The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina goes into some detail regarding Claire Weekes' acceptance and specifically discusses acceptance in the context of the body. Using mindfulness and awareness, Gina advises bringing our acceptance down into the body and allowing the inherent wisdom of our senses to help us clear our anxiety.  Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free w...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the breath and its role in maintaining a peaceful body-mind complex. Gina uses this knowledge of the breath to guide listeners on a peaceful meditation with special attention on the breath. To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One C...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses a key component of chronic anxiety: reactive fear. Gina orients her discussion to the distinction between original fear and reactive fear. Through learning to control our response to the original fear, we can significantly reduce our susceptibility to panic and anxiety. To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance of sleep for cleansing the brain of toxins. Drawing on an article by Dr. Mauro Zappaterra, Gina outlines the role of the Glymphatic system in maintaining healthy brain function. This system can also be activated during mediation and deep body work. Glymphatic System Dr. Mauro Zappaterra https://www.holdingspace.com/news/201...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses some core lifestyle changes that help provide relief and speed recovery from anxiety. From meditation to sleep to gratitude, you have heard them all before on ACP, and Gina continues to drive in the point that these techniques work! Listen in for tips on how to implement these core changes to you life and begin to experience anxiety relie...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses stress and how it can be interpreted as being both helpful and harmful. Research shows that people's beliefs about stress affect how stress impacts their lives and health. Reframing stress as a positive force in our lives can make a big difference in how stress affects you. Gina describes these research findings and offers advice on how t...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance of pausing to take stock of what is truly real in our situation as we experience anxiety. Gina emphasizes the distinction between our own personal fear and the reality of what is around us. Gina reinforces the importance of acceptance and guides listeners through a brief meditation exercise. To learn more go to: http://www....

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina interviews Jessica, a coaching client who found Gina through the podcast. Jessica discusses what brought her to seek Gina out in the first place, how Gina was able to help her and how well she is doing today. Listen in for a behind the scenes look into Gina's coaching services. Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free t...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina draws from the work of Dr. Joe Dispenza to discuss the power of the placebo effect and how it can help with anxiety. There has been much scientific study elucidating the placebo effect and Gina reviews key studies and how you can empower yourself with this knowledge today. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus tw...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about relationships and the fear and anxiety that result from a lost relationship. This listener is particularly concerned over the factor of age in his view of the limitations he faces in terms of relationships. Gina offers coaching and guidance for relationships and how to avoid excessive anxiety around this issue. An...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina reviews the phenomenon of morning anxiety and seeks to calm and soothe those who may be experiencing it with the knowledge that the occurrence is entirely natural and normal. Gina describes her own personal experience with morning anxiety and provides four tips to help listeners reduce their morning anxiety. Link to another episode about morning an...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about self care and how to engage in the practice with limited time and energy. Gina answers the question, drawing from a recent post by Leo Babauta. In the post, the importance of self care is described and three clear steps to implementing self care are defined. Zen Habits Self Love post https://zenhabits.net/self-love...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the R.A.I.N. practice used to help find relief during anxious moments. The acronym was recently adjusted and is considered improved. Listen in as Gina describes how you can use this process of Recognize, Allow, Investigate with gentle attention and Nurture, to help yourself during high anxiety moments! Older R.A.I.N. episode 167 https://w...

In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question about uncertainty and anxiety related to travel she plans to undertake. Gina offers her well reasoned thoughts about how plans for the future can cause us anxiety in the present and how we can best overcome this challenge. Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn mo...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the distinction between parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and how to use our understanding of these systems to help us regulate our response to stress and anxiety provoking circumstances. Gina identifies a number of symptoms associated with our sympathetic nervous system response as well as methods to get us back to our peac...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, learn what your Wise Mind is and how to access its intuitive anxiety-panic healing messages. Gina guides you through a quick meditation locating your wise mind which is perhaps not where you expected! Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoa...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina explores the critical topic of personal boundaries and how weak or otherwise poorly established boundaries can lead to chronic anxiety. Gina offers listeners a number of good practices for maintaining strong and healthy boundaries, ensuring the best mental health and social clarity possible. Link to Boundaries by Dr. Henery Cloud and Dr. John Towns...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question left on the ACP website about stopping benzodiazepine medication (Xanax). The listener is concerned about the withdrawal process and how she should go about stopping the medication. Gina advises how to go about stopping the medication (with the help of the prescribing physician) and what to expect as far an anxiety and w...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina reviews a number of different life situations and circumstances that often contribute to stress and anxiety. Gina discusses some of her own personal experiences with stressful situations in this episode and shares with listeners how to cope with the need for control and the common reality of so many things in our situation being beyond our control....

In today's episode, Gina discusses the significance of understanding and living within your circle of influence for reducing your anxiety. Knowing what is within your control and what is not in your control can help you immensely. Gina offers suggestions for improving your understanding of what you do and do not control, and how to let go of the need to control things you cannot control. To learn...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses reassurance and how useful it can be to drop any need for reassurance from others. Anxiety and stress can lead to disturbing sensations and after getting checked by our health care provider, getting comfortable with the idea that stress and anxiety are causing these sensations will be highly useful in overcoming them. Listen in for sugges...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the many healing virtues of the ayurvedic herb ashwaganda. Gina recommends taking this herb for stress and anxiety as long as you are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking sedative drugs. Gina suggests a few different products and forms of the herb for easy consumption. Amazon Link to Raja's Cup https://amzn.to/2MNUemJ Link To Full Dr Me...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina offers listeners a guided meditation practice that is intended to provide an example of a formal floating practice. In the previous episode, Gina answered a listener question regarding floating practice and here provides an example of just that. Listen in to receive an easy to use template for your own floating practice today! Get Tara Brach's Book...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about the differences between understanding the process of floating and the actual implementation of floating techniques. Gina well understands these differences as she has witnessed many clients who easily retain firm understanding of floating techniques yet who struggle to implement them in their daily practice. Listen...

♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the important distinction between first fear and second fear in the realm of anxiety experience. Sufferers of anxiety may not have total control over the first fear (initial fear-inducing stimuli) but we have much influence over our experience of the second fear (our reaction to the first fear). Listen in for Gina's thoughts, analysis and...