The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

Coming to terms with the idea that we all as humans have feelings of discomfort, disappointment, and inadequacy we can begin to let go of feeling like victims and have real self-compassion which helps to interrupt the fear -anxiety-fear cycle! Quote:  When we’re in touch with our common humanity, we remember that feelings of inadequacy and disappointment are universal. This is what distinguishes s...

How we look at and relate to anxiety had a profound impact on our stress levels. Today we consider bringing more compassion and acceptance to our daily dealings with Mr. Anxiety. Quote:  Sometimes the door closes on a relationship, not because we failed but because something bigger than us says this no longer fits our life. So, lock the door, shed a tear, turn around and look for the new door that...

Gina takes a look at health anxiety and the challenge with the doctors not finding any physical disease or affliction. Learning that the mind is indeed causing these physical sensations is key in today's episode. Quote:  Live in joy even though you have all the facts. -Mother Teresa To learn more go to: Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program    What is anxiety ?   Learn more about...

Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD or simply the winter blues can exacerbate anxiety symptoms and sensations. Today Gina shares a number of ways to work around the lack of sun exposure in the winter months. Resources: Link to Dr. Mercola's article on SAD  http://bit.ly/2k8F0Ia Quote:  Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not...

Chronic anxiety and panic can be intertwined with exhaustion and fatigue. Listen in today to learn the role exhaustion and fatigue play in your anxiety. 3 Steps To Relieve Your Anxiety Fatigue 1) Get into a regular pattern of meditation and have good sleep hygiene 2) Eat real foods, avoid refined foods and sugar 3) Do an activity, such as going for a walk, something good for the body, which will h...

In today's episode, Gina takes a look at 3 ways of eating that can be contributing to anxiety-panic. While you may have thought of these particular ways we often need reminders to help us change our old ways to get out of an old habit! Quote:  Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. -Ann Patchett   To learn more go to: Join our Group Coaching F...

 Ever wonder how long it is going to take to clear your anxiety-panic or recover? Listen in to today's episode and discover how anxiety has many phases and how to stay the course for fully clearing it! Quote:  The beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and emotions you bring to every moment influence those moments in wholly unpredictable ways. In lieu of certainty in the recovery pro­cess, develop certainty in...

Many will be traveling this holiday season. if you find this extra stressful or ramping up your anxiety join in and listen to today's episode for some awesome mindful travel tips! Quote:  People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by...

Today, Coach Gina takes a look at how we drop into isolation and how it can work against us as we move through the phases of clearing anxiety-panic.  Today's tip for making progress is to go on a weekly adventure: museum, zoo, train ride, etc, over time you can go to bigger things (such as a concert). A part time job, a church, a hobby, all could be useful.   Quote:  It is true that we are called...

In this episode, Coach Gina explores the importance of shifting out of anxiety focused living. If you are seeing things through an attitude of gratitude lens, your experience of the world is by default much more peaceful. Your thoughts can act as self-fulfilling prophecies, especially with expectations of anxiety (based on plans for future actions or environments). Not everyone is aware of their e...

 Relaxation! If you think you can't do it listen in for some super easy ideas for relaxing no matter where you are. Using your body as the means to convey the message that all is well. Quote:  Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are. -Pema Chödrön   To learn more go to: What is anxiety ? http:...

 What to do when you are faced with your medications no longer working? Everything we do here at Anxiety Coaches Podcast can be done if you are on or not on medications. Today Gina answers a question a listener sent to us on the Send Us a Voicemail Tab on the website . Send us YOUR question and Gina may answer it on the show! Resource Mentioned: Hope and Help For Your Nerves http://amzn.to/2zBLury...

Where is your focus? Listen in today and hear how a focus on gratitude can be a salve to your soul and move you away from fearful thinking. -Four action steps to take to use gratitude to help with anxiety 1) Journaling 2) Be consistent (make a good habit out of it) 3) Be easy on yourself 4) Don't be superficial Quote:  Gratitude brings us home to ourselves. -Guri Mehta Resource Mentioned: Joy On D...

Today's episode we have a listener question from the Send Voicemail Tab on our  website . Kellie asks about how to deal with building anxiety when in a social setting. If you would like to leave a question or a comment go to the homepage of our website and tell us!   Quote:  We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. -Marcel...

Use your digital detox as an awareness practice! We love our screens and they serve us well let's keep it that way with awareness.  Article mentioned in today's episode Digital Detox   Quote:  One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but i...

 Many people do not understand anxiety, even anxiety sufferers do not understand anxiety. In this episode, Gina discusses this issue and how to bring the topic up with friends and family. Seven action steps you can take when telling people about your anxiety: 1) Don't be afraid to tell people 2) Be clear that you are not seeking help from people 3) Don't be too serious about it 4) Let them know yo...

We have more access to media today than ever before. It's up to us to decide what we let in and what we believe! The negative bias of most media is anxiety producing, to say the least, listen in and take control over your media. How to avoid catastrophic reactions: 1) Limit how often we watch news reports 2) Look at reputable information (not just any and all press) 3) Base things on truth and not...

Negative and anxious thoughts can be dealt with by bringing happiness into the equation! Today Gina reviews a post by Dr Joe Mercola on how to be happier. Quote:  Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Links Mentioned In Today's Episode: Dr. Joe Mercolas' post on happiness  http://bit.ly/2igXHrk   To learn more go to: What is anxiety ? http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.co...

You have anxiety moving through you, you feel anxiety! You are not anxiety. -Action steps to not define yourself by anxiety and maintain your self 1) Acceptance of the anxiety state: its ok and you're allowed to experience it, and eventually move on 2) Mindfulness: using relaxation and meditation to improve your state 3) To actually take and make a process out of the differentiation between "I am...

Which came first the anger or the anxiety. Calm them both with these 5 tips. 5 tips for how to handle calming down anger and anxiety: 1) Accept reality 2) Allow others to be who they are and don't try to force them to be who you think they should be 3) Don't let your happiness depend on other people and situations that you cannot control 4) Put on the brakes (count slow breaths, or take a timeout)...

A short meditation to use whenever you need a mindful check-in. This is also a great meditation to use as you increase your time during your practice. Quote:  At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills. - Ringo Starr   To learn more go to: What is anxiety ? http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.c...

Calm your Dr Office visit anxiety with these 5 tips. White Coat Syndrome is that uneasy feeling and spike in stress hormones while to anticipate your physician appointment. Quote:  As a doctor, let me tell you what self-love does: It improves your hearing, your eyesight, lowers your blood pressure, increases pulmonary function, cardiac output, and helps to wire the musculature. So, if we had a ram...

Being awake in the middle of the night can be unnerving. There are 7 tips in today's episode to help you get the best rest possible even if you wake and can't get back to sleep! Quote:  It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. John Steinbeck To learn more go to: What is anxiety ? http://www.theanxietycoach...

One of the most asked questions in the group is will the panic attacks make me go crazy? The good news is No! Listen in and find out why. Quote:  The best cure for the body is a quiet mind - Napoleon Bonaparte To learn more go to: What is anxiety ? http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://a...

How is it that our mind can cause so much pain and anxiety? Today we look at somatic disorders and TMS (The Mind-body Syndrome). Quote:  The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.-Carl Rogers Resources Mentioned: Dr. John Sarno's The Divided Mind From Amazon:  http://amzn.to/2yQ6yrQ From Audible : http://bit.ly/AudibleACP (free with Audible's one-month free t...