The Anxiety Coaches Podcast
The Anxiety Coaches Podcast is a relaxing and inspiring show focused on lifestyle changes to calm the nervous system and help heal anxiety, panic, stress, and PTSD. Hosted by Gina Ryan, the podcast releases two episodes per week, providing guidance on stress, anxiety, healthy living, and meditation. Listeners can find additional resources and ad-free listening options on the podcast's website.
Episodes
1265: Acceptance Vs Resistance: The Claire Weekes Method For Calming Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses one of Claire Weekes' most important topics in her anxiety recovery methodology: acceptance. Through liberal application of Weekes' acceptance, individuals with anxiety will improve their anxiety recovery journey. Embracing acceptance of life circumstances automatically reduces resistance. Resistance to what is in our lives is a signi
1264: How Claire Weekes Explained Anxiety: First Fear, Second Fear and Real Recovery
In today's episode, Gina discusses an important component of Claire Weekes' conception of anxiety: first fear and second fear. First fear is the body's initial alarm response to a threat or other aversive stimulus in the environment. We cannot control first fear. Second fear includes the thoughts and interpretations of the first fear. It is with second fear that a
1263: Claire Weekes Was Right: What We Know About Anxiety Recovery Today
In today;s episode, Gina introduces a new series she is doing on the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, devoted to helping update Claire Weekes' anxiety recovery methods to our contemporary vocabulary and world. Specifically in this episode, the point that anxiety recovery is not about eliminating fear but adapting how we come to meet fear, is emphasized. Listen in for more discussion abo
1262: Classic ACP Listener Q And A: How To Relax In A Social Situation
Today's episode we have a listener question from the Send Voicemail Tab on our website. Kellie asks about how to deal with building anxiety when in a social setting.Stillpoint Fridays is my once-a-week Friday note — a slower, more personal reflection that’s different from what I share on the podcast.If you’d like a quiet place to land as the week winds down, you can jo
1261: Gentle Affirmations For Anxiety: Urgency And Feeling Behind In Life
In today's episode, Gina shares a number of affirmations designed especially for when we are feeling anxiety around time pressure, urgency and the feeling of being behind in our lives. Repeating these affirmations to ourselves throughout the day can take advantage of a shaping and adaptation process our body and mind undergo based on what we give our attention. Use these affirma
1260: You Are Not Behind: Healing Time Anxiety From Within
In today's episode, Gina discusses the role of time in our anxiety healing journey, and specifically, our thoughts and perceptions of time. Urgency and the role of technology, constant notifications and information overload in exacerbating our anxiety are important factors discussed in this show. Listen in for tools and strategies you can use to reduce the effects of these facto
1259: Feeling Stuck In Anxiety: Why It Doesnt Mean Youre Not Healing
In today's episode, Gina discusses how feeling stuck in our anxiety recovery journey is inevitable and that it does not mean we are not successfully on the path towards clearing our anxiety. The nervous system learns and changes through repetition and it can be particularly helpful to experience safety repeatedly. Listen in to learn how to teach your nervous system it is safe an
1258: Classic ACP What Is Depression?
In today's episode, Gina discusses depression, both as a condition in its own right and in the context of anxiety. Anxiety can both accompany depression and also lead to depression. Some suggestions for how to handle depression are offered.Stillpoint Fridays is my once-a-week Friday note — a slower, more personal reflection that’s different from what I share on th
1257: From Listening To Living The Tools: Diane's Anxiety Recovery Journey Part 2
In today's episode, Gina shares the last part of her interview with listener Diane, who finishes her wisdom and experience from her own anxiety clearing journey and how ACP has helped her along the way. A key part of her message describes the differences between signals from the body and signals from the mind (and the external world). Being able to discern between the two have b
1256: From Listening To Living The Tools: Diane's Anxiety Recovery Journey
In today's episode, Gina shares part one of an interview she conducted with a long time group member and listener of The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Diane shares her own wisdom and experience in overcoming the worst of her anxiety and how the show helped her do it. Listen in for some simple steps to help you maximize your benefit from listening to the show in your own anxiety clear
1255: When Breathwork Backfires: Why Trying To Calm Anxiety Can Make It Worse
In today's episode, Gina discusses the important tool of breathwork for calming anxiety. Specifically, breathwork is addressed in the frame of when it goes wrong: sometimes, trying to use breathwork with the wrong idea in mind can make anxiety worse. Listen in for a better understanding of how using breathwork in the wrong ways or at the wrong times can make anxiety worse, and h
1254: When The Blood Pressure Cuff Becomes The Stress: White Coat Syndrome And Blood Pressure Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses health anxiety, especially in the context of the dreaded blood pressure reading at the doctor's office. It is important to remember that the blood pressure reading is simply information and the machine and entire process are not in themselves harmful, though they can be uncomfortable. Listen in for practical tips on how to disrupt the anxiety c
1253: Existential Anxiety: Why So Many Of Us Feel Lost Overwhelmed And Emotionally Exhausted
In today's episode, Gina discusses a common theme of many individual's anxiety: rumination about self-existence and threats and uncertainty surrounding this existence. An interesting idea to consider is that these thoughts and feelings relating to existential anxiety can come up when changes are afoot and old coping patterns are no longer helpful. Listen in for tips and suggesti
1252: How To Ride The Wave Of Anxiety Instead Of Fighting It With Urge Surfing
In today's episode, Gina discusses urge surfing as a technique for relating to our stress and anxiety differently, interpreting such signals less like immediate emergencies and more like fleeting, temporary conditions. Urges like overthinking, checking, and scrolling are included. We can use urge surfing to observe these often powerful urges, rather then simply reacting to them.
