Mothering Anxiety

In this Episode, I have the honor of interviewing Breath Work Facilitator Ryanna Battitse. We discuss the many benefits of including Breath Work to your every day to help manage your Anxiety. She explains how it helps, how it works, and even leads a 7 minute Breath Work session at the very end of the interview. Prior to our interview, I had a Breath Work session with her to be able to give my hone...

How are we at the Holiday Season again? Didn't we just celebrate Christmas like a few weeks ago and it's Christmas again? If you've been following along on my Healing Journey, you know that I cut ties with my Toxic Family last November, right before the Holidays. If you are anything like me, I kept myself EXTREMELY BUSY to not let myself process or feel any of my feelings. This year though, everyt...

I said I would continue to make these and well, here it goes. Part 3 of Random Things that give me Anxiety. In this episode I expose myself over the most random things that give me Anxiety like driving on the far left lane of the freeway, car washes, and going to the restroom with my Toddler because let's face it, Toddlers have no filter. . . Am I right? My previous episodes have been a tad bit he...

I have always said, "You Are What You Eat." After doing some of my own research, I have figured out that there are foods you should "avoid" in order to manage your Anxiety. After having a conversation with Tay Gendron, she taught me, "You Are What You Absorb." Take a listen as Tay talks about how your Gut Health can lead to Anxiety. She shares her story of dealing with ongoing Panic Attacks and de...

Being someone who suffers from Body Dysmorphia, my pregnancy was not rainbows and butterflies and sunshine. Pregnancy was extremely rough for me mentally. I never realized how bad my self esteem, my self confidence, or how bad my Body Dysmorphia was until I was pregnant. It truly took a massive toll on me, so rough that I never wanted to leave my house, I changed my work hours so no one would see...

TRIGGER WARNING: Severe Depression, Psychosis, Suicide I had the honor of interviewing Amy Koppleman, Director and Author of the Acclaimed Novel, A Mouthful of Air starring Academy Award Nominee Amanda Seyfried and Finn Wittrock. Take a listen as Amy and I have a very raw and honest conversation about Postpartum Depression, Psychosis, and Suicide. Amy was inspired by her own thoughts and feelings...

Doubt. Shame. Lack of Self Confidence. Lack of Self Esteem. Not feeling good enough. I have battled with no self esteem for many many years. Some days I feel as if I am not deserving of this platform, of this voice, of the strength I have to share my story with everyone.  I constantly feel NOT good enough. I am constantly doubting myself, I am constantly self sabotaging my own success. Take a...

If you have been following along, you know that I keep talking about this "healing journey" that I have embarked. I am not only trying to learn to love my Anxiety and trying to learn my life with Anxiety, but I am trying to heal with my Childhood Trauma, my low self esteem, my people pleasing tendencies, but most of all, I am learning to heal my soul by learning to love myself for the very first t...

A few episodes back I did an Episode on being a People Pleaser. I had so many of you reach out and tell me that you could relate so much to what I was saying and that you all also felt that you had some People Pleasing tendencies.  I asked Justine Carino, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor to come on and give us a bit more insight on what People Pleasing. Take a listen as we talk about what is a P...

Do you experience any physical symptoms that you did not know where associated with Anxiety? Migraines, Insomnia, Excess Sweating, or Heart Palpitations? I have been covering all the of the physical symptoms I experience in a multiple part series. I have many and many that I didn't even know were purely because of Anxiety.  We like to think of Anxiety as only a Mental Issue but it definitely...

TRIGGER WARNING : Suicidal Thoughts and Self Harm are mentioned.  September is Suicide Prevention month. I have slowly shared how at the young age of 13, I was suicidal. There was a point in my life where I became conscious of the fact that I was on this Earth by pure mistake. Add that in with some bullying, an emotionally distant family, and the feelings of me not wanting to be alive grew st...

When I feel anxious, I feel helpless, alone, and like I can’t catch my breathe. I decided to do an episode on what it feels like when I’m in it, when you’re in the middle of an Anxiety Attack. Take a listen as I talk about all the Anxious feelings and thoughts I have when I am in my most Anxious state of mind.

