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Anxiety is pervasive. It wiggles it's way into the corners of our lives. This episode is a healthy dose of validation for you, my friend. I see you! In this episode, I will go into depth about how anxiety impacts the different parts of life. I will pick apart how and why anxiety destroys everything good. And I am NOT being dramatic here. After working with anxious people for many, many years...I s...

When you are dealing with anxiety, the first question is always, WHY?! People want to know why they feel so chaotic and stuck in it all of the time. Where does anxiety come from? Well, my friend, the answer is not that simple.🙃 Let's take a look into the three main reasons people have anxiety: The Past The Present & The Future Get a therapist's opinion on how important it is that you know whe...

Many people are experiencing a very STUCK feeling after a year (or more!) of the pandemic. They aren't able to break out of the fear, insecurity, and stress levels that Covid introduced. Can you relate? If you are feeling this Covid Anxiety- This episode is for you! In this episode, we will: Talk about what happened and how it impacted the brain and body Identify some problems with this limited wa...

This episode will help you get out of a FUNK! Life presents us with a lot of choices. And a lot of opportunities to make excuses. Between our own limiting beliefs and all of the pressure out there...it can feel like we are not in charge of our own lives. Join me today as I give you permission to move forward. I give you permission to change the way you are doing things so you can be healthier, hap...

Welcome to the Third episode of the Codependency Series...Recovering from Codependency. Let's get down to business. On this week's podcast, I am helping you move past co-dependency for good. Why? Get more balance in your relationships Have less resentment and caretakers' fatigue And finally! More time for your own life, goals and joy! There are some very concrete ways to deal with codependenc...

In this episode we continue onward with an exploration of codependency- The Roots, The Reality and The Recovery. Todays episode will help you to understand any behavior much better. We will explore: What the heck codependence IS The most common 3 traits within codependence How we can begin to heal I'm getting kind of real with you in this episode about my own journey out of codependence. Hopefully...

Today's episode is the first of a 3 episode series on codependency. Let's Go There! Last year's short episode on codependency was the most listened to episode of all time! So, let's do a deeper dive to find out more information. This episode will be helpful in determining how we even get codependent in the first place. History is important information in the case of codependence, because it helps...

With every new year (or week), it's a great idea to set a new theme, a new intention. Where we place an intention, our attention goes. In this episode, I will show you how to do the necessary insight work to set a personal growth related theme for the upcoming year. I'll go through a series of questions that will help you assess the past year, get a baseline on where you are at right now and creat...

In one simple phrase, I will teach you to get rid of self-defeating, negative and unwanted thoughts. Follow my process and soon you will see what's good here. Because my friend...there is a LOT of good here. ********* **Links and Resources** FREE DOWNLOAD - Break free from the grips of overthinking, manage stress effectively, and create a more fulfilling life for yourself. To access your free guid...

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Wondering how in the heck you are going to make it through the Holiday season THIS year?! I've got your back with a nifty pep talk. In this episode, I'm giving you the gift of...

This episode is personal. It’s an introduction to me! People are often curious about why the heck a therapist would have a podcast, much less online courses and a social media presence? What’s up with that?! Today’s episode is about WHY I am doing what I do- both within my own practice and the online business world. And how you can do YOU too! If you are interested in the inner workings of your ho...

Do you ever find yourself rushing through life- even when it’s not necessary? Maybe it’s a conversation or a task- we are always in a hurry. Everything takes too much time. In this episode you’ll learn about the impact of impatience in our relationships, our lives and our bodies and minds. Our everyday impatience affects our bodies and our mental health. Let’s explore ways we can release impatienc...

Defensiveness keeps us disconnected from each other. We all get defensive. It’s just a human thing. It prevents us from being present in what is happening, and what another person is experiencing. It’s something we use as protection, because it’s hard to hear feedback sometimes. If we are defensive, we cannot connect. Whether it’s in a marriage, a friendship, or parenting, or any other kind of rel...

