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ANXIETY | Can you befriend anxiety? Joe Wicks faces his worst fear, with Owen O’Kane

ANXIETY | Can you befriend anxiety? Joe Wicks faces his worst fear, with Owen O’Kane5 Oct48 min

Why is anxiety on the rise and is there a better way to manage it… or even befriend it? To find out, Joe Wicks puts himself to the test – by experiencing one of his greatest fears. Joined by renowned psychotherapist Owen O’Kane, Joe explores why anxiety isn’t necessarily the enemy, what makes our internal threat indicators kick in and why our ‘soothing’ mechanisms are so often broken. He explores different ways to feel calm and confident, meets international rugby legend Ruby Tui and br...