Take a listen as I chat with Christopher about his Alcoholism and how it affected his Mental Health. He shares his incredible journey on what lead him to the path he is now with his own podcast 40,000 Steps. We have a very raw and honest conversation about our lives with Anxiety as well as how addicting made an impact on both of our lives. Truly such an inspirational story. 

Stepping out of our comfort zone doesn't come easy to those of us who deal with Anxiety. We tend to fear that others are going to think negatively of us, we think that people are always judging us, we think that people are going to think that we are "dumb." I did a few experiments on stepping out of my comfort zone suggested by some of you and I talk about my experiences with them. Take a listen a...

Since releasing Part 1 of Toxic People: Family, I have had so many listeners reach out to me and open up to me about them dealing with Toxic Families too. It was truly such a shocker that this is a "norm" for those of us who deal with Anxiety. I always said that I would share my story in hopes that one day it would inspire someone. Take a Listen as I talk about my experience with reading the book...

We've all heard of different ways we can try and manage our Anxiety. From cutting out caffeine, to eating healthy and exercising, to even getting some sunlight. And trust me, I know it all sounds very cliche but, I put them all to the test and let me tell you. . . it works. Cringe right?? Take a listen as I talk about the 5 different things I do to my almost every day routine to make sure that tho...

365 Days of Mothering Anxiety. What an absolute Roller Coaster this has been. Take a listen as I talk about how I started my Podcast, what it's like for me now that I've been doing this Podcast for an entire year and how I have come to realize that this is what I am meant to be doing.  For so long, I felt as if I never had a purpose in life. At a very young age and came to realize that I was...

Take a listen as I have a chat with Cynthia about her dealing with Anxiety. She is a small shop owner and someone I have known since I was in high school. We cover all shorts of topics on what its like dealing with Anxiety and being a small shop owner, Anxiety with Social Media, and a bit of Mental Health within our culture. Just an honest conversation between two girls and catching up over the la...

You all loved the first one so much, so here is the second one! I have made a (very long) list of the most Random Things that give me Anxiety and have decided to share them all with you in a multiple part series in hopes to show you that you might not be alone in some random Anxieties. Some examples I talk about in this episode are driving with a new person in my car and going down escalators. Do...

It has taken me 30 years to realize that I haven't been living my life for myself but for others. I have realized that everything I did, from what I would wear, what I would say was simple to "please others," to make others comfortable. Take a listen as I talk about some habits I have as a People Pleaser and what it is I am doing to change that mindset. It isn't easy, but the work is so worth it!

Intrusive thoughts can be very scary at times. They can come out of nowhere and some tricks that our brain likes to play with us can be very disturbing at times. Take a listen as I talk about some times that I have dealt with some disturbing intrusive thoughts and ways that I have learned to cope with them. This is an episode primarily to show others that they are not alone.

TRIGGER WARNING: Self Harm and Suicide Attempt Today we talk to Gillian Smith, author of the book Make Yourself and an Anxiety Warrior and Depression Survivor. She shares her incredible story of dealing with Anxiety and Depression during her teenage years and how it helped her change her outlook on life and has helped her become who she is today. 

Gaslighting is emotional abuse where someone makes you question your reality, facts, and your own sanity. Coming from a Toxic Household and being in a Toxic Relationship, Gaslighting was something that I very frequently encountered, constantly having my feelings invalidated, constantly questioning my existence. Take a listen as I talk about my experiences with being Gaslighted and how it affected...

We live in a world where we need to work in order to live. Once upon a time, before becoming a Stay At Home Mom, I did work and as someone who deals with Anxiety, there were times that I found it difficult to perform my job to its fullest potential. Take a listen as I talk about the different jobs I had and certain instances where my Anxiety decided to take a toll on my performance. 

Lets talk some more random symptoms of Anxiety shall we? Do you experience from Brain Fog? Like you simply can't remember the smallest things? Does it feel like a constant you walked into a room and forget why you went in all the time? Do you constantly feel like you need to Pee yet you don't have to be during an Anxious situation? What about back pains? When I'm super Anxious it feels like I spen...