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Pt 3: Is Wellness Culture Making Your Anxiety Worse? | Anxiety Josh
Published: 3 June 2026 at 01:00 Europe/London
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In part three, Joshua Fletcher joins Dr Alex George to unpack why there’s no quick-fix for anxiety, how wellness culture can quietly damage your self-worth and the complex relationship between anxiety and self-trust.
Plus, Josh and Alex discuss how using humour can sometimes be a healthy way to cope with anxiety, and why rumination never solves anything…
Follow @anxietyjosh and check out his new book Same Time Next Week?: Living with Anxiety in the Modern World.
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