Healing the Alarm: Dr. Russ Kennedy on Anxiety, Safety & the Inner Child Part 2
Anxiety isn’t caused by broken thinking. It’s driven by a nervous system stuck in alarm. In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Dr. Russell Kennedy explains how early life stress wires the body for survival, why the mind creates endless worry in response, and what restores real safety from the inside out.
Learn more about Dr. Kennedy’s work at https://www.theanxietymd.com
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Dr. Russell Kennedy is a physician, neuroscientist, and the author of the bestselling book Anxiety RX: A New Prescription for Anxiety Relief From the Doctor Who Created It.
Known as The Anxiety MD, he merges medical science, developmental psychology, and somatic practice to create an integrative framework for healing anxiety. Dr. Kennedy’s approach was born from his own struggle with anxiety and panic, shaped by early trauma and years in conventional medicine. His MBRX method helps people move from mental rumination to body-based safety through awareness, compassion, and reconnection.
Outside the clinic, he brings a unique twist to medicine—as a former stand-up comedian and certified yoga instructor, he infuses humor and humility into healing, reminding us that laughter, breath, and curiosity are also forms of medicine.
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