Anxiety Warriors Podcast

"Struggle is inevitable. Growth is optional." On today's episode Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Nancy Beechy. Nancy is a pediatric OT, yoga teacher, and founder of: Breathe, Move, Believe. This new venture is working to help create community partnerships with a local gym to give all school district employees from the custodians to the superintendent an opportunity to explore in a safe s...

"For most folks, no news is good news; For the press, good news is not news." -Gloria Borger On today's episode, Abby and Margot talk about how they choose to consume news can have an impact on their anxiety, well being and overall mental health. They discuss the ways that they like/dislike to get their news fix and how they navigate finding a balance between staying informed while protecting thei...

"To awaken human emotion is the highest level of art." -Isadora Duncan On today's episode Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Luis Ludeña. He studied hospitality management as an undergrad, and received his MBA in finance from Tiffin University in Ohio. Luis worked at a tennis resort in upstate New York during his summers through college and later found his career as a tennis pro at John McE...

"Aging is just another word for living." -Cindy Joseph On today's episode, Abby and Margot once again dive into the 'lighter side of anxiety' in this next part of the Mundane Anxieties series. Today's topic: Aging and celebrating birthdays. As both the Warriors round the corner to the big 4-0, they share about birthday anxiety, what they're looking forward to and how it feels to be entering a new...

"The highest form of leadership is one in which a leader raises up other leaders--not as an accident, but as a result of conscious effort." -Mark Millar On today's episode Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Tom Bradway. Tom is an Iraq war veteran, and over the past 9 years an educator in NYC. He shares about what it felt like to be in the army for two tours in Iraq, and how his role as a se...

Life is an *anxiety* highway! It's not that the Warriors disagree with Tom Cochrane. Life truly is a highway. But sometimes that highway is filled with oversized trucks, cars whizzing by too fast, flashing lights and honking horns and a sea of rage filled TRAFFIC! This can sometimes (all the time?) cause some serious anxiety! For today's episode, Abby and Margot continue to explore the 'lighter si...

"Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful parts of us." -David Richo On today's episode Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Ryan Benson. Ryan lives in Columbus Ohio, and is in recovery from drugs and alcohol. He works in the treatment field as a counselor and is passionate about helping others by using his own personal experience with substance use disorder. He shar...

"When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself." -Glennon Doyle Today's episode is Part II of Anxiety as a Woman. The Warriors explore navigating societal pressures/expectations, unlearning what they were taught (explicitly and implicitly), and the freedom that comes with releasing previously held beliefs. They share stories abou...

On today's episode, Abby and Margot talk about anxiety that comes with being a woman. So many things came up for the Warriors on this topic, so it'll be explored in two episodes. For part one, they share stories about navigating the female experience in terms of physical and emotional safety, being alone in public spaces, and a variety of situations where they were made uncomfortable by men. They...

Today's episode is a bonus/emergency episode. The Warriors share candid, raw, emotional, angry, and exhausted feelings about the leaked draft opinion of the probable overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications. This conversation is uncut, with no edits or preambles. Content Warning: strong/explicit language, graphic, and no holds barred.

"We repeat what we don't repair." On today's episode, Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Amy Luckman. Amy is a health and wellness nurse coach who empowers Moms and children with burn out, overwhelm and anxiety to develop self care strategies to ease the burden. A 2x open heart surgery survivor by age 3, this Warrior grew up with extreme anxiety about everything ranging from her physical he...

"You will be too much for some people. Those aren't your people." On today's episode, Abby and Margot talk about feelings of being "too _____." Fill in the blank! Emotional, loud, opinionated, quiet, shy, sensitive, strong, weak, confident and the list goes on. The Warriors discuss what they experience when they feel anxious about being thought of as "too much" in the workplace, in relationships,...

"I'm going to make the rest of my life the BEST of my life." On today's episode, Abby and Margot welcome their next guest; Vincent A. Lanci. Vincent is a Tampa based entrepreneur, speaker, author, podcaster, and mental health advocate among many other things. His incredible anxiety journey largely began after a literal life altering accident in his senior year of college. After being the victim of...

