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The Anxiety-Eating-Shame Cycle: How to Break Free When Food Becomes Your Coping Mechanism

A comprehensive guide to understanding and breaking the anxiety-eating-shame cycle using Dr. Jud Brewer's neuroscience-based approach.

Why Anxiety Medication Doesn't Work for Everyone (And What Your Brain Needs Instead)

A psychiatrist explains why anxiety medication has a success rate of only 1 in 5 — and what the brain actually needs to break the anxiety cycle.

Anxiety Is Ruining My Life: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Breaking Free

A neuroscientist who has personally struggled with anxiety explains why it feels inescapable — and the first step to unwinding the pattern.

Why CBT Doesn't Work for Everyone with Anxiety (And What to Try Next)

A Brown University psychiatrist explains why CBT's reliance on the prefrontal cortex creates a structural problem for chronic anxiety — and what actually addresses the mechanism.

The Complete Guide to Overcoming Chronic Anxiety (When Nothing Else Has Worked)

A comprehensive guide to understanding and overcoming chronic anxiety using Dr. Jud Brewer's clinically-proven, neuroscience-based approach.

Curiosity: The Superpower That Breaks Any Habit Loop

A neuroscientist explains why curiosity is the single most powerful tool for breaking habits — backed by clinical trials across anxiety, smoking, and eating.

Everyday Addictions: Why You Can't Stop (And How Your Brain Can Learn To)

A comprehensive guide to understanding and breaking bad habits and everyday addictions using Dr. Jud Brewer's reward-based learning framework.

How to Break a Bad Habit (According to Neuroscience, Not Willpower)

The neuroscientist behind one of the most-watched TED talks on habits explains why willpower fails — and the Three Gears framework that works.

How to Break a Doom Scrolling Habit (The Neuroscience Behind the Urge)

An addiction psychiatrist explains why you can't stop scrolling — and the neuroscience-based approach that actually breaks the loop.

Why Meditation Doesn't Work for Your Anxiety (And What Actually Does)

A neuroscientist and meditation researcher explains why generic meditation misses the mechanism that drives anxiety — and what targeted mindfulness actually changes.

Why You Can't Stop Procrastinating: The Anxiety-Avoidance Loop

An addiction psychiatrist explains why procrastination is actually an anxiety habit loop — and why productivity hacks miss the real problem.

The RAIN Method: A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking Habit Loops

A psychiatrist's step-by-step guide to RAIN — the practice that helps you ride out anxiety, cravings, and habit loops without fighting them.

Why Diets Always Fail: They Don't Address the Real Problem

A neuroscientist explains why every diet you've tried has failed — and why the problem was never the food.

Why Do I Eat When I'm Anxious? (The Brain Science of Emotional Eating)

An addiction psychiatrist explains why anxiety drives you to eat — and why understanding the brain science is the first step to breaking free.

A Simple Way To Break Bad Habits

How To Practice Good Sleep Hygiene

What Is the Habit Loop?

Good vs. Bad Habits

Habitual Smoking: How To Start Quitting Today

Tips for Improving Your Nightly Sleep Quality

The Power of Kindness

The Wall Street Journal: New Strategies for Calming Your Pandemic Anxiety

Dr. Jud on NPR: Why Willing Yourself To Be Less Anxious Doesn't Work — And What Actually Helps Instead

Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere