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Gina again discusses Claire Weekes' critical step in her anxiety recovery process: acceptance. Highlighted in this episode are additional factors about the acceptance process that make it so important to overcoming anxiety. Understanding that anxiety and the emotions that go along with it are ok to experience helps bring us to the place where we can stop resisting and accept the unpleasant experience. Over time, our anxiety will be easier and easier to accept and also less and less intense. Listen in and get started today!

In today's episode, Gina again discusses Claire Weekes' critical step in her anxiety recovery process: acceptance. Highlighted in this episode are additional factors about the acceptance process that make it so important to overcoming anxiety. Understanding that anxiety and the emotions that go along with it are ok to experience helps bring us to the place where we can stop resisting and accept the unpleasant experience. Over time, our anxiety will be easier and easier to accept and also less an...

Gina shares a useful journal exercise to help enable listeners to reflect on their personal growth and accomplishments over the past year. Twelve specific prompts are offered that help examine both positive and negative aspects of the year past and how we can set a positive intention for the future. Listen in and take advantage of this wonderful self-help tool that will help you progress on your path towards anxiety recovery!

In today's episode, Gina shares a useful journal exercise to help enable listeners to reflect on their personal growth and accomplishments over the past year. Twelve specific prompts are offered that help examine both positive and negative aspects of the year past and how we can set a positive intention for the future. Listen in and take advantage of this wonderful self-help tool that will help you progress on your path towards anxiety recovery! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the lin...

Gina shares a number of affirmations you can use to help build your self confidence and reduce anxiety. Using affirmations can help shape your mindset and guide the course of your experiences. These affirmations are designed to lead you away from the depths of anxiety and towards strength and resilience. Listen in and find some affirmations to your liking today!

In today's episode, Gina shares a number of affirmations you can use to help build your self confidence and reduce anxiety. Using affirmations can help shape your mindset and guide the course of your experiences. These affirmations are designed to lead you away from the depths of anxiety and towards strength and resilience. Listen in and find some affirmations to your liking today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https://www.theanxietycoa...

Gina discusses the importance of the subconscious for our overall mental wellness. We can discount stress and other things in such a way that we are oblivious to the causes of anxiety symptoms emerging in our lives. Denial, normalization, avoidance and other adverse coping mechanisms can contribute to this state of overburdened subconscious mind and unaware conscious mind. Listen in to better understand causes of this situation, how to avoid it and how to heal from it.

In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance of the subconscious for our overall mental wellness. We can discount stress and other things in such a way that we are oblivious to the causes of anxiety symptoms emerging in our lives. Denial, normalization, avoidance and other adverse coping mechanisms can contribute to this state of overburdened subconscious mind and unaware conscious mind. Listen in to better understand causes of this situation, how to avoid it and how to heal from it. Pleas...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the tendency of the anxious mind to present individuals with terrifying "what if's". By so doing the anxious mind works itself up further and drives the body into fearful overdrive. In addition to deflating many of the most common "what if's", a unique solution is offered: present the mind with benevolent "what if" thoughts instead. A number of example positive "what if's" are included. Listen in and take advantage of this knowledge today! Please visit our Spo...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the journey of anxiety recovery from a different perspective: one that is open to the possibility that our trouble with chronic anxiety and panic may actually serve us as a profound instrument of growth and teaching. Getting back to our old self, or who we used to be before we encountered chronic anxiety-panic may not be what we truly want as our healing goal. It is important to remember that the old self indeed led us to our chronic anxiety-panic state. Listen...

Gina responds to a listener question regarding anxiety, aging and procrastination. This listener in particular seems to struggle with procrastination in retirement and this exacerbates her anxiety. Watching what we eat and drink and taking extra care around our sleep hygine is recommended. Putting the journal to use is also suggested. Listen in for more information on the topic of anxiety and aging!

