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Psychiatrist Explains Why You Fail Quitting Bad Habits (and How to Finally Break Free) - Dr. Jud Brewer

Psychiatrist Explains Why You Fail Quitting Bad Habits (and How to Finally Break Free) - Dr. Jud Brewer

Update: 2025-07-15
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Why can’t you quit your bad habits, no matter how hard you try? And are you ready to uncover the crucial missing link?

Josh Trent welcomes Dr. Jud Brewer, Neuroscientist and Psychiatrist, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 758, to reveal how your survival mechanisms hijack your mind, why willpower is NOT the key to quitting bad habits, and how understanding habit formation rewires your brain for lasting change.

In This Episode, Dr. Jud Brewer Uncovers:

  • (00:55 ) Understanding The Mind
  • (06:05 ) How to Heal Anxiety
  • (10:40 ) Can It Be Easy to Change Bad Habits?
  • (14:00 ) You Generate Your World Based on Your Past
  • (21:35 ) What Is The Source of Your Curiosity?
  • (28:05 ) Curiosity Heals Anxiety
  • (37:25 ) Psychedelics + Parts Work
  • (47:10 ) Willpower Doesn't Heal Addiction
  • (54:00 ) How to Let Go of Porn Addiction
  • (01:01:35 ) The Relation Between Addiction + Trauma
  • (01:09:15 ) The Only Way Out Is Through

👉 ⁠⁠⁠Get the full SHOW NOTES + resources HERE!⁠⁠

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Psychiatrist Explains Why You Fail Quitting Bad Habits (and How to Finally Break Free) - Dr. Jud Brewer

Psychiatrist Explains Why You Fail Quitting Bad Habits (and How to Finally Break Free) - Dr. Jud Brewer

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