The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

In today's episode, Gina shares statements and sayings with listeners that can help provide peace and calm when anxiety starts to intrude. Gina recommends committing some of these peaceful, coping thoughts to memory so that they may be drawn upon in a time of panic or anxiety. Using these statements during an anxiety or panic attack can be relaxing, reassuring and enable one to "float" through the...

In today's episode, Gina discusses intrusive thoughts, how to handle them and how to keep them from causing you more anxiety. Studies show essentially everyone experiences some form of intrusive thoughts. You don't need to be afraid of them. You don't need to identify with them. Listen in to find out how! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietyco...

In today's episode, Gina discusses symptom of inner peace number nine: contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature. The notion of inner peace is defined and practices for attaining this desirable state are shared. Learn how to reduce anxiety and increase inner peace today! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.co...

In today's episode, Gina discusses feelings and thoughts of unworthiness and how they affect anxiety. Advice regarding how to handle these thoughts and feelings and avoid them is provided. Through self-love and self-compassion we are able to overcome these old patterns of negativity, improve our well-being and reduce anxiety. Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love That Heals Fear and Shame by Tara...

In today's episode, Gina discusses TMS and the work of Dr. Sarno and former ACP guest Steve Ozanich. Many who struggle with TMS and anxiety suffer from excessively "living in the head". Instead of doing, many will just think about it and get stuck in what-if scenarios, never acting or getting a full experience of life. Gina recommends movement and embracing the body to get out of what can be tortu...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the vagus nerve and how you can use techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve to reduce anxiety-panic. We all want to live calmer lives and stimulating the vagus nerve can help us do this! From slow deep breathing to tai chi and yoga, listen in and find out how you can easily become calmer and healthier today! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premiu...

In today's episode, Gina shares statements and sayings with listeners that can help provide peace and calm when anxiety starts to intrude. Gina recommends committing some of these peaceful, coping thoughts to memory so that they may be drawn upon in a time of panic or anxiety. Using these statements during an anxiety or panic attack can be relaxing, reassuring and enable one to "float" through the...

In today's episode, Gina reviews a useful component of the anxiety relief toolkit: herbal teas. These five herbs can have a profoundly soothing and relaxing effect on our minds and bodies. These herbs can promote sleep and help ensure a refreshed mind in the morning. Listen in and make sure to add these widely available herbal teas to your treatment regiment today! Find even more peace and calm wi...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the miraculous benefits pets can have for anxiety and overall mental health. Five specific ways companion animals and even house plants or gardens benefit people's general well-being are included. This knowledge is backed by research conducted by the NIH, so listen in today and start loving those pets! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium acce...

In this episode, Gina offers tips and steps to help you break free when feeling like you are stuck in anxiety. Gina emphasizes that clearing anxiety is a process and not an overnight, quick fix. Talking with family or friends, being with a pet, spending time in nature are all advisable activities to help you create space in your experience. Ultimately, Gina advises listeners to create their own me...

In today;s episode, Gina shares a large number of reflections and affirmations to help provide yourself with calm and soothing. Using the power of language and your own voice, you can improve your inner state and keep yourself facing in a constructive direction. Listen in for some powerful prompts you can begin reciting today! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access members...

In today's episode, Gina shares some actionable steps you can take to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and immediately increase your sense of peace and calm. Learning to reside with the rest and digest side of your nervous system activated can dramatically improve your experience and reduce anxiety. Listen in for easy to implement steps today! Find even more peace and calm with our Supe...

In today's episode, Gina covers important content relating to the value of mindfulness for those suffering with high stress, anxiety and panic. Mindfulness fundamentals are discussed as are easy to implement steps to get started with or expand a mindfulness practice today. Find out why mindfulness is so important! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://...

In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question regarding highly sensitive individuals and the overwhelm and anxiety caused by sensory stimulation. The category of highly sensitive individuals is discussed as are practices that can be implemented to help reduce the incidence of overwhelm and anxiety caused by stressful situations and environments. Find even more peace and calm with our Su...

In today's episode, Gina shares some wisdom regarding the possible benefits inherent in the anxiety struggle, particularly in terms of building lifelong resilience. Four specific techniques are shared to enable this process of learning from the anxiety struggle and building up our capacity for resilience in the face of adversity. Listen in for great strength building tips today! Find even more pea...

In today's episode, Gina shares five methods for reducing people pleasing behaviors and the anxiety related to people pleasing. Not everyone with anxiety is a people pleaser, but very often anxiety accompanies those with people pleasing tendencies. Listen in to improve your life and reduce unhelpful people pleasing behaviors today! Article from Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the power of the human imagination and how to keep it under control it to reduce anxiety. Ideally, we don't want to completely suppress our imagination, lest we lose our humanity. Also, being sure to keep our emotions in check by experiencing them fully rather than covering them over and keeping them suppressed is discussed. Find even more peace and calm with our...

In today's episode, Gina discusses how attachment to thoughts increases our experience of anxiety. This is a frequent, core cause of chronic anxiety. A number of techniques to grow out of this tendency are included, in particular, a simple way to guide yourself into an effective meditation practice with very little effort. Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership!...

In today's episode, Gina discusses adrenal fatigue and stress. The symptoms of adrenal fatigue are identified (such as brain fog and weakness) as are ways to avoid it. How to heal from adrenal fatigue after it has set in is also discussed (including utilizing a proper diet). Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's wha...

In today's episode, Gina discusses a phenomenon in which anxiety increases to stress in a delayed manner. Understanding this phenomenon can help you better respond to the stress and anxiety and know that you are alright. This phenomenon is considered normal and that you may be experiencing this delayed anxiety response is expected. Listen in for some coping tips. Find even more peace and calm with...

In today's episode, Gina discusses tips for handling life's challenges with a positive attitude. Using the salve of positivity, we can absorb the difficulties and stress life throws at us with greater ease. Doing this will help lessen the aggravation of our anxiety and minimize any symptoms that may arise. Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietyc...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the role of physical pain in chronic anxiety. A not often talked about topic here on ACP, physical pain, stress and anxiety can combine to wreak havoc on our bodies and our minds. Listen in for useful insight into how pain and stress can affect the brain and our experience. Use chronic pain cycle of stress and pain diagram as a springboard https://bit.ly/3J18iBP...

In today's episode, Gina discusses a key driving factor in chronic anxiety: second fear. The nature of how second fear drives anxiety is discussed as are methods for removing the threat of second fear, namely acceptance. By accepting our initial anxiety response and the difficulty of the situation we are in, we can diffuse the anxiety time bomb before it gets out of control. Find even more peace a...

In today's episode, Gina offers listeners a thinking technique for reducing and eliminating unhappiness and anxiety. Learning to embrace the things we have in life and seeing the beauty and blessings around us can help us cultivate a sense of joy and gratitude. The authors mentioned in today's episode: Robert Emmons https://www.happinessandwellbeing.org/robert-emmons Leo Babauta https://zenhabits....

In today's episode, Gina discusses the effects of anxiety on stomach issues, IBS and indigestion. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system and our fight or flight response can have dramatic effects on our digestive system. Four steps to help remedy digestive issues are included! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ He...