Lose Your Mind to Find Yourself: Josh Pais on Anxiety, Presence & Creative Invincibility (Joker, Ray Donovan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and founder of the Committed Impulse Method)

What if anxiety wasn’t something to fix… but something to welcome?

In this deeply grounding and unexpectedly joyful episode of EmotionAL Support, Alessandra Torresani sits down with acclaimed actor, teacher, and author Josh Pais (Joker, Ray Donovan, The Dropout) for a conversation that might just change the way you experience your emotions…forever.

Josh is the founder of the Committed Impulse Method and the author of Lose Your Mind, a powerful guide to transforming anxiety, overwhelm, and self-judgment into presence, creativity, and aliveness. Together, Alessandra and Josh explore why there are no “bad” emotions, how suppressing feelings disconnects us from ourselves (and others), and why learning to get out of our heads is the key to creative freedom whether you’re an actor, a parent, or just a human trying to survive modern life.

✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why anxiety is not the enemy and how it can become your superpower
• Josh’s 4 access points to instantly quiet the mind and return to presence
• The 7–12 second rule that helps emotions naturally move through the body
• How to raise emotionally literate kids without labeling feelings as “good” or “bad”
• Why creativity, parenting, acting, and healing all rely on the same skill: being here now
• What Josh learned working on Joker alongside Joaquin Phoenix and how staying in the unknown unlocks brilliance

Alessandra also opens up about living with anxiety, panic attacks, motherhood, and what presence feels like in both creative work and real life, making this episode a powerful listen for anyone who’s ever felt overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in their own head.

This is not a conversation about “fixing” yourself.

It’s about remembering that it’s all good and that everything you feel is part of being alive.

🎙️ If you’re ready to lose your mind… and finally come home to yourself, this episode is for you.

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