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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2025 · 1H 16M

Psychiatrist Explains Why You Fail Quitting Bad Habits (and How to Finally Break Free) - Dr. Jud Brewer

from Wellness + Wisdom Podcast · host Josh Trent

Why can’t you quit your bad habits, no matter how hard you try? And are you ready to uncover the crucial missing link?Josh Trent welcomes Dr. Jud Brewer, Neuroscientist and Psychiatrist, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 758, to reveal how your survival mechanisms hijack your mind, why willpower is NOT the key to quitting bad habits, and how understanding habit formation rewires your brain for lasting change.In This Episode, Dr. Jud Brewer Uncovers:(00:55) Understanding The Mind(06:05) How to Heal Anxiety(10:40) Can It Be Easy to Change Bad Habits?(14:00) You Generate Your World Based on Your Past(21:35) What Is The Source of Your Curiosity?(28:05) Curiosity Heals Anxiety(37:25) Psychedelics + Parts Work(47:10) Willpower Doesn't Heal Addiction(54:00) How to Let Go of Porn Addiction(01:01:35) The Relation Between Addiction + Trauma(01:09:15) The Only Way Out Is Through👉 ⁠⁠⁠Get the full SHOW NOTES + resources HERE!⁠⁠🧠 Korrect LifeExperience clarity, calm, and deep focus with Korrect Life’s Fuel + Energy products breakthrough - designed to nourish your nervous system, ease stress, and support peak brain function. 👉 Start feeling the difference + use code JOSH15 for 15% off your order at joshtrent.com/korrectlife💧 My Pure Water DistillerYour water is only as pure as your source. With the My Pure Water Automatic Water Distiller, you can eliminate toxins, heavy metals, and chemicals from your drinking water - giving your family the cleanest, freshest hydration possible. It's the gold standard in home water purification.👉 Make the upgrade today: Go to joshtrent.com/mypurewaterUse code JOSH5 at checkout to save 5% on your distiller.🔬 Healthletic Methylene Blue + BPC-157Boost your mitochondria, accelerate recovery, and enhance performance with Healthletic’s cutting-edge combo: Pharmaceutical-grade Methylene Blue and BPC-157. Trusted by top athletes and health pioneers, this duo supports cognitive clarity, cellular energy, and total-body healing. 👉 Get 15% off your order with code JOSH15 at joshtrent.com/healthleticJosh's Trusted Products | Up To 40% Off⁠Shop All Products⁠Biohacking⁠⁠⁠⁠MANNA Vitality - Save 20% with code JOSH20⁠⁠HigherDOSE - 15% off with the code WELLNESSANDWISDOM⁠⁠PLUNGE - $150 off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠Pulsetto - Save 20% with code "JOSH"⁠⁠SaunaSpace -⁠ ⁠10% off with discount code JOSH10⁠⁠Ultrahuman Ring Air - 10% off with code JOSH⁠Wellness Test Kits⁠Choose Joi - Save 50% on all Lab Tests with JOSH⁠⁠Blokes - Save 50% on all Lab Tests with JOSH⁠⁠Tiny Health Gut Tests - $20 off with discount code JOSH20⁠⁠VIVOO Health Tests - Save 30% off with code JOSH⁠⁠SiPhox Health Blood Test - Save 15% off with code JOSH⁠Nutrition + Gut Health⁠Organifi - 20% off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠SEED Synbiotic - 25% off with the code 25JOSHTRENT⁠⁠Paleovalley -  15% off (no code needed) ⁠⁠EQUIP Foods - 20% off with the code WELLNESS20⁠⁠DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢⁠⁠Just Thrive - 20% off with the code JOSH⁠⁠Kreatures of Habit - Save 20% with WISDOM20⁠Supplements⁠MANNA GOLD - $20 off with the code JOSHGOLD⁠⁠Adapt Naturals - 20% off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠MitoZen - 10% off with the code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠Activation Products - 20% off with the code JOSH20⁠⁠BiOptimizers - 10% off with discount code JOSH10⁠⁠Fatty15 Essential Fatty Acids Supplement - Get 15% off with code JOSH15⁠Sleep⁠BiOptimizers Sleep Breakthrough - 10% off with JOSH10⁠⁠Zyppah Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece - 20% off with the code JOSH⁠⁠MitoZen Super SandMan Ultra™ (Melatonin Liposomal)+ 10% off with WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠Luminette Light Therapy Glasses - 15% off with JOSH⁠⁠Cured Nutrition CBN Night Oil - 20% off with JOSH

