The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

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 anxiety1) Journaling2) Be consistent (make a good habit out of it)3) Be easy on yourself4) Don't be superficialQuote: Gratitude brings us home to ourselves.-Guri MehtaResource Mentioned: Joy On Demand http://amzn.to/2yxu38v   To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Proust To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.– Viggo Mortensen To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 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 people2) Be clear that you are not seeking help from people3) Don't be too serious about it4) Let them know you realize it will be hard for them to understand5) Reassure them that the anxiety does not mean you are fragile and must be excluded from activities6) Be open to questions7) Let them know nobody would choose to live this way and that you do not want to live with anxietyQuote: What a wonderful privilege to have the weaknesses of a man and the serenity of a god! -Seneca To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 reports2) Look at reputable information (not just any and all press)3) Base things on truth and not just your feelingsQuote: Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.-Jim Morrison To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 EmersonLinks 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.com/what-is-anxiety/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You have anxiety moving through you, you feel anxiety! You are not anxiety.-Action steps to not define yourself by anxiety and maintain your self1) Acceptance of the anxiety state: its ok and you're allowed to experience it, and eventually move on2) Mindfulness: using relaxation and meditation to improve your state3) To actually take and make a process out of the differentiation between "I am anxious" and "I feel anxious"4) Spend time laughing, petting your pets, being grateful (do something to remind yourself that you are more than your anxious state)Quote: Never confuse yourself with visions of an entire lifetime at once.-Marcus Aurelius To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 reality2) Allow others to be who they are and don't try to force them to be who you think they should be3) Don't let your happiness depend on other people and situations that you cannot control4) Put on the brakes (count slow breaths, or take a timeout)5) Change your inner dialog: what are you saying to yourself? Stay positive!Quote: Anger and fear are often expressed in our attempts to control something.-Thom Rutledge To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 rampant epidemic of self-love then our healthcare costs would go down dramatically. So, this isn’t just some little frou-frou new age notion, oh love yourself, honey. This is hardcore science.-Dr. Christiane NorthrupTo learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.