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Dr. John Duffy & Julie Duffy

Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, best-selling author and parenting and relationship expert, is joined by his wife, Julie, to talk about how to make life, parenting, marriage, and family better.

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20:05

On Greatness: My Story Of Leaving Accounting For...

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2017/09/24

On Greatness: My Story Of Leaving Accounting For Psychology There are a lot of avenues we can take to define anxiety. So with this episode, I’d like to share my own personal story of how anxiety can bubble to the surface if all the best parts about yourself are being bottled. For me, this meant leaving behind an accounting career I’d worked very hard to build because my body was continuously letting me every day that I was in the wrong place. In this sense, anxiety can actually serve as a

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51:26

Turning Fear Into Health, Wealth, & Happiness...

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2017/09/18

This week’s guest is Akshay Nanavati, author of the forthcoming book “Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How To Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth, & Happiness.” Akshay struggled with drug addiction as a youth, but his life was changed after the movie “Black Hawk Down” inspired him to join the US Marines. After serving in Iraq, and struggling with PTSD as a result, Akshay began to educate himself deeply on the neuroscience behind fear, and developed some very interesting ideas on how fear can be

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34:40

“Designing Your Ideal Day w/ John & Julie"

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2017/09/10

We live in strange, anxiety-inducing times. Whether it’s the 24-hour cycle of negative news, political drama, natural disasters, or personal troubles, it’s becoming increasingly easier to feel like we’re losing control of both our circumstances and our lives. So this week Julie and I would like to take some time to talk about the idea of designing your ideal day, which can be done as a simple exercise when you wake up in the morning. One of the keys to creating a more meaningful life lie in our

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21:44

On College Freshmen & Loneliness

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2017/09/05

This week’s podcast is partially inspired by this article, written by one of my favorite writers Frank Bruni: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/college-freshman-mental-health.html?mcubz=0 Bruni makes some fantastic points in the article, so I decided to discuss a few of them while offering some advice to college freshmen who might be struggling with the transition as well as my thoughts on getting right into the mix to hopefully avoid potential growing pains altogether

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13:08

Undue Anxiety Quick Hit: On Weatherman Tom...

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2017/08/24

I felt compelled to record an additional quick episode of UA this week to talk about Chicago weatherman Tom Skilling, and how he was so moved by the solar eclipse that he shed tears. Tom's shameless display of emotion can teach us a lot about living life from a place of passion as well as the shifting nature of masculinity in today's world. Enjoy!

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28:15

On Navigating Transitions & Change

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2017/08/21

Julie & I just dropped off our son, George, back at college for his senior year, and it got inspired us to talk a little bit this week about periods of transition and change that we encounter throughout our lives, especially as parents as we watch our kids grow up and move to on to do all the great things they’re destined for. While these times can be scary and uncertain, change is nothing to fear, so tune in to get our extended thoughts on the topic!

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18:48

How To Have Your Best School Year Yet

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2017/08/13

Back To School time can sometimes be a harrowing period that where old anxieties re-surface and new ones form seemingly out of thin air. It doesn’t have to be that way. So in the spirit of undoing our undue anxiety, I’ve collected a list of thoughts on how you can have your happiest, healthiest school year yet. This is the stuff I work with most commonly in the therapy room, so take a listen and then take action! Have a great school year!

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40:22

Sean Griffin: On Strength, Health, Happiness and...

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2017/08/06

Sean Griffin is the owner of Chicago Primal Gym, and he’s here today to share some of his incredible insights on how to cultivate strength, health, and happiness. Sean opened his gym back in 2013, and has managed to build an extremely tight-knit community of more than 250 members. What interests me about Sean’s philosophies is that they tend to differ from the norm — he describes the CPG experience as being like the TV show “Cheers,” except you’re in a gym instead of a bar! Hope you enjoy this

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18:55

Steve Bartman Gets A World Series Ring!

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2017/08/02

We wanted to post an additional episode this week sharing our thoughts on the breaking news that Steve Bartman will be receiving a 2016 World Series Championship Ring from the Chicago Cubs! Bartman was the subject of relentless public scrutiny after he accidentally tipped a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, and we’re pleasantly surprised that his story has a great ending. In case you need to catch up to speed on the story:

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50:02

Matt: On Teen Marijuana & Alcohol Trends

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2017/07/31

Joining me on this week’s episode is Matt Quinn, Community Relations Coordinator at Rosecrance, a substance abuse treatment center with locations throughout Illinois. Matt’s here to help me touch on a number of areas we haven’t really had an opportunity to discuss on the podcast just yet, mainly as it relates to marijuana and alcohol usage in teenagers. Topics we discuss include: — Substance abuse trends that have surprised him. What drugs has he seen decreases and increases in? — His biggest