In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question regarding anxiety, aging and procrastination. This listener in particular seems to struggle with procrastination in retirement and this exacerbates her anxiety. Watching what we eat and drink and taking extra care around our sleep hygine is recommended. Putting the journal to use is also suggested. Listen in for more information on the topic of anxiety and aging! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesom...

Gina discusses the relatively common anxiety symptom of dissociation and how to better cope with this distressing experience. Dissociation and derealization are not limited as symptoms to anxiety disorders but occur with other mental health conditions as well, such as depression. Learn that dissociation is not dangerous and comfort yourself that it will pass and it is not a sign of some severe mental pathology.

In today's episode, Gina discusses the relatively common anxiety symptom of dissociation and how to better cope with this distressing experience. Dissociation and derealization are not limited as symptoms to anxiety disorders but occur with other mental health conditions as well, such as depression. Learn that dissociation is not dangerous and comfort yourself that it will pass and it is not a sign of some severe mental pathology. Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes fo...

In today's episode, Gina discusses seven easy to implement strategies to reduce stress in your life and thereby lessen your anxiety. These are important, logical tools that can have a miraculous impact on improving the overall ease of your life. Don't get bogged down by the little annoyances in life. Use these strategies and start feeling happier and more peaceful today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast...

Gina discusses the five love languages people prioritize in different ways so listeners can optimize their relationships and in turn reduce anxiety. Understanding how you prefer to be loved and how your significant others prefer to be love can streamline and optimize how we show our love and support in relationships. Listen in a make your relationships run more smoothly and reduce anxiety at the same time!

In today's episode, Gina discusses the five love languages people prioritize in different ways so listeners can optimize their relationships and in turn reduce anxiety. Understanding how you prefer to be loved and how your significant others prefer to be love can streamline and optimize how we show our love and support in relationships. Listen in a make your relationships run more smoothly and reduce anxiety at the same time! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our...

Gina discusses the miracle that cultivating positive self-worth and positive self-talk can be for long term mental health. A number of specific strategies are included for helping to cultivate and maintain a sense of positive self worth regardless of your circumstances. Self-blame for adverse life circumstances can be maladaptive. Listen in for tips on how to ease up on yourself and feel better today!

In today's episode, Gina discusses the miracle that cultivating positive self-worth and positive self-talk can be for long term mental health. A number of specific strategies are included for helping to cultivate and maintain a sense of positive self worth regardless of your circumstances. Self-blame for adverse life circumstances can be maladaptive. Listen in for tips on how to ease up on yourself and feel better today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awes...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the chemicals in our body that contribute to our sense of well-being. Serotonin, dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin are all touched upon and how to increase these feel-good chemicals is shared. Listen in and jump start the natural pharmacy that resides within your body and feel better today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anx...

In today's episode, Gina discusses the chemicals in our body that contribute to our sense of well-being. Serotonin, dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin are all touched upon and how to increase these feel-good chemicals is shared. Listen in and jump start the natural pharmacy that resides within your body and feel better today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anx...

Gina discusses a critical part of the brain involved in how sensory information affects your anxiety. Known as the reticular activating system or RAS, this brain system can be implicated in both hyperarousal and dysfunctional lack of arousal and awareness. Listen in to learn how to enhance your peace and calm through a better understanding of how this brain system affects your experience.

In today's episode, Gina discusses a critical part of the brain involved in how sensory information affects your anxiety. Known as the reticular activating system or RAS, this brain system can be implicated in both hyperarousal and dysfunctional lack of arousal and awareness. Listen in to learn how to enhance your peace and calm through a better understanding of how this brain system affects your experience. Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!...

Gina discusses the importance of facing and feeling the emotional difficulties we encounter to grow and heal in our lives. This episode draws heavily on an article from Dr. David Hanscom concerning the importance of processing emotional pain to fully integrate and overcome such pain (and keep it from reemerging in other pathological forms later in our lives). Listen in for remarkable insight into why it is so important to feel the difficult emotions we so desperately try to avoid.