Ep. 49 Taking It Easy With Dr. Brian King

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We ve lived through a global pandemic People are filled with stress and anxiety Even under the best of circumstances there s nothing funny about mental health Until you meet Dr Brian King Combining his training as a clinical psychologist with his love of stand-up comedy Dr Brian shares his timely tips for managing stress in his new book The Fine Art of Taking it Easy in which he compares and contrasts being chased by a bear to being stuck in traffic Prior to the pandemic Dr Brian made his living as a corporate speaker and a stand-up comedian Covid-19 curtailed his traveling but his message has never been more timely The Take-Away Our physiologic response to stress was designed to keep us safe from the threats that our forebearers routinely faced But in today s modern world we rarely confront existential threats Our bodies don t know this and still react to stress with the same fight-flight-freeze response In his book Dr Brian teaches readers how to mitigate that response to alleviate the overwhelming stress response that leads to anxiety and its related health problems Learn more Find Dr Brian King on social media He can be found on Facebook Instagram and YouTube Find his books including The Fine Art of Taking it Easy on Amazon and at your local book seller See omnystudio com listener for privacy information Click here to visit this podcast episode