Shann Vander Leek & Ananga Sivyer
Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
The highly acclaimed, award-winning Anxiety Slayer™ podcast is a supportive resource for anyone suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and PTSD. Listen in for a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, expert interviews, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm, centered, and relaxed.
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Shann Vander Leek & Ananga Sivyer
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Jan 15, 2026
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Episodes
Guided Tapping Session for the Fear of Getting Coronavirus 26.03.2020 16:27
#490: Shann guides you through a supportive Tapping session to release health anxiety and the fear of getting Coronavirus. Guided Tapping sessions help you get good results from Tapping along with an experienced practitioner, but it's important to note that your own words are always the best words. As you gain experience with Tapping, please add some extra Tapping sessions using your own words an...
Emotional Detox for Anxiety with Sherianna Boyle 20.03.2020 30:19
#489: Today it’s our pleasure to introduce you to Sherianna Boyle. Join us as we discuss her seven-step process for feeling and processing your emotions and activating joy which is the foundation of her most recent book, Emotional Detox for Anxiety: 7 Steps to Release Anxiety and Energize Joy Sherianna is a spiritual teacher, adjunct Psychology Professor, and yogi, with a passion for writing. She...
Guided meditation for challenging times 13.03.2020 9:57
#488: Shann and Ananga share a supportive and relaxing guided meditation for these challenging and chaotic times. Listen in for a mini-retreat to calm your precious mind. Solace is one of the most popular tracks from our Emotional Peace album. Emotional Peace is a collection of guided meditations created to ease stress and anxiety during challenging times where you might be experiencing sadness o...
Getting through the things we face in life that can feel so overwhelming 28.02.2020 20:45
#486: This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we’re talking about getting through the things we face in life that can feel so overwhelming When the little things feel big and too much to cope with, it’s a nudge that we need to slow down and take better care of ourselves. Overwhelm can be a response to anxiety, change, trauma, exhaustion or depression. And, while we often feel like we should push t...
Understanding what is at the core of suffering with Dr. John Demartini 21.02.2020 30:29
#485 This week we’re sharing a conversation that Shann had recently with Dr. John Demartini. Dr. Demartini is a human behavior specialist, International best-selling author, educator, founder of the Demartini Institute and the author of 40 books that have been translated into 36 languages. He has featured in films including The Secret, appearing on Larry King Live, and regularly contributes to Op...
For freedom from anxiety, ban these words from your self-talk 14.02.2020 24:02
#484: This week we’re talking about words to ban from your self-talk to remain free from anxiety. The words you speak become the house you live in. — Hafiz Language is the painter of our psychological experiences. If we think and talk hope, we will feel hope. But if our thoughts and dialogue are rooted in anxiety and fear, that is how we feel. We will feel anxious, we will behave anxiously and we...
Managing anxiety when facing a serious medical test 07.02.2020 29:59
#483 We're talking about how to manage anxiety when facing a serious medical test, like a biopsy or blood test and how to support yourself getting through the test and while waiting for results. Resources for this episode: The SOS Tapping Sessions and guided Quick Anxiety Stopper 3 point tapping practice for calming high anxiety can be found in our First Responder Course for Anxiety Attacks ...
Anxiety Relapse: What to do when anxiety comes back 31.01.2020 22:37
#482 We're talking about what to do when you experience an anxiety relapse. Points covered in this episode include: What causes someone to experience an anxiety relapse? How to support yourself when you're having a setback How to contain and calm anxiety flare-ups Did you know that if you become a patron for Anxiety Slayer with Shann and Ananga, you'll immediately get 24 patron-only posts? Join to...
How to develop resilience and live an intentional life with Neil Pasricha 24.01.2020 38:27
#481: Today it’s our pleasure to introduce you to NYT Best-selling author and speaker, Neil Pasricha. Neil thinks, writes, and speaks about living intentionally. All of his current work focuses on the themes of gratitude, happiness, failure, resilience, and trust. Neil is the author of six books including The Book of Awesome, a spinning Rolodex of simple pleasures based on his award-winning blog...
How changing your thoughts about anxiety can help you heal 17.01.2020 23:17
#480: Today we're talking about how our thoughts and feelings about anxiety affect the quality of our life. We'll be looking at the benefits of clearing resistance and resentment towards anxiety, and how that frees up our energy to start taking action steps toward feeling less anxious and more hopeful. This Anxiety Slayer podcast is brought to you by New Beginnings: Daily Steps for Self-Acceptan...
Two anxiety relief practices to help you feel more calm and relaxed in 2020 10.01.2020 18:02
#479: We are sharing 2 anxiety relief practices to help you feel more calm and relaxed in 2020. Today's Anxiety Slayer podcast is brought to you by New Beginnings: Daily Steps for Self-Acceptance and Peace of Mind If you want to wake up each day feeling good about yourself. Energized. Happy. Peaceful. If you want to shed the layers of protective armor wrapped around your heart, this supportive c...
