Today Scott Stossel is helping me create a conversation around anxiety and psych meds. You might recognize his name if you watched the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills: Xanax as he was featured in it. Scott is the National Editor of The Atlantic, the author of My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind and Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver. We're talking about... - Why he wanted to share his mental health experience inside a documentary - Where his mental health journey began - What his experience with psych meds looked like - What he believes is at the root of his anxiety - Why being a man has made his anxiety worse - How benzodiazepine use can lead to addiction - How benzos impact GABA production - The role the nervous system plays in anxiety - What you can do to shift your nervous system back into a ventral state of calm - How benzodiazepines impact your amygdala ...and so much more! ✨ If you loved today's conversation, and you know someone who'd benefit from hearing it, please share it with them (even better if you share on social). ☕️ Click here to save 10% off your Kion coffee order when you use code COURAGE at checkout. HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM TODAY'S SHOW NOTES

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