The Beautifully Anxious

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04/20 Lockdown (feat. Luke Evans) Dec 13, 2021

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Remember the beginning of COVID where you were furiously scrubbing away at your groceries and Lysol was more expensive than gold? We do.

In what is very much a time capsule episode (this was recorded at the beginning of the first worldwide lockdown in April 2020), Dave, Phivos and Benet are joined by friend of the show, actor, singer, and dragon-slayer Luke Evans. They chat about coping tools, meditation, success, pressure and (inevitably) how unprepared everyone felt for a lockdown.
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Luke Evans is a Welsh actor and singer.
In 2013, Evans starred as the antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6, and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. More recently Luke starred as Gaston in Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, and had a lead role in the period drama series The Alienist. You can currently see him in on the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

Edited By:
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I Believe In... (feat. Ramy Youssef) Nov 11, 2021

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Dave, Phivos and Benet are joined by their friend Ramy Youssef, a successful comedian, actor, creator (but failed NBA player).

They candidly discuss his experience of therapy, navigating relationships, what 'success' means, and everything in-between.
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RAMY YOUSSEF - Instagram | Twitter | Website

Ramy is a Queens born, New Jersey raised stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series Ramy, for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Peabody Award in 2020. He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Had he not been successful as an actor/writer/comic, he would've definitely made it as an NBA player.

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

Edited By:
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"Life After Death" Pt.1 May 15, 2021

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

Edited By:
Milad Yousofi

"Taking My Time to Perfect the Beat" - Perfectionism Apr 11, 2021

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

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Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

You Think You're Sick Bruv! - Hypochondriasis (feat. Nataly Aukar) Nov 15, 2020

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NATALY AUKAR - Instagram | Twitter | Website

Nataly is a Lebanese born and raised stand up comic based in New York City.

After working as a writer at a production house in Lebanon throughout college, Nataly graduated from the American University of Beirut and immediately moved to NY to pursue stand up comedy.

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

Bring Da Ruckus - Anger Pt.1 Aug 01, 2020

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02:52 - Defining ‘anger’
03:51 - You wouldn’t like Dave when he’s angry
13:39 - Rules + Expectation = Anger
17:44 - Anger is usually easy
21:33 - Broken Steering / Broken Boundaries
27:53 - Anger can be healthy
32:21 - Too angry?
52:57 - It’s not about the blueberries
56:35 - There’s so much to be angry at

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

You down with OCD (Yeah You Know Me!) Jul 24, 2020

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Dave & Phivos are back, this time to dive into some of their obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors with friend and therapist Benet.

Dave shares what drives the compulsions he has and has had throughout his life. They look at the sliding scale of OCD, some of the unhelpful and (who would’ve thought) helpful ways that it manifests, as well as different treatment options that are available. But most importantly, they answer the eternal question: ‘How can Dave eat ass, but not wear a clean sock that’s been dropped on the floor?’

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01:53 - Why Dave is a “Slipper Person” now
05:19 - OCD and Hollywood
06:48 - Defining “obsessions” and “compulsions”
07:24 - Why Dave’s dad spent so much on video game controllers
11:00 - Overcooked chicken isn’t the answer
27:10 - “I’m a little OCD”
36:29 - How do you help someone with OCD?
42:28 - “They fuck you up, your mum and dad”
54:20 - Medication and treatment

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

Panic-ception Jul 24, 2020

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A panic attack is like a giant wave coming at you. You can’t stop the wave, you can’t punch it, you can’t kick it, but you know it will pass. Knowing that it is going to come and go is the key to riding it out.

Dave, Phivos, and Ben return, this time discussing something they are both very familiar with, ‘Panic Attacks’. A lot more common than you might imagine, Ben listens as our hosts reveal how having them regularly affected their lives, from Phivos walking for miles to avoid the subway, to Dave wondering if his barber is actually going to murder him. All this and how dry humping is cool (if you’re into that kind of thing).

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05:48 - Sabretooth tigers and job interviews
07:18 - Are panic attacks a good thing?
08:49 - Cardiologists are not funny
11:45 - “Clit”
14:14 - Definition of a panic attack
16:46 - Panic-ception
19:00 - What if my barber is Sweeney Todd?
22:05 - Isn’t everything a possibility?
40:51 - It’s gonna be OK

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Opening Credits:
Narcy - Superhero (Instrumental) | Produced by Sandhill

Closing Credits:
Narcy - Free (One Day) | Produced by Narcy

Introducing... Jul 22, 2020

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Dave & Phivos overcome their procrastination and FINALLY start their podcast. Guided by their friend and practicing therapist Benet, join them as they wander through the world of mental health, on a vulnerable, honest (often shameless) journey to be better.

In this introductory episode, the hosts share a bit about their backgrounds, daily anxiety struggles and compulsions they experience, while Benet does his best to make sense out of all this. Amongst many things they explore ‘why a jacket can be more than just a jacket’, and ‘why Dave’s socks sometimes make him go soft’.

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