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#43: Avoiding Anxiety Makes it Stronger & Relationship Rules | Dr. John Delony

September 3, 2026 · 1 h 3 min

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Michael speaks with Dr. John Delony, host of The Dr. John Delony Show and author of Building a Non-Anxious Life. They discuss:

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00:54 Mental Health and Relationship Lessons from Thousands of Callers
09:09 Why The Problem People Describe is Never the Real Problem
12:45 What People Are Really Calling About
25:51 Lessons from a Homicide Detective
28:28 Why Punk Rock Teaches Stewardship
32:09 What Dave Ramsey Taught John
37:43 The Most Common Marriage Problems
50:21 Building a Non-Anxious Life
56:32 Why Doing Hard Things Helps

This episode includes discussion of suicidal thoughts and addiction.

Read The 6 Rules of a Tougher Mindset: https://www.twopct.com/p/the-6-rules-of-a-tougher-mindset

Two Percent is hosted by Michael Easter. Today's episode was produced by Joey Fischground, Robbie Hiser, Dana Brawer and Julia Nutter. From Kaleidoscope, our executive producers are Mangesh Hattikudur and Kate Osborn and Julia Nutter. From iHeart, our executive producers are Katrina Norvell and Nikki Ettore. Our Head of Video is Maria Paz Mendez Hodes. Our editor is Joey Fischground. Our theme music is by the Heater Manager.

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