62. Easing Anxiety with Curiosity & the Power of Deep Listening

In this episode, we're exploring our element Curiosity. We'll talk about using curiosity to reduce anxiety and at the same time how more curious folks can swing toward anxiety. That all may seem like a paradox, but there's a sweet spot in there where we can strengthen our curiosity in ways that feel nourishing and fuel our joy. We'll also touch on the seven aspects of deep listening that can be used to ignite curiosity (and ease anxiety).

Links and Sources:

• Resilient Community  Find lots of resources to support you and you'll join a crew of inspiring people who are helping to keep our Joy Lab podcast in existence!
• Joy Lab Program (step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life)
• More of our Curiosity pods: 
• #3 Curiosity- Reshaping Your Brain
• #15 How Can We Respond to Tragic Loss?
• #16 The Surprising Benefits of Not Knowing 
• Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series)
• Relationships between measures of I- and D-type curiosity, ambiguity tolerance, and need for closure: An initial test of the wanting-liking model of information-seeking. Find it here.
• The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety. Find it here.
• Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation. Find it here.
• Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions. Find it here.

Full transcript available at: https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/podcasts/joy-lab-podcast/episodes/2147953381