I'm going through this). Through 2021, I've been going through late stage Lyme Disease and a Progressive Autoimmune Disease and, while I'm currently going through treatment, it has been a rollercoaster to say the least- even two days after Nathan Dowdy recorded this I was back in the emergency room. But, there's been some concepts that have been sustaining through the hardest moments and I couldn't keep them to myself if they had to potential to be as helpful to anyone else. So, incase my story could give you any footholds for you in your own situation, my good friend Nathan Dowdy put a lot of care and heart into making this interview happen. Hoping to be in a manageable place soon and we would appreciate all the prayers you have. In the meantime, I hope this is helpful in anyway it can be. Thanks and love, Garrett Glaus

If you've ever struggled with anxiety on any level, this is a chance to sit down for a free counseling session with one of the leading anxiety experts and find out what to start doing about it. Dr. David Russ and I talk about how to overcome your anxiety, social anxiety, how to explain your anxiety to people who don't understand it, and answer some of the most important questions about it at this live event we recorded in Charlotte, NC. If you know anyone that needs this, we decided to make this an open resource to help as many people as people. Love you guys, Garrett Transcript: 00:56 - Intro (At Event) 05:08 - Disclaimers about triggers 06:46 - What is anxiety? (Good vs bad, and distractions) 14:56 - Anxiety, technology, and distraction 18:09 - How do we handle anxiety? [18:33 - The body's response to anxiety] [22:49 - Disproving the threat] [24:18 - Exposure and response prevention] [28:54 - How anxiety hijacks your brain] [32:40 - Why it's worth it to battle your anxiety] [38:01 - A word of caution about anxiety pushing back] 38:44 - Why exposure therapy works (allergic reaction analogy) 40:13 - Four different options for exposure therapy [40:25 - The first option: Imaginal] [44:20 - The second option: virtual] [45:29 - The third option: Situational] [48:48 - The fourth option: Interoceptive (Creating a sensation)] [51:50 - Dropping safety behaviors (Response prevention)] 53:49 - Practical application: social anxiety example 1:04:46 - Social media and anxiety 1:07:53 - ***What to show the people in your life who don't understand your anxiety*** 1:13:28 - What to do for someone experiencing anxiety during a peak 1:15:57 - When do we need to get therapy? 1:22:33 - Closing statements

We planned on starting the podcast very differently, but so many of us are quarantined in our houses right now due to the virus. When there's too much to process, I hope this is relieving, encouraging, and gives you new ways to have good days during this time or after. - G