Podcast Episodes Catalog
May 15, 2022
821: Anxiety Relief Through Awareness of Pain
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...
May 11, 2022
820: How Does Your Anxiety Show Up
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. ...
May 8, 2022
819: 6 Tips to Soothe and Eliminate Anxiety Attacks
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...
May 4, 2022
818: Emotional Competency And Anxiety
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...
May 1, 2022
817: Dealing With Stress Constructively
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...
April 27, 2022
816: Anxiety and 4 Conflict Responses
In today's episode, Gina discusses how individuals use conflict to respond to anxiety. Some people initiate conflict in response to anxiety, others submit to the demands of others and some avoid it all together. Listen in to learn more about how...
April 24, 2022
815: I’m sick of the elephant on my throat! Listener Question
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...
April 20, 2022
814: Classic ACP Peaceful Reminders When Anxiety Arises
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...
April 17, 2022
813: What To Do With Intrusive Thoughts
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...
April 13, 2022
812: Feeling Content With Others And Nature As A Sign Of Inner Peace
In today's episode, Gina discusses symptom of inner peace number nine: contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature. The notion of inner peace is defined and practices for attaining this desirable state are shared. ...
April 10, 2022
811: Anxiety and Unworthiness
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...
April 6, 2022
810: Classic ACP Anxiety And Living In Your Head Too Much
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...
April 3, 2022
809: Understanding Your Vagus Nerve And Anxiety
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...
March 30, 2022
808: Classic ACP Peaceful Reminders When Anxiety Arises
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...
March 27, 2022
807: 5 Herbal Teas to Reduce Your Anxiety and Support Sleep
In today's episode, Gina reviews a useful component of the anxiety relief toolkit: herbal teas. These five herbs can have a profoundly soothing and relaxing effect on our minds and bodies. These herbs can promote sleep and help...
March 23, 2022
806: 5 Way Pets Reduce Your Anxiety And Bring You Health And Happiness
In today's episode, Gina discusses the miraculous benefits pets can have for anxiety and overall mental health. Five specific ways companion animals and even house plants or gardens benefit people's general well-being are included. This...
March 20, 2022
805: Classic ACP Feeling Stuck In Anxiety and How To Break Free
In this episode, Gina offers tips and steps to help you break free when feeling like you are stuck in anxiety. Gina emphasizes that clearing anxiety is a process and not an overnight, quick fix. Talking with family or friends, being with a...
March 16, 2022
804: Reflections and Affirmations Promoting Calm Flowing Energy
In today's episode, Gina shares a large number of reflections and affirmations to help provide yourself with calm and soothing. Using the power of language and your own voice, you can improve your inner state and keep yourself facing in a...
March 13, 2022
803: Easy Actions To Jump Start More Peace And Calm
In today's episode, Gina shares some actionable steps you can take to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and immediately increase your sense of peace and calm. Learning to reside with the rest and digest side of your nervous system...
March 9, 2022
802: Mindfulness Basics for Stress Anxiety and Panic
In today's episode, Gina covers important content relating to the value of mindfulness for those suffering with high stress, anxiety and panic. Mindfulness fundamentals are discussed as are easy to implement steps to get started with or expand a...
March 6, 2022
801: Anxiety Overstimulation And High Sensitivity Listener Q and A
Gina responds to a listener question regarding highly sensitive individuals and the overwhelm and anxiety caused by sensory stimulation. The category of highly sensitive individuals is discussed as are practices that can be...
March 2, 2022
800: How To Build Resilience Out Of The Anxiety Struggle
In today's episode, Gina shares some wisdom regarding the possible benefits inherent in the anxiety struggle, particularly in terms of building lifelong resilience. Four specific techniques are shared to enable this process of learning from the...
Feb. 27, 2022
799: 5 Ways to Relieve The Anxiety Of People Pleasing
In today's episode, Gina shares five methods for reducing people pleasing behaviors and the anxiety related to people pleasing. Not everyone with anxiety is a people pleaser, but very often anxiety accompanies those with people pleasing...
Feb. 23, 2022
798: Don't Misuse Your Imagination
In today's episode, Gina discusses the power of the human imagination and how to keep it under control it to reduce anxiety. Ideally, we don't want to completely suppress our imagination, lest we lose our humanity. Also, being sure to keep...