Podcast Episodes Catalog
Sept. 28, 2022
860: Multitasking and Anxiety
Gina discusses the important topic of how multitasking can contribute substantially to our anxiety. Contemporary technology such as the phone and PC compound the threat of multitasking in our lives as our attention is so ea…
Sept. 25, 2022
859: Can My Anxiety Be Cured Listener Q and A
Gina responds to a listener question regarding whether or not true recovery from anxiety-panic is possible. Fear not, ACP listeners, as the outlook is bright. Recovery from anxiety-panic is possible. Listen in for Gina's …
Sept. 21, 2022
858: Trick Your Brain Out Of Stress With A Smile
In today's episode, Gina discusses symptom of inner peace number 10: frequent attacks of smiling through the heart. In addition to discussing this specific idea, the benefits of actually smiling with your face deliberately …
Sept. 18, 2022
857: Cultivating Mindfulness To Heal Anxiety
Gina discusses the importance of cultivating mindfulness in order to heal anxiety using a Blinkist of Jon Kabat-Zinn's Wherever You Go There You Are. Gina shares a number of methods for "being" in the moment rather than "doi…
Sept. 14, 2022
856: Classic ACP 5 Habits That Help Free You From Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses beneficial habits to be learned and practiced to reduce your experience of anxiety. Five habits in particular are discussed that will help you improve your condition, including: having a di…
Sept. 11, 2022
855: Give Yourself A Little Self-Compassion To Cope With Stress
Gina discusses the value of self-compassion, especially in the face of stress and anxiety. Mindfulness and self-kindess are among the chief ways we can implement self-compassion. Listen in for specific verbal prompts that …
Sept. 7, 2022
854: Develop The Flipside Of An Anxious Mindset
In today's episode, Gina discusses the value of cultivating a healthy mindset to help reduce and eliminate anxiety over time. Using core self-healing practices we advocate so heavily here at ACP, such as meditation and affir…
Sept. 4, 2022
853: Less Anxiety From More Structure
Gina discusses an article from Leo Babauta about the importance of keeping a tidy living space. Clutter can contribute to our anxiety and general disarray in our lives. Suggestions for decluttering extend into keeping our …
Aug. 31, 2022
852: Power Over Panic
Gina shares simple strategies for overcoming panic. From thinking practices (and regular meditation practice) to physiological practices, such as slow deliberate breathing when panic begins to appear, these strategies are b…
Aug. 28, 2022
851: Classic ACP 4 Ways of Being Present and Relieving Stress and Anxiety
Gina discusses the importance of being present for the process of relieving stress and anxiety. Gina points out undesirable factors that inhibit our stress and anxiety relief, including: attachment, excessive forward thinkin…
Aug. 24, 2022
850: Classic ACP 9 Anxiety Reducing Ways Of Living
Gina presents nine anxiety reducing ways of living that Leo Babauta posted on his blog. From setting one's intentions early on, to creating more space, and listening to what life is calling for you to do, these suggestions a…
Aug. 21, 2022
849: 8 Ways Positive Actions Help Reduce Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance positive thinking can have for our anxiety recovery. A number of powerful positive thinking prompts are provided. Listen in, start thinking more positively and reduce your …
Aug. 17, 2022
848: Don’t Panic Over Your Intrusive Thoughts
In today's episode, Gina discusses intrusive thoughts, what they are and how to move past them. Intrusive thoughts are often brought on by additional stress and those suffering from anxiety are often more vulnerable to them.…
Aug. 14, 2022
847: Coping With Anxiety And Cleaning Listener Q and A
Gina answers a listener question regarding untidiness in the environment, cleaning and anxiety. Gina draws from her own personal experience with this problem and how her perception of dirtiness in the home could be influenc…
Aug. 10, 2022
846: Shifting Negative Self Talk To Quiet Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses the causes of negative self-talk, especially for the anxious, and shares techniques for reducing and eliminating such self-talk. Replacing such negative self-talk with affirmative self-tal…
Aug. 7, 2022
845: How to Deal with Anxious Expectations
Gina shares strategies for how to deal with anxious expectations. Of particular interest in this episode are the powerful journal exercises that can help turn your expectations into a force of great positivity in your life.
Aug. 3, 2022
844: Classic ACP How Acceptance and Change Help With Anxiety
Gina talks about the importance of acceptance and change in healing anxiety. In particular, Gina discusses the benefits of allowing our anxiety experience to unfold, in contrast to fighting the anxiety and trying (often desp…
July 31, 2022
843: How To Use Insight To Clear Away Anxious Noise
Gina discusses the importance of practicing meditation for improving our strength of mind and reducing intrusive thoughts and other anxiety related mental noise. Steps for setting up a core meditation routine are reviewed. …
July 27, 2022
842: How To Rest Without Feeling Guilty
Gina discusses the importance of rest for our overall well-being and resistance to excessive anxiety. Understanding that getting enough rest time is critical to our overall health and well-being can help ease any sense of gu…
July 24, 2022
841: 8 Solutions For Morning Stress And Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina shares eight possible solutions for morning anxiety. Waking up earlier is one of the first tips and helps enable one to enact some of the other solutions more readily. Our frequent friends meditati…
July 20, 2022
840: Breathing And Grounding To Calm Your Anxious Mind
In today's episode, Gina discusses the value of breathing and grounding to help establish a sense of peace and calm. A number of breathing focused affirmations are provided to help us utilize this ever-present tool availabl…
July 17, 2022
839: Anxiety Agoraphobia and Alcohol Listener Q and A
Gina answers a listener question regarding agoraphobia and using alcohol as an anxiety treatment. Social anxiety is touched upon before a discussion of the perils of alcohol use for the anxiety sufferer. In the long run, a…
July 13, 2022
838: Classic ACP Why Avoidance and Aversion Don't Help With Anxiety
Gina discusses avoidance and aversion in the context of anxiety. Included in this discussion is an emphasis on the importance of how we interpret signals and information that we are perceiving and how very often we are able …
July 10, 2022
837 Toxic Behaviors That Add To Stress And Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses behaviors that are harmful to our lives and increase our stress and anxiety. The importance of reducing these behaviors is discussed, as are ways to go about doing so. Listen in to find o…