Stress Management Episodes

In today's episode, Gina discusses how the nervous system can become sensitized and more vulnerable to everyday occurrences. Once the nervous system becomes sensitized, it is easy to fall into the fear-adrenaline-fear cycle and succumb to a chronic state of anxiety. Tips for how to recognize that this pattern has become established are included as are ways to break the cycle and return to peace and calm. Listen in and begin to break the cycle today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find a...

In today's episode, Gina discusses how the nervous system can become sensitized and more vulnerable to everyday occurrences. Once the nervous system becomes sensitized, it is easy to fall into the fear-adrenaline-fear cycle and succumb to a chronic state of anxiety. Tips for how to recognize that this pattern has become established are included as are ways to break the cycle and return to peace and calm. Listen in and begin to break the cycle today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find a...

In today's episode, Gina continues her discussion of anxiety and being a highly sensitive person. The list of signs of being a highly sensitive person is completed and a number of tips for how to cope with being a highly sensitive person are provided. Being a highly sensitive person is easier when you take advantage of these suggestions! Signs You’re a Highly Sensitive Person (Highly Sensitive Refuge and the 21 signs of an HSP) https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/ Please visit our Sponsor P...

In today's episode, Gina continues her discussion of anxiety and being a highly sensitive person. The list of signs of being a highly sensitive person is completed and a number of tips for how to cope with being a highly sensitive person are provided. Being a highly sensitive person is easier when you take advantage of these suggestions! Signs You’re a Highly Sensitive Person (Highly Sensitive Refuge and the 21 signs of an HSP) https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/ Please visit our Sponsor P...

In today's episode, Gina offers listeners a number of thoughtful quotes taken from authors of books covering the topic of highly sensitive persons. Additionally, the beginning of a list of 21 signs of being a highly sensitive person are shared. Listen in for information about what being a highly sensitive person means and how you can use this knowledge to live better today! Book mentioned in today's episode The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine...

In today's episode, Gina offers listeners a number of thoughtful quotes taken from authors of books covering the topic of highly sensitive persons. Additionally, the beginning of a list of 21 signs of being a highly sensitive person are shared. Listen in for information about what being a highly sensitive person means and how you can use this knowledge to live better today! Book mentioned in today's episode The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine...

In today's episode, Gina discusses how to provide yourself with a highly therapeutic, mentally healing process through writing in a journal. The work of psychologist James Pennebaker on the power of expressive writing is included. Using the journal as a venue for deep therapeutic work can be done independently and essentially without cost to the individual doing the writing. Unlock your own mental wellness using this readily available tool. Listen in today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find...

In today's episode, Gina discusses how to provide yourself with a highly therapeutic, mentally healing process through writing in a journal. The work of psychologist James Pennebaker on the power of expressive writing is included. Using the journal as a venue for deep therapeutic work can be done independently and essentially without cost to the individual doing the writing. Unlock your own mental wellness using this readily available tool. Listen in today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find...

In today's episode, Gina discusses letting go of what-if questions, particularly in the context of other people's thoughts. It is very important to remember that we are not capable of reading others minds, at least not in any concrete sort of way. Relying on other people's speech rather than what we think their thoughts may be will help ground us and lead to more personal security and less anxiety. Listen in for suggestions on how to do this today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find al...

In today's episode, Gina discusses letting go of what-if questions, particularly in the context of other people's thoughts. It is very important to remember that we are not capable of reading others minds, at least not in any concrete sort of way. Relying on other people's speech rather than what we think their thoughts may be will help ground us and lead to more personal security and less anxiety. Listen in for suggestions on how to do this today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find al...

In today's episode, GIna shares three simple practices to help listeners develop a calmer, more peaceful life. These practices include meditation (in this case, with a spiritual passage), slowing down and training the senses. Creating more space around us helps us more easily integrate all the activities going on in our lives. Being mindful of what information we allow into our consciousness (such as through the media we consume) can help us cultivate inner peace more easily. Listen in for guida...

