{"id":83109,"date":"2018-04-12T13:39:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T18:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=83109"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:41:31","slug":"podcast-396-how-to-be-less-anxious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-396-how-to-be-less-anxious\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #396: How to Deal With Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent surveys have shown that rates of anxiety are up, especially among young people. What\u2019s going on? And if you\u2019re someone of any age who struggles with anxiety, what can you do about it? Those are just a few of the questions I ask my guest today<\/span>. His name is Kevin Ashworth and he\u2019s the clinical director at the NW Anxiety Institute<\/a>. Today<\/span> on the show Kevin and I discuss the difference between regular worrying and anxiety disorders, the ill effects of anxiety, and its causes. Kevin then explains some of the different ways anxiety manifests itself in men and women and some of the theories out there as to why it’s has been on the uptick. We end our conversation with research-backed ways to get handle on your anxious feelings. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recent surveys have shown that rates of anxiety are up, especially among young people. What\u2019s going on? And if you\u2019re someone of any age who struggles with anxiety, what can you do about it? Those are just a few of the questions I ask my guest today. His name is Kevin Ashworth and he\u2019s the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[502,156,42388],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-character","category-podcast","category-self-improvement"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/396-538x280.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/396-768x432.png","aom":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/396-372x230.png","reactor-320":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/396-320x180.png","reactor-640":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/396-640x360.png"},"yoast_head":"\nHow to Deal With Anxiety | The Art of Manliness Podcast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recent surveys have shown that rates of anxiety are up, especially among young people. 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