"Pets understand humans better than humans do." Ruchi Prabhu On today's episode Abby and Margot talk about being pet parents and the many challenges, joys and of course--anxieties that come with it. They share their experiences growing up with animals, and how it differs from owning furry friends as adults and all the various worries and overthinking they navigate on the daily. The Warriors offer...

“The only journey is the one within.” -Rainer Maria Rilke On today’s episode, Abby and Margot welcome their next guest Johnna Renée! Johnna is an evidence-based life coach on a mission to teach others all the stuff she wished she’d learned so that they can save time and tears trying to figure it all out alone. Johnna never saw herself as anxious. She’d assumed that anxiety was always the extreme,...

On today's episode, Abby and Margot celebrate the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Anxiety Warriors Podcast! They share about the experience of navigating the world of podcasting as novices, and (surprise, surprise!) the many anxieties that have come up during the learning process. The Warriors discuss their struggles and successes, challenges and wins. We hear about the ways in which they've supported eac...

"TV is chewing gum for the eyes." -Frank Lloyd Wright On today's show Abby and Margot share part two of the mundane anxiety series sharing the 'lighter side' of anxiety. The topic: T.V. The Warriors  talk all about TV show watching and the many annoying anxieties that can show up. What to watch? How long is it? There are SO many choices! How am I supposed to choose? What if I make the wrong c...

"It is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self." -D.W. Winnicot On today's episode Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Dominic Velando. Dominic Velando is best known for his ADHD content, coaching, and more recently The Hyperfocus Podcast. Dominic's anxiety journey begins in childhood, but he only more recently categorized his experience this way while looking in the re...

"The worst thing about the miracle of modern communication is the Pavlovian pressure it places upon everyone to communicate when a bell rings."  -Russell Baker In the world of non-stop, technology driven, busy and bustling, go-go-go expectations, it's hard to know when it's time to stop and smell the proverbial roses. On today's episode, Abby and Margot talk about communication overload! The...

"Advocate for yourself. You never know who else you are advocating for." On today's episode, Abby and Margot welcome their next guest SonJoria Sydnor. SonJoria is a Mom, Wife, and Author who is passionate about health and well being. She is the owner of Our Family's Doing Yoga LLC, a parenting educator and certified yoga instructor using her knowledge and voice to increase representation of black...

We're not control freaks...we're control enthusiasts! :) On today's episode, Abby and Margot discuss how anxiety can show up as feeling the need to control things. Such as: activities, work, other people, families, schedules, the environment, etc. Often the many variables at play can also contribute to a wide spectrum of anxiety they experience. The Warriors share stories about times in their life...

"Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen." -Robert Bresson On today's episode, Abby and Margot welcome their next guest Drew Davis. Drew is a local 28 sheet metal worker and draftsman as well as a competitive table top gamer. His anxiety journey began in childhood as he was regularly emotionally and later physically bullied in school. This caused him to have a severe lac...

"You learn the hard way. That's the thing with social media. Nobody knows what they're doing." -Cameron Dallas On today's episode, Abby and Margot talk all about how anxiety shows up on social media. It's uses, it's ever changing features, its demand and pressures, and the fear of missing out or 'being forgotten.' The Warriors discuss how while they are always seeking to remain connected, they als...

"To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care." -Mandy Hale On today's episode Abby and Margot welcome their next guest, Sami Christiansen. Sami Christiansen is a middle school English teacher from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She first found her passion for working with kids after joining in the efforts of the arts-in-education...

“You sell more when you stop selling.“- David Meerman Scott On today’s episode Abby and Margot explore the anxiety that can come with trying to sell services or products. They share how selling makes them feel, what it’s like to experience rejection, or be ignored all together. They discuss the many ways that sales anxiety shows up in their mind and body and behaviors, and how they navigate their...