2177: How to Build a Non-Anxious Life With Dr. John Delony

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with national best-selling author, mental health expert and host of The Dr. John Delony Show, Dr. John Delony.

• Anxiety is NOT your problem. Anxiety is just trying to get your ATTENTION. (2:15)

• What makes anxiety so addictive? (4:19)

• How anxiety is a smoke detector in your kitchen. (6:54)

• How to identify bad behaviors. (11:04)

• Your body would be FAILING you if you didn’t recognize you were lonely. (14:22)

• The quiet life of desperation. (17:09)

• Practice by SHOWING up. (22:33)

• Learning how to shift and become a safe house. (25:08)

• Go first and just be weird. (29:01)

• How we are communicating and NOT connecting. (38:27)

• The dangers of self-diagnosing yourself. (42:02)

• Stopping the ‘shame spiral’. (46:35)

• The steps to building a non-anxious life. (50:57)

• #1 – Choose reality. (51:42)

• #2 – Choose connection. (55:35)

• #3 – Choose freedom. (58:26)

• #4- Choose mindfulness. (1:01:41)

• #5 – Choose belief. (1:03:22)

• A major turning point in his life. (1:03:30)

• One of the greatest curses of modern masculinity. (1:09:40)

• The BIG difference between loneliness and solitude. (1:13:59)

• What do I need right now? (1:16:43)

• Finding your purpose when things slow down. (1:19:47)

• His favorite things about what he does. (1:24:20)

• Don’t let your kids hurt your feelings. (1:25:46)

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