Why can’t you quit your bad habits, no matter how hard you try? And are you ready to uncover the crucial missing link?Josh Trent welcomes Dr. Jud Brewer, Neuroscientist and Psychiatrist, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 758, to reveal how your survival mechanisms hijack your mind, why willpower is NOT the key to quitting bad habits, and how understanding habit formation rewires your brain for lasting change.In This Episode, Dr. Jud Brewer Uncovers:(00:55) Understanding The Mind(06:05) How to Heal Anxiety(10:40) Can It Be Easy to Change Bad Habits?(14:00) You Generate Your World Based on Your Past(21:35) What Is The Source of Your Curiosity?(28:05) Curiosity Heals Anxiety(37:25) Psychedelics + Parts Work(47:10) Willpower Doesn't Heal Addiction(54:00) How to Let Go of Porn Addiction(01:01:35) The Relation Between Addiction + Trauma(01:09:15) The Only Way Out Is Through👉 ⁠⁠⁠Get the full SHOW NOTES + resources HERE!⁠⁠🧠 Korrect LifeExperience clarity, calm, and deep focus with Korrect Life’s Fuel + Energy products breakthrough - designed to nourish your nervous system, ease stress, and support peak brain function. 👉 Start feeling the difference + use code JOSH15 for 15% off your order at joshtrent.com/korrectlife💧 My Pure Water DistillerYour water is only as pure as your source. With the My Pure Water Automatic Water Distiller, you can eliminate toxins, heavy metals, and chemicals from your drinking water - giving your family the cleanest, freshest hydration possible. It's the gold standard in home water purification.👉 Make the upgrade today: Go to joshtrent.com/mypurewaterUse code JOSH5 at checkout to save 5% on your distiller.🔬 Healthletic Methylene Blue + BPC-157Boost your mitochondria, accelerate recovery, and enhance performance with Healthletic’s cutting-edge combo: Pharmaceutical-grade Methylene Blue and BPC-157. Trusted by top athletes and health pioneers, this duo supports cognitive clarity, cellular energy, and total-body healing. 👉 Get 15% off your order with code JOSH15 at joshtrent.com/healthleticJosh's Trusted Products | Up To 40% Off⁠Shop All Products⁠Biohacking⁠⁠⁠⁠MANNA Vitality - Save 20% with code JOSH20⁠⁠HigherDOSE - 15% off with the code WELLNESSANDWISDOM⁠⁠PLUNGE - $150 off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠Pulsetto - Save 20% with code "JOSH"⁠⁠SaunaSpace -⁠ ⁠10% off with discount code JOSH10⁠⁠Ultrahuman Ring Air - 10% off with code JOSH⁠Wellness Test Kits⁠Choose Joi - Save 50% on all Lab Tests with JOSH⁠⁠Blokes - Save 50% on all Lab Tests with JOSH⁠⁠Tiny Health Gut Tests - $20 off with discount code JOSH20⁠⁠VIVOO Health Tests - Save 30% off with code JOSH⁠⁠SiPhox Health Blood Test - Save 15% off with code JOSH⁠Nutrition + Gut Health⁠Organifi - 20% off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠SEED Synbiotic - 25% off with the code 25JOSHTRENT⁠⁠Paleovalley -  15% off (no code needed) ⁠⁠EQUIP Foods - 20% off with the code WELLNESS20⁠⁠DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢⁠⁠Just Thrive - 20% off with the code JOSH⁠⁠Kreatures of Habit - Save 20% with WISDOM20⁠Supplements⁠MANNA GOLD - $20 off with the code JOSHGOLD⁠⁠Adapt Naturals - 20% off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠MitoZen - 10% off with the code WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠Activation Products - 20% off with the code JOSH20⁠⁠BiOptimizers - 10% off with discount code JOSH10⁠⁠Fatty15 Essential Fatty Acids Supplement - Get 15% off with code JOSH15⁠Sleep⁠BiOptimizers Sleep Breakthrough - 10% off with JOSH10⁠⁠Zyppah Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece - 20% off with the code JOSH⁠⁠MitoZen Super SandMan Ultra™ (Melatonin Liposomal)+ 10% off with WELLNESSFORCE⁠⁠Luminette Light Therapy Glasses - 15% off with JOSH⁠⁠Cured Nutrition CBN Night Oil - 20% off with JOSH

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