{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f810a497de3c2d381b4fa9/6a185602da0413146c0af807?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Handle Anxiety (Without Trying to Eliminate It)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67f810a497de3c2d381b4fa9/1779976827487-e33bc4e8-c484-4933-9cbf-85aa2fd27e85.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Anxiety isn’t caused by uncertainty. It’s caused by how we respond to it.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of NUGGETS, Pellegrino and Francois explore why the brain struggles so much with the unknown — and why anxious thinking often becomes an attempt to control things we simply can’t control.</p><p><br></p><p>From football fandom and worst-case scenarios to leadership, work stress, finances, and everyday overthinking, this conversation looks at the psychology behind anxiety in a grounded and surprisingly practical way.</p><p><br></p><p>They explore:</p><ul><li>why the brain creates negative stories</li><li>the role of “anxious monkeys” as an early warning system</li><li>how uncertainty affects performance and relationships</li><li>why clarity and action calm people down</li><li>practical ways to stop spiralling when life feels unpredictable</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The episode also includes simple tools for managing anxiety more effectively — without pretending you can remove it completely.</p><p><br></p><p>Because anxiety may be part of life. But making it worse doesn’t have to be.</p>","author_name":"Pellegrino Riccardi & Francois Sibbald"}