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51:55

Laura: On Raising Confident & Resilient Children

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2017/07/23

Returning to the podcast for this week’s episode is my esteemed colleague Laura Kaehler. We talking largely about the anxiety that tends to develop in our kids during the late high school to early college transition, and some approached we can take as parents to ensure that we’re sending them out into the world to confidently embrace the challenges of life, and the resilience to bounce back from setbacks. If you don’t recall Laura’s story, feel free scroll back through the archives for another

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20:15

What’s Going On? How to “Light Up” For Your Loved Ones

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2017/07/17

On this week’s episode of the podcast, I’m joined once again by my wife Julie. After being inspired by the latest Macklemore music video featuring his 100-year-old grandmother, we got onto the topic of family, and had a few musings on how we can all coexist together a little more peacefully. Also, here is the link to the Macklemore video we talk about in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OrLroFa0AI

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33:39

Shi*t Your Ego Says w/ Author James McCrae

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2017/07/09

If you’ve listened to this podcast before, you’ll be familiar with the idea that fear, judgement and ego are the big three facilitators of the undue anxieties we all encounter in our daily lives. Well, today we’re going to focus on the ego part of that with James McCrae, author of the new book “Sh*t Your Ego Says.” James has a roller coaster of a life story that involves leaving an unfulfilling lifestyle behind, becoming homeless after Hurricane Sandy, and putting it all back together largely

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47:34

Alex: A High School Coach On The Many Ingredients of...

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2017/07/05

Today’s guest is Alex, a high school English teacher & cross country/track coach. Alex decided his path was in coaching when he became he realized that hard work alone didn’t always equal success, and as a result became very interested in learning about the remaining puzzle pieces. His journey has allowed him to cultivate a rather unique approach to coaching teens and he’s here to share his story and wisdom. Highlights of this episode include: — The unusual reason Alex began coaching (hint: it

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37:01

Susan: On Eating Disorders & The Nature of...

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2017/06/27

Today’s guest is Susan, a long-time friend of my mine who is here to share her story about her battles with anorexia and bulimia throughout college. We also touch on her husbands’s suicide later on in her life, and how that has affected her family moving forward.

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37:25

Jaimal Yogis On Fear, Surfing & The Magic of The...

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2017/06/18

Jaimal Yogis is the author of three books (arguably with the most awesome titles ever), “Saltwater Buddha,” “The Fear Project,” and the forthcoming “All Our Waves Are Water.” His work centers around the intersections of surfing, fear, meditation, eastern philosophy and personal memoir, the journey of which began when he ran away from home at age 16 to go learn how to surf in Hawaii in the wake of his parents’ divorce. Jaimal has taken the lessons he’s learned from the ocean and his travels and

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34:34

It’s Undue Anxiety’s First Birthday!

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2017/06/12

It’s hard to believe, but Undue Anxiety has been around for an entire year now! To celebrate, I’m joined once again by my wife, Julie, to talk about some of the most significant observations we’ve made and the lessons we’ve learned in the process of hosting this very podcast. While we touch on a range of topics that are bulleted below, perhaps the most important takeaway is that you should never, ever forget what it is that’s great about YOU… What you’ll hear in this episode: -Why we changed the

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31:36

On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety with Andrea Petersen

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2017/06/05

Andrea Petersen is a contributing writer to the Wall Street Journal, where she writes about health, psychology and neuroscience. She’s also the author of the recently-published memoir “On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety,” which is an incredible read that’s quite the page turner. In our conversation, Andrea is kind enough to talk about some of the more harrowing aspects of her journey, as well as some of the most important tools in her toolbox for managing anxiety. Highlights of this episode

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39:50

Aaron: On Building the Confidence To Follow Your Dreams

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2017/05/30

Summoning the confidence to follow your dreams is a much more difficult task for the average college student than it may seem. Take today’s guest, Aaron, for example — he’s been a gifted soccer player all his life, and earned a tremendous opportunity to play soccer at a NCAA Division 1 school. But something wasn’t quite right. He had all sorts of fears and doubts about whether or not he could actually succeed, and a history of six concussions telling him maybe it wasn’t such a good idea. The root

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32:56

Healing Chronic Pain Naturally w/ Dr. Joe Tatta

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2017/05/22

Dr. Joe Tatta is a doctor of physical therapy and the author the new book titled “Heal Your Pain Now: The Revolutionary Program to Reset Your Brain and Body for a Pain-Free Life.” If you or a loved one is experiencing any sort of chronic pain, you’re definitely going to want to tune into our conversation, which was illuminating in terms of the role that our brains and emotions play in the larger picture of pain. Dr. Tatta believes that resolving pain has a lot more to do with the brain than the

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