1251: Listen To This When You Can't Relax Or Let Go
In today's episode, Gina shares a discussion and meditation designed to help you get calm and relax during the most anxious and upsetting moments. This is one of the shows you have been looking for! Use this podcast episode to release tension during those times when you are all wound up! A soothing guided meditation to help guide you out of your most anxious moments is incl
1250: Classic ACP Grief and Anxiety Listener Q and A Speakpipe
In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question regarding grief and anxiety. Gina offers strategies for coping with the generally disturbing combination of grief and anxiety, particularly in the case of losing someone close to you. Gina underlines the particular emotions that are exhibited when experiencing grief as well as techniques that can be used to enhance and mai
1249: When Anxiety Feels Physical: Dizziness, Brain Fog, And Feeling Unsteady
In today's episode, Gina discusses some of the more disturbing physical symptoms that anxiety can present us with. These symptoms can strike us at any time and often lead us to think there is something medically wrong with us. A range of these symptoms are explored: what causes them and what can be done to quiet them when we realize that anxiety is the cause. Listen in
1248: Anxiety, Stress And The Vagus Nerve: Small Things That Help You Feel Safe Again
In today's episode, Gina shares some key tips to help you strengthen your vagus nerve to help you feel safer and more stable. A description of how the vagus nerve connects the brain and body is included, as is how it can influence a range of anxiety related symptoms, including sleep and digestive problems. A number of ways you can strengthen your vagus nerve are also included.&n
1247: Why Do Longer Days Make Me Anxious: Listener Q And A
In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about how longer days in the summertime can actually seem to make himself more anxious. This is contrary to the pattern more commonly observed of less light in the winter months causing more depression and anxiety. The importance of regular sleep is discussed as well as how the darkness (more plentiful in winter months) can ac
1246: Intrusive Thoughts And Anxiety: 3 Gentle Steps To Stop The Fear Spiral
In today's episode, Gina discusses how to deal with intrusive thoughts, especially as they manifest for people with anxiety. Intrusive thoughts can be very common for individuals with overstimulated minds and bodies. They can be highly disturbing, as well. Listen in for tips on how to address your intrusive thoughts: calm the mind, thoughts and body.Stillpoint Fridays&
1245: Small Daily Things That Quiet Anxiety Naturally
In today's episode, Gina explores small, simple actions that can help individuals calm anxiety. Through small, incremental steps, anxiety can be lessened, both in the immediate sense as well as the longer term sense. Many of these actions are easy to implement, such as stepping outside for some exposure to the sunlight. Listen in for many more easy to use actions you can st
1244: A Quiet Place Within You: Beyond Anxiety Guided Meditation
In today's episode, Gina shares a guided meditation, helping listeners find peace and quiet within their own minds and bodies. The meditation begins with a relaxation exercise using deep breathing. A body scan follows, enabling listeners to know their bodily sensations better and improving peace and harmony. Listen in and meditate in peace!Stillpoint Fridays is my once
1243: How To Stop Rehearsing Trouble
In today's episode, Gina covers an important topic: the help and relief that can be provided through deliberately avoiding anticipating problems, difficulties and catastrophes with out thoughts. The nature of how fixating on worst-case scenarios fails to enhance our safety and intensifies our anxiety and discomfort is discussed. Techniques to help you stop focusing on the inevit
1242: Nervous System Thaw: When Healing Feels Unsettling Before It Feels Peaceful
In today's episode, Gina compares anxiety recovery, in particular a "nervous system thaw", with the natural transition of the spring season. The importance of noticing the difference between perceived threats and the awakening of life energy is touched upon. Listeners are reminded that discomfort and unease are an inevitable part of the anxiety recovery process and that experien
1241: Classic ACP Managing Anxiety, Difficult Emotions And Situations With Radical Acceptance
In today's episode, Gina discusses radical acceptance and how we can use this practice to reduce the severity and adverse consequences of anxiety. Radical acceptance is about accepting reality as it is without judgement or resistance. A number of practical steps are shared to help you implement radical acceptance in your life and in turn reduce your anxiety.Tara Brach's book: Radical Acce
1240: How To Stay Hopeful When The World Feels Uncertain
In today's episode, Gina Ryan steps up her game and delivers some much needed hope and inspiration for all of us who are struggling in today's often highly unpredictable world. Emphasis is placed on maintaining hope without falling to far forward into "toxic positivity". Of course, the cases in which hope is lost or reduced substantially are also discussed. A number of solu
1239: When The World Feels Heavy: Staying Grounded Without Shutting Down
In today's episode, Gina discusses how to navigate the information space of our often overwhelming world through deliberate news and information exposure regulation. Both extremes of being constantly connected and entirely disconnected with information about our world (via electronic media) are often untenable practices for most people. A few strategies are suggested for allowin
1238: Is Negativity Keeping You Anxious How To Gently Shift It