Let’s face it…Men do not always handle life or stress the same as women do, and it baffles us women to no end. How can we better communicate and connect with one another? What’s up with men? A lack of understanding leads to disconnection, so my aim with this topic is to help us understand each other better, so we can connect! In many man-woman dynamics, the deal is the same: issues cause one perso...

Today's episode is a CANDID conversation about men’s mental health. Although the majority of my listeners are women, I’ve gotten a request for this subject by multiple listeners. One in 10 men have reported dealing with mental health issues, but men’s mental health remains vastly under-reported. Men are far less likely to reach out for help and suicide rates are 3.5 times higher in men than in wom...

So many people are feeling disconnected these days. From their friends, their family…but most importantly from themselves. How can you tell when you are feeling disconnected from yourself? And how do you get reconnected? We can go through our life working, parenting, doing all of the things, and going on like everything is ok….all without realizing that we are not completely connected. The impact...

Today, I wanted to share an idea that has really helped me in the past (and this week, frankly) deal with both hard stuff and uncertainty. Here's the bottom line: No matter what is going on in life, we can always choose to begin again. Whatever is happening, we always have a chance to pause, regroup, and make a new choice. This episode will help you do just that. Stick with me and I will teach you...

There’s worry, and then there’s anxiety, and they are very different. Worry, also sometimes called pervasive thinking, is where we future trip, plan worst case scenarios and allow our brain to run our days in a negative way. Worry has us living in our heads. When we live in our heads, we are disconnected from ourselves and others. Worry causes all kinds of problems: it saps your energy, both emoti...

Today I’m talking about something we ALL deal with at some level- whether it’s at work or at home. Comparison culture. We are conditioned to compare ourselves to others from the time we are kids. But we are full-fledged, card carrying grown-ups! You know what?! Comparison is OUT. Originality is IN. Let’s take comparison out of the equation so we can live the life we choose to live. Wouldn’t that b...

Don’t Panic A lot of people suffer with panic attacks. I’m discussing panic today because there’s a lot we can do to reduce and manage panic. In most cases, panic is amplified anxiety . It’s anxiety that’s been left untended. Sure, some people have panic attacks out of the blue. However, most of what we see in therapy is people with anxiety who can’t get a grip on the anxiety, and then they go int...

Ever have those days (or weeks) when nothing goes as planned? Yep, me too! This is pretty much how life has been over the course of this pandemic. Hard. Unpredictable. Things feel like they will never be the same. This is how difficult times are sometimes… However, one thing that is really helpful to remember in times of trouble, is that everything is temporary. When we remember the temporary natu...

Newsflash! There is nothing wrong with you! We live in a world that tells us that we’re not ok, and we can either ignore that, or we can confront it. We’re pathologizing ourselves. We’re so busy saying what’s wrong with us that we fail to see a pathway for solution. We’ve created a stigma, labeling ourselves because we don’t function the way that we think our society thinks we should function. Lab...

As a therapist, I’m hearing from a lot of my clients about the impact of this pandemic over time on people’s lives. Change is hard. And in this situation, it’s constant! “We are open- wait, no we are closed!” “Kids to School! No, wait! Online School!” Holy Moley. I thought it might be helpful to talk today about how we can Roll With Change instead of feeling stuck. Why does Change Have to be SO Da...

Got a Cell Phone Habit? Yep, me too. I just returned from spending a week camping in the woods. No cellphones, no rings, no dings. Just enjoying nature. It was so nice. But it’s so hard to do that now that I’m back at home! These machines have us roped in. In this episode I am talking about why it might be beneficial to take a look at our cell phone habits, and exactly WHAT we can do to cut back....

Dealing with Pandemia Are you struggling to deal with all of the constant change and chaos in the world right now? Yes, lots of people are. In the mental health field, we are starting to see an increase in anxiety and depression. Uh-oh! Let’s not go down that rabbit hole…In this episode, I am dishing out some tactics to survive “Pandemia” without losing your mind. First, if you are suffering, I en...