#605 The Therapy of Time: How History Shrinks Our Anxiety

#605 The Therapy of Time: How History Shrinks Our Anxiety

Author: Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D. September 18, 2026 Duration: 10:41

When we are caught in the grip of anxiety, our perspective shrinks. A single stressful email, a difficult conversation, or a temporary setback can feel like a world-ending catastrophe because our minds are zoomed in entirely on the present moment. In this episode, we are going to explore a powerful psychological tool I call 'The Therapy of Time'—learning how to zoom out and look at our lives through the vast, enduring lens of human history and cosmology to instantly shrink our modern anxieties back down to size.

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