Jen talks to world renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg about why people are so resistant to being told to meditate. Sharon also breaks down the myth that meditation is about clearing your mind of thoughts - that wouldn't make any sense with her preferred practice, Mindfulness Meditaton. Sharon also tells her story of how meditaiton helps with her anxiety and her propensity towards catastrophic thinking. Sharon is a New York Times bestselling author of 11 books. Her latest is: "Real Change" available here: https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/realchange/ Listen to Sharon's podcast "The Metta Hour Podcast" here: https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/metta-hour-podcast/ Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com