Best of Anxiety Slayer: My anxiety has left me feeling housebound 03.01.2020 17:23
We are responding to a listener question asking what helps when anxiety leads to feeling housebound or agoraphobic. With over 6.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.com
Best of Anxiety Slayer: Guided Relaxation for Anxiety-Free Sleep 27.12.2019 16:28
For the month of December, we're revisiting our most popular episodes and interviews from 2019. We've been receiving a lot of messages from members of our community who are finding anxiety is affecting their sleep, so in this week's podcast replay, we're sharing one of our guided relaxations for anxiety-free sleep from our popular Sleep Album. You can find the full Sleep album, along with our com...
Best of Anxiety Slayer: How to cultivate mindfulness and calm anxiety with Marc Lesser 20.12.2019 37:59
Today Shann has the pleasure of sharing our most popular interview in 2019. Introducing Zen Teacher and CEO, Marc Lesser. Marc is the Cofounder of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and the author of Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader - Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen and several other books. Marc leads mindfulness and emotional intelligence programs at many of the wo...
5 Common Anxiety Triggers To Watch Out For 13.12.2019 27:17
#476: We’re covering five common causes of anxiety to be mindful of. Listen in to know the triggers to look out for and how to stop them from escalating your anxiety. Points covered in this episode: OVERSTIMULATION Ayurveda (India’s ancient science of life) teaches that the over-stimulation of the nervous system is the leading underlying cause of anxiety. Too much incoming information overloads...
Best of Anxiety Slayer: How to calm unwanted thoughts that often come with anxiety 06.12.2019 15:37
#475: For the month of December, we're revisiting our most popular episodes and interviews from 2019. This week we're discussing how to calm the unwanted thoughts that often come with anxiety. Listen in and start to claim freedom from your unwanted thoughts today! If you want to go deeper into this topic, you'll want to explore our How to Calm Your Fragile Mind Course at the Anxiety Slayer Academy...
How to Stop an Anxiety Attack with EFT Tapping 28.11.2019 28:15
#474: We’re talking about how to stop an anxiety attack. Learn the triggers to look out for that can provoke anxiety and how EFT Tapping is a powerful self-help tool that can help you stop anxiety in its tracks. This episode includes a guided tapping session at around 16:00 minutes to help you calm the fear of an anxiety attack.
Social Anxiety: You do not have to suffer in silence 22.11.2019 21:11
#473: This week we're talking about how to care for yourself if you suffer from social anxiety and introduce our new course designed to support anyone who suffers in social settings. Today's Anxiety Slayer podcast is brought to you by our brand new course, The Anxiety Slayer First Responder Series for Social Anxiety Learn how to care for yourself with guided tapping sessions, affirmations, support...
Chronic illness and anxiety 15.11.2019 21:17
#472: Today we're talking about how to support yourself if you're living with chronic illness and anxiety. Ananga shares her personal experience with long-term illness in response to a listener question. With over 6 million downloads and hundreds of episodes, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. www.facebook.com/groups/anxietyslay...
Overcoming Feelings of Unworthiness with Dr. Dain Heer 08.11.2019 52:18
#471: Today Shann has the honor of introducing you to Dr. Dain Heer. Dain is a popular speaker, author, and inviter to greatness and consciousness. It was seventeen years ago when Dr. Heer felt so hopeless and depressed that he set a date to take his own life. At the time he had two chiropractic practices, money, a wonderful girlfriend – everything he thought would constitute a perfect life. But i...
Guided Breathing Relaxation for Anxiety Relief: Mindful Connection 01.11.2019 9:48
#470: This week we're sharing a guided breathing practice for calming anxiety from our free Anxiety Slayer Starter Course Don't just listen to Anxiety Slayer, become an Anxiety Slayer! Join us for our free starter course including the first steps in how you can overcome anxiety. PLUS guided relaxations and EFT Tapping Sessions at anxietyslayer.teachable.com
Anxiety relief success stories & the power of taking action 25.10.2019 25:56
#469: In part two of our tenth-anniversary celebration, we’re sharing some Anxiety Slayer success stories from our community and talking about the power of taking action steps. Though anxiety may tell us otherwise, there are many ways to calm our minds and take our lives back. The Anxiety Slayer Podcast is brought to you by the Anxiety Slayer Academy with supportive courses to help you overcome st...
Celebrate our 10th Anniversary with us! 18.10.2019 37:47
#468: We're sharing a conversation about our friendship and experience together over the last ten years: how we met, our podcasting journey, some of our favorite moments, recognition, and answering some of your questions about our own experiences with anxiety. This episode of the Anxiety Slayer Podcast is brought to you by the Anxiety Slayer Academy with supportive courses to help you overcome str...
Pivot toward what matters and liberate your mind with Steven C. Hayes, PhD 10.10.2019 38:33
#467: Shann had the pleasure of sharing a conversation with Steven C. Hayes PhD. about how to pivot toward what matters in your life. As we all know, life can sometimes throw us a curveball—or go full throttle and throw us straight towards rock bottom. And, the struggle stems from the problem-solving mind, which tells us to run from what causes us fear and hurt. However, Steven C. Hayes, author of...
Anxiety caused by noise sensitivity 04.10.2019 32:49
#466: We are talking about anxiety caused by noise sensitivity and sharing tips for protecting your ears and calming anxiety. Today's Anxiety Slayer podcast is brought to you by our brand new course, Small Steps to Big Change - Little things you can do to feel better on even the most challenging days. Anxiety is such a big issue that we sometimes forget the power of the little things - little...
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