The Anxiety Epidemic How Ancient Spiritual Practices Are Healing Modern Mental Health

Dec 27, 2025
1h 29m

Episode Description

In a generation drowning in notifications, paralyzed by infinite choices, and medicated for unprecedented levels of anxiety, one person's breakdown became a breakthrough into practices that have quieted troubled minds for thousands of years. This is the raw story of someone who tried every modern solution for anxiety—therapy, medication, mindfulness apps, biohacking—only to discover that what actually worked were ancient spiritual practices that religion had been offering all along. From contemplative prayer to Sabbath rest, from fasting to liturgy, explore how traditional faith practices are providing what our hyperconnected, optimization-obsessed culture cannot: true peace, genuine rest, and a nervous system that can finally calm down. Whether you're skeptical of religion or desperate for relief,

this journey will challenge everything you thought you knew about anxiety and healing.



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