Nimesh Patel enters the Anxiety Lab! Nimesh is a comedian (Tonight Show, Seth Meyers) and is currently enjoying massive success. We discuss how he keeps his head amidst a busy travel schedule, high stakes, healthy vs unhealthy competition, work

Episode 3.3: Drew Dowdy

Jun 27th, 2023 1h 22m

Drew Dowdy enters the Anxiety Lab! Drew is a comedian and writer (Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime) and one of my favorite people. We discuss looking at yourself in your mirror, overthinking, finding compassion for parents, psychedelics, raci

Episode 3.2: Katie Hannigan and Sarah Tollemache

Jun 6th, 2023 1h 28m

Such a fun and silly yet deep episode. My first with two guests! I’m joined by comedians Katie Hannigan (Colbert, Corden) and Sarah Tollemache (Colbert, Comedy Central), who host the Lady Journey podcast. We discuss maladaptive daydreaming and

Episode 3.1: Pascal Auclair

May 23rd, 2023 1h 34m

So happy to be back in The Anxiety Lab with you! Today I talk to meditation teacher Pascal Auclair. We discuss the practice of literally slowing down, being “absolutely no one,” the fascinating nature of ever-changing mind states, working with

Episode 2.6: Mark Van Buren

Sep 13th, 2022 1h 4m

Author and meditation teacher Mark Van Buren enters the Anxiety Lab! Mark leads meditation workshops, silent retreats, and corporate wellness classes. He offers simple tools and practices that can reduce stress, help with anxiety and depression

Episode 2.5: Ashley Brooke Roberts

Aug 9th, 2022 1h 6m

Comedian and writer Ashley Brooke Roberts enters the Anxiety Lab! Ashley is brilliant and had plenty to offer about Anxiety. We talk about FOMO, having conflicting desires, finding that “true” inner voice/desire, clinging to selves, status anxi

Episode 2.4: Matt Sucich

Jul 26th, 2022 1h 16m

One of my favorite musicians Matt Sucich enters the Anxiety Lab! Matt is an NYC-based singer-songwriter who has played all kinds of places including Bonnaroo, Willie Nelson’s Heartbreaker Banquet, Firefly, and Newport Folk Fest. One review said

Episode 2.3: Liz Moore

Jul 12th, 2022 1h 16m

Liz Moore (NYT bestselling author of Long Bright River, The Unseen World, Heft) gets out of her pre-written comfort zone and opens up about her anxiety. Whether you’re familiar with her work or not, this episode is a treat. We discuss the self-

Episode 2.2: Dr. Jud Brewer

Jun 28th, 2022 1h

Dr. Jud Brewer (neuroscientist, NYT bestselling author, Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, executive medical director at Sharecare Inc.) brings so much wisdom to the Anxiety Lab. He shares his breakthr

Episode 2.1: Aparna Nancherla

Jun 14th, 2022 1h 13m

The Anxiety Lab is back! Season 2 starts with Aparna Nancherla (Netflix, Colbert, The Great North). We discuss defining ourselves through the eyes of others, the creative process, other people’s expectations, being an outsiders/observer, procra

Episode 12: Kimberly Brown Returns!

Apr 20th, 2021 57m 51s

Season 1 concludes with same guest we started with, Kimberly Brown. Kimberly and I discuss gratitude, generosity (and working with putting pressure on ourselves to give), fear of the mundane, being present to all joys and sorrows of life, and m

Episode 11: Jesse Giunta Rafeh

Apr 13th, 2021 52m 1s

Decision anxiety with therapist Jesse Giunta Rafeh! Jesse and I talk about my favorite type of anxiety, big and small decisions, along with lots of other things like needs for approval, anxiety serving an evolutionary purpose, and EMDR. At one

Episode 10: Myq Kaplan

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 6m

Myq Kaplan (The Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman) enters The Anxiety Lab, and he is a tightly wound coil of brilliance and depth and humor and compassion. We spend some time unpacking the following quote by Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki: “Each of yo

Episode 9: Koshin Paley Ellison

Mar 30th, 2021 1h 2m

Honored to bring Koshin Paley Ellison into The Anxiety Lab. Koshin is an author (most recently, Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up), Zen teacher, psychotherapist, chaplain, and co-founder of New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care (z

Episode 8: Emma Varvaloucas

Mar 23rd, 2021 56m 58s

Emma Varvaloucas, executive director at The Progress Network and former executive editor at Tricycle Magazine, joins me! We talk about catastrophizing, worst case scenarios, how trying to figure out where anxiety comes from can sometimes cause

Episode 7: Ayo Yetunde

Mar 16th, 2021 1h 15m

I’m thrilled to present this conversation with Ayo Yetunde, co-editor of Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom. Ayo and I discuss some of the complexities arising at the intersection o

Episode 6: Mona Chopra

Mar 9th, 2021 46m 45s

My dear friend and teacher Mona Chopra joins me as we get back to basics and talk about the qualities of mindfulness and how they offer relief from anxiety. Mona also offers a wonderful guided meditation to help put the conversation into practi

Episode 5: Joe List

Mar 2nd, 2021 57m 47s

Comedian Joe List joins me and we talk about hating ourselves, anxiety (surprise), the toxicity of social media, green tea, Sam Harris, getting grandiose when listening to music, and lots of other things. We also get into some Jack Kornfield an

Episode 4: Ari Goldfield Part 2

Feb 23rd, 2021 48m 16s

Ari Goldfield joins me again to unpack some of the major wisdom he dropped in Episode 3. We discuss the importance of direct experience vs. intellectualizing. We also get into spiritual bypassing, which John Welwood details as follows: “While s

Episode 3: Ari Goldfield

Feb 16th, 2021 43m 48s

Buddhist teacher Ari Goldfield joins me to explore the deeper messages that are contained within feelings of sadness and depression. So often in Buddhism, people talk about awakening through suffering, and I wanted to flesh this out a little. W

Episode 2: Sondra Kornblatt

Feb 9th, 2021 51m 8s

I’m thrilled with this episode. Sondra is a sleep specialist but even if you don’t have sleep issues (congrats, btw), she still offers deep wisdom around the nature of thoughts and worrying, shame, and the value of self-compassion. Personally,

Episode 1: Kimberly Brown

Feb 2nd, 2021 52m 12s

Kim was my first meditation teacher and the person I wanted to start the podcast with. As we hopefully head towards the end of the pandemic, I want to be careful not to forget this time. It has revealed something that has always been true: that

The Anxiety Lab - Teaser/Intro

Jan 26th, 2021 1m 35s

The Anxiety Lab explores how the (often confusing) world of mindfulness can help with anxiety and possibly uncover deeper truths about the mind. Hosted by comedian and neurotic meditator Sagar Bhatt. Thank you. Be well.

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