In today's episode, GIna shares three simple practices to help listeners develop a calmer, more peaceful life. These practices include meditation (in this case, with a spiritual passage), slowing down and training the senses. Creating more space around us helps us more easily integrate all the activities going on in our lives. Being mindful of what information we allow into our consciousness (such as through the media we consume) can help us cultivate inner peace more easily. Listen in for guida...

Gina discusses how to ground oneself into the environment and the present moment in order to better cope with stress and anxiety. More specifically, the "freeze state" is discussed, also known as being in a dorsal vagal state. The grounding techniques shared in this episode help gently activate the ventral vagal system to support your sense of safety and connection. Listen in and start feeling safer and calmer today!

In today's episode, Gina discusses how to ground oneself into the environment and the present moment in order to better cope with stress and anxiety. More specifically, the "freeze state" is discussed, also known as being in a dorsal vagal state. The grounding techniques shared in this episode help gently activate the ventral vagal system to support your sense of safety and connection. Listen in and start feeling safer and calmer today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and co...

Gina shares a key strategy for handling unwanted thoughts: allowance (acceptance). Though contrary to our common expectations, allowing unwanted thoughts to be present in our mind is the very antidote to their power to make our anxiety worse. Trying to control the mind and the unwanted thoughts causes them to remain in our consciousness longer. Listen in and become a master of your mind with these critical techniques!

In today's episode, Gina shares a key strategy for handling unwanted thoughts: allowance (acceptance). Though contrary to our common expectations, allowing unwanted thoughts to be present in our mind is the very antidote to their power to make our anxiety worse. Trying to control the mind and the unwanted thoughts causes them to remain in our consciousness longer. Listen in and become a master of your mind with these critical techniques! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and c...

Gina shares a pleasant guided meditation to help slow your mind and discover more peace and stillness in the present moment. Use this episode as an opportunity to pause, reflect and reset for enhanced resilience moving forward. Discovering the power of stillness, which you have access to essentially always, can help you make better choices and live more peacefully. Listen in today!

In today's episode, Gina shares a pleasant guided meditation to help slow your mind and discover more peace and stillness in the present moment. Use this episode as an opportunity to pause, reflect and reset for enhanced resilience moving forward. Discovering the power of stillness, which you have access to essentially always, can help you make better choices and live more peacefully. Listen in today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https...

Gina covers some powerful tips for changing thought patterns that contribute to our anxiety formation. Through understanding how our mind can so easily gravitate to negative thoughts, thoughts that we are so often absolutely certain are true, we can change them and steer ourselves towards better thinking and feeling. This process is largely one of identification and replacement. Learn how to do this, listen in today.

In today's episode, Gina covers some powerful tips for changing thought patterns that contribute to our anxiety formation. Through understanding how our mind can so easily gravitate to negative thoughts, thoughts that we are so often absolutely certain are true, we can change them and steer ourselves towards better thinking and feeling. This process is largely one of identification and replacement. Learn how to do this, listen in today. Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and co...

Gina offers seven ways to keep the everyday, common stressors from causing us too much upset and harm. From basic organization and making use of lists to scheduling time for rest, relaxation and meditation, you are bound to find some useful ideas in this episode!

In today's episode, Gina offers seven ways to keep the everyday, common stressors from causing us too much upset and harm. From basic organization and making use of lists to scheduling time for rest, relaxation and meditation, you are bound to find some useful ideas in this episode! 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 Anxiety Coaches Podcast. FREE MUST-HAVE RESOUR...

In today's episode, Gina interviews TJ Power author of The DOSE Effect, a book about the mind-body-hormonal connection and how to optimize nervous system health through balancing our brain chemistry. Get inspired to take action by enhancing your neurological health and by doing so, reduce anxiety and become more resilient to stress! Listen in for an informative interview on how to enhance your mind-body-brain health today! TJ BIO TJ POWER is the lead neuroscientist at The DOSE Lab, a renowned i...

Gina talks about the importance of attention for our mental state and how it can provoke cycles of hyperawareness and further increases in sensory disturbances. These cycles of sensory anomaly and increased attention lead to cycles that can spiral into severe anxiety if not outright panic. Listen in for tips on how to avoid these cycles of catastrophic thinking and learn how to set yourself up for more peace and calm even in the face of uncertainty.