03/16/2021
Great to catch up with an old friend and talk about the mental health benefits of physical activity 💪🧠💪
🎙 This week's podcast episode features Dr. Ali Mattu! Join us as we discuss the quickest and most effective anti-depressant/anxiety prescription, social psychology on exercise and support, motivational interviewing, and the 2-minute rule of behavioral change.
Dr. Mattu spent a decade treating panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania), skin-picking disorder (excoriation), tic disorder, and Tourette syndrome using cognitive behavioral therapy. He’s created over 150 videos for his YouTube channel, The Psych Show, which have been seen over 3.5 million times. Dr. Mattu is the co-host of PBS’s Self-Evident, an expert on Netflix + Vox’s The Mind Explained: Anxiety, HBO’s Doctor Commentaries, and A&E’s The Employables.
He received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in psychology and minored in Asian American studies. Dr. Mattu received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Mattu has been called a “forward thinker” in psychology, and was named one of The Mighty’s mental health heroes of 2015. His work has been described as “simple, thoughtful, and actionable.” He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/46-physical-activity-best-anti-depressant-anti-anxiety/id1489154494?i=1000513104008
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52SB2MkgxYd0WTOge0IBOo?si=gjd96zRkShOtBaTSteiiMg
🎥 Watch on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/NPYQ3mcisnk
More from Dr. Mattu:
https://alimattu.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIZqOLqUCro7bKztUjYCNA
