Anxiety Bites

Lizard Brain Isn't a Thing

Jen talks to neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett about her latest book, '7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain.'Dr. Barrett breaks down what is happening in the moments before a panic attack, and the mythology that won't die about humans having a lizard part of their brain that runs entirely on instinct and is the source of our emotions.Dr. Barrett explains how our brain functions and believes that the more we know about our brain the more we can understand why and when uncomfortable feelings might arise.For more information on Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett's work or to purchase her books go here: <a href="https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com%20">https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com </a>For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: <a href="jenkirkman.bio.link">jenkirkman.bio.link</a>Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Comedian Jen Kirkman who has had life-long Panic and Generalized Anxiety Disorder brings her life-lessons, humor, and hope to a show that’s about normalizing having anxiety so that we go from whispering dramatically, “I have anxiety” to saying out loud with a shrug, “Yeah, I have anxiety.” Jen will interview experts with anxiety be they PhD’s, creatives, or spiritual gurus for advice on how to self-diagnose, begin to treat, and how to live easily with everyday anxiety and panic – and at the very least – giving an interesting, relatable, calming listen.