Anxiety Episodes

In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance of learning to stimulate your vagus nerve, thereby enabling your body to reduce the stress and anxiety you may be experiencing. Listen in as Gina shares more than five techniques for stimulating your vagus nerve and thereby activating your parasympathetic nervous system and entering the safe, secure, "relax and digest" state of being. Get started with a 30-day trial when you go to https://www.audible.com/coachgina or text coachgina to 500500 Ep...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the critical topic of technology-induced stress and how to better manage it. A multi-step process is shared, including self-reflective components, to better understand how technology increases stress in our lives. Suggestions for easy to implement changes in our various technology settings will help us ease the stress technology delivers to easily into our lives! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches...

Gina discusses the miraculous power of part of our endogenous pharmacopeia: our happiness hormones.

In today's episode, Gina discusses the miraculous power of part of our endogenous pharmacopeia: our happiness hormones. Oxytocin and endorphins are discussed in some detail. Easy to use techniques to increase these helpful chemicals are included. Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's what's included for $5/month: ❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday ❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with ...

Gina talks about the importance of embracing imperfection, particularly in contrast to the common tendency of holding yourself to standards of perfection.

In today's episode, Gina talks about the importance of embracing imperfection, particularly in contrast to the common tendency of holding yourself to standards of perfection. Giving yourself permission to be yourself and not judging yourself based on your achievements can do wonders for your sense of self-worth and mental health. Book Mentioned in the episode Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton https://amzn.to/3N2jL6m Find even more peace and calm with ou...

Gina responds to a listener question about a medication change and subsequent increases in anxiety and distress.

In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question about a medication change and subsequent increases in anxiety and distress. The fear of the fear (and the return of anxiety symptoms) is discussed as are the significant brain and body changes that can accompany medication changes. Listen in for how to cope with bumps in the road to recovery! Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's what's included for $5/mont...

Gina discusses the important role cortisol plays in our anxiety experience.

In today's episode, Gina discusses the important role cortisol plays in our anxiety experience. A range of causes of increased cortisol levels is discussed, as well as how to prevent and avoid these causes. Advice for getting back to a space of peace and calm despite increased cortisol levels is also provided. Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's what's included for $5/month: ❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunda...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the mindset of perfectionism and how it can contribute to chronic anxiety.

In today's episode, Gina discusses the mindset of perfectionism and how it can contribute to chronic anxiety. Holding yourself to unrealistically high standards leads to perpetual self-criticism and self-attack and self-denigration. Listen in for tips on how to minimize perfectionism and alleviate unnecessary anxiety. Naked Nutrition Go to https://nakednutrition.com/ and use PROMO CODE ACP to get 15% off on your first order at checkout. Link to the article mentioned in today's episode The Ulti...

In today's episode, Gina discusses anxiety and the symptoms of depersonalization that can go along with it. Depersonalization symptoms are explained and three tips to overcome these symptoms are provided. Even if you do not suffer from...

In today's episode, Gina discusses anxiety and its association with pain.  An analogy between physiological pain and anxiety is drawn and instruction in using our awareness of this pain (and conversely anxiety) to lessen and destroy it is...

In today's episode, Gina discusses several common ways in which anxiety shows up for individuals.  Through better understanding ourselves and our anxiety, we can develop strategies for coping with the specific ways our anxiety afflicts us. ...

In today's episode, Gina shares six practical tips to help you reduce both the frequency and intensity of anxiety attacks.  The tips focus on activating the rest and digest side of your nervous system (parasympathetic nervous system).  The...

In today's episode, Gina discusses emotional competence and how it can affect our anxiety.  Emotional competence refers to the processes by which we understand, express and regulate our emotions.  Listen in to improve your emotional...

In today's episode, Gina discusses constructive coping mechanisms for dealing with stress.  In particular, the power of positive affirmations are emphasized.  How to use affirmations to your advantage when dealing with stress is discussed...

In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question regarding an elephant on the throat. Solutions to physical symptoms such as this are suggested, including substantial emphasis on self-care. The listener mentions the use of food as a self-comfort...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...