In Defense of the Worry Warts by Greg Audino on Embracing Anxiety Traits

Dec 28, 2025
10 mins

Episode Description

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Episode 3402:

Greg Audino offers a nuanced counterpoint to Wayne Dyer’s popular philosophy that worry is always unnecessary. By exploring the modern gray area between what we can and can’t control, Audino validates the emotional experience of striving in uncertain situations and emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance as the real starting point for growth.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/in-defense-of-the-worry-warts-6cd8e3af3319

Quotes to ponder:

"Her worry becomes not about if she can control it, but how."

"Wayne Dyer is quoted as saying, 'Recognize the preposterousness of worry. Ask yourself over and over, ‘Is there anything that will ever change as a result of my worrying about it?’'"

"There’s nothing wrong with you for worrying. It’s not senseless, it’s circumstantial."

Episode references:

The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Intention-Learning-Co-create-World/dp/1401902162

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