Judson Brewer

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Judson Brewer

Jud Brewer, MD, Ph.D. (“Dr. Jud”) is a New York Times best-selling author and thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery,” who blends over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training and a career in scientific research. He is passionate about understanding how our brains work, and how to use that knowledge to help people make deep, permanent change in their lives — with the goal of reducing suffering in the world at large. Dr. Jud is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as a professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University. Previously, Dr. Jud held research and teaching positions at Yale University, and the University of Massachusetts’ Center for Mindfulness and was a research affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read more about him and his research.

Articles by Judson Brewer

Rewire Your Food Cravings and Triggers
Eating & Body Image

Rewire Your Food Cravings and Triggers

Bringing awareness to our food cravings can change our relationship to them—we can be with that craving rather than be caught up in it. Read More

A 12-Minute Meditation to Get Curious About Your Cravings 
Eating & Body Image

A 12-Minute Meditation to Get Curious About Your Cravings 

This guided meditation helps you get curious about your cravings so you can break free from unhealthy habits. Read More

A Practice to Cultivate a Curious Mind
Body Scan

A Practice to Cultivate a Curious Mind

Check in with your body to learn more about your habits and how staying curious can help us notice and shift them. Read More

How Mindfulness Works to Break Bad Habits
Focus & Attention

How Mindfulness Works to Break Bad Habits

Habits are formed and strengthened as we journey through a continuous loop seeking to satisfy our urges. Here's how mindfulness interrupts the cycle to break bad habits. Read More

Most Habit-Change Tools Fail With Anxiety—Here’s One that Works
Books & Reviews

Most Habit-Change Tools Fail With Anxiety—Here’s One that Works

Our automatic reactions are the result of unexamined habits, including anxiety. In his book Unwinding Anxiety, neuroscientist and psychiatrist Judson Brewer explores how mindfulness can plant the seeds for a calmer mind. Read More

A Mindfulness Practice to Meet Tough Emotions with Curiosity
Guided Meditations

A Mindfulness Practice to Meet Tough Emotions with Curiosity

Curiosity is a helpful tool for engaging with our embodied experience, including emotions like sadness, anxiety, or any other unpleasant emotion. Explore this simple exercise to help you shift your attitude toward what you’re feeling. Read More

The Science of Curiosity
Focus & Attention

The Science of Curiosity

The thrill of curiosity can motivate us to learn—or it can send us hurtling into rabbit holes and habit loops. Dr. Judson Brewer breaks down what this inner drive has to do with shifting our most ingrained habits. Read More

How to Break a Habit, According to Neuroscience
Focus & Attention

How to Break a Habit, According to Neuroscience

If you’re having a hard time improving your habits, says neuroscientist Judson Brewer, tuning in to your inner reward system is key. Read More

A 2-Minute Practice to Calm Anxiety and Nurture Curiosity
Guided Meditations

A 2-Minute Practice to Calm Anxiety and Nurture Curiosity

Anxiety often contributes to keeping us stuck in habits we don’t want. This mindfulness practice lets us soothe racing thoughts by letting us tune in to embodied awareness. Read More

Tame Your Feelings of Anxiety
Guided Meditations

Tame Your Feelings of Anxiety

By understanding the stress and anxiety habit loops present in our lives, we can eventually ease ourselves into different behaviors around these difficult emotions. Read More

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