The Anxiety Encyclopedia

Lorien reads a normal review from a kind stranger.

Lorien and Katharine Botox about shooting toxin into our faces. (I'm so sorry for that pun.)  Sources: Jennifer Coolidge Cinderella Story botox https://youtu.be/20apo9Tf8C4 What is Botox? https://medlineplus.gov/botox.html https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/general.html Plastic Surgery Statistics https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/News/Statistics/2020/plastic-surgery-statistics-full-report-20...

Katharine talks about bears and consequently confirms Lorien's lifelong commitment to stay mostly indoors.  Sources:  https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/bear-attacks-woman-walking-dogs-plays-dead-crunched-skull https://www.bearsmart.com/blog/how-dangerous-are-bears/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebetsu_brown_bear_incident Grizzly Man docum...

Lorien outlines for Katharine the many perfectly valid reasons she has for staying far away from dating apps.  Sources Articles on Tindr Swindler: https://people.com/crime/the-tinder-swindler-true-story/ https://themovieculture.com/the-tinder-swindler-documentary-film-review-and-summary/ Federal Trade Commission article on love scams: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-know-about-romance-scams...

Katharine tells Lorien about the terrible exploits of "nice guy" CEO, Dan Price. TW: Discussion of physical and sexual assault. Sources:  https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-gravity-ceo-dan-price/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/technology/dan-price-resign-social-media.html

Lorien and Katharine ask the question on everyone’s mind: is my garage door plotting my demise? Follow us on social media: https://instagram.com/the_anxietypod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://twitter.com/The_AnxietyPod Sources: Parts of a garage door: https://www.overheaddoorpdx.com/parts-of-garage-door/: Garage Door Injury Numbers: http://www.dynamicgaragedoor.com/garage-door-injuries-numbers/ Injury...

Katharine tells Lorien about the terrifying Seattle Tsunami. Follow us on social media: https://instagram.com/the_anxietypod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://twitter.com/The_AnxietyPod Sources Washington State Department of Natural Resources: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/geologic-hazards/Tsunamis#tsunami-evacuation-maps “Washington is at high risk of tsunamis and waves up to 42...

Cohosts Katharine McNally and Lorien Megill introduce their brand new podcast: The Anxiety Encyclopedia. Each week, they'll talk about one thing they're afraid of and how afraid they actually need to be.