In today's episode, Gina discusses how negative thoughts affect our physical and mental health. Negativity bias and how it can trigger anxiety cycles is explored . A number of practices to help you reduce your negative thinking are covered, including visualization, journaling and physical relaxation. Listen in and get a hold of excessive negative thinking and reduce your an
1237: Why Anxiety Feels Stuck And The Subtle Patterns That Keep It Going
In today's episode Gina discusses feeling stuck with anxiety and how to keep this feeling from creating a self-fulfilling feedback loop. Remember, expending effort trying to avoid the anxiety will not help. Understanding that anxiety is not an enemy to be feared but may be accepted as a companion will help loosen the anxiety's grip on our minds and bodies and let the adverse bod
1236: What Actually Helps Anxiety? Small Shifts That Calm The Nervous System
In today's episode, Gina shares a number of techniques to help make small shifts that can help calm the nervous system and reduce anxiety. Some emphasis is placed on nurturing the body, including using regular daily routine for things like sleep time and waking time. Creating supportive connections with others is also emphasized as an important strategy for calming your mind.&nb
1235: What Makes Anxiety Worse? 12 Hidden Triggers You Might Be Missing
In today's episode, Gina discusses twelve anxiety triggers you may not have yet considered. Many of these triggers are physical and may be easy to eliminate from one's life. A number of solutions or better practices are recommended as alternatives to these harmful anxiety triggers. Improving your relationship with yourself and taking advantage of community support can go a
1234: Meditation For Renewal And New Beginnings: Easter Special
In today's episode, Gina shares a peaceful meditation with themes of renewal and new beginnings to go along with the Spring season and the Easter holiday. Use this meditation to check in with yourself and let go of any stress and worry that may be afflicting you. Let calm and peace overtake you as you float through this gentle guided meditation, listen in and breathe today!Still
1233: Classic ACP The Struggle Can Be The Reward
In today's episode, Gina discusses how our struggles with anxiety and stress can bring fruits to us later in life. Through our struggle with these often immense difficulties, we grow to become stronger, wiser and more capable human beings. Listen in to gain a greater understanding as to how our experience with anxiety can make us stronger people!Stillpoint Fridays is my once-a-week Friday
1232: What If Your Anxiety Isn't Just Anxiety? The Histamine Connection
In today's episode, Gina discusses how the body's histamine reaction and excessive histamine levels can contribute substantially to your anxiety experience. Normal histamine levels are important for proper immune system functioning. Many different foods can contribute to our bodily histamine load based on individual sensitivities. Listen in and come to better understand if
1231: What To Do When Anxiety Won't Go Away
In today's episode, Gina discusses the frustrating sense that your anxiety recovery process has frozen, including stories from her own anxiety recovery journey. Persons with anxiety often demand too much from themselves in their recovery process and can become disheartened as symptoms persist longer than hoped. Listen in for a reminder that recovery is not linear and how to stay
1230: How To Calm Your Nervous System In Social Situations Using The Claire Weekes Method
In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question about intense social anxiety, in this case, especially around men. The anxiety loop is referenced and the Claire Weekes method for managing and overcoming this anxiety process is discussed. The face, accept, float and let time pass are covered in some detail, as are using gradual exposure and self-compassion. This epi
1229: Why Do I Feel Anxiety More Than Other People? Personality Might Explain It
In today's episode, Gina discusses the big five personality traits and how they can configure in ways that lead people to a higher likelihood of experiencing anxiety. Everyone has some degree of personality trait in each of the five categories. You can use this knowledge to better understand your own tendencies towards anxiety and potentially how to better accept particular bias
1228: Light, Your Nervous System, And Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance of natural sunlight during the daytime for providing mental stability and enhancing overall wellness and health. Details are provided how both natural and artificial light affect our emotions, our circadian rhythm and our sleep patterns. Suggestions are made on how to incorporate more light into your life and what kinds fo light
1227: Classic ACP Wabi Sabi Embracing Imperfection
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.Stillpoint Fridays is my once-a-week Friday note — a sl
1226: Feeling Great With Dr. David Burns Part 3
In today's episode, Gina shares the last part of her interview with Dr. David Burns, a Stanford educated psychiatrist noted for his pioneering work in cognitive therapy and development of TEAM CBT, and evolution of cognitive therapy that can provide rapid recovery. Dr. Burns discusses a powerful therapeutic tool he uses known as the hidden emotion technique. Full of wisdom
1225: Feeling Great With Dr. David Burns Part 2
In today's episode, Gina shares part two of her interview with Dr. David Burns, a Stanford educated psychiatrist noted for his pioneering work in cognitive therapy and development of TEAM CBT, and evolution of cognitive therapy that can provide rapid recovery. Dr. Burns discusses his app, which is free for users and can make substantial progress in healing users mental health concern
1224: Feeling Great With Dr. David Burns Part 1
In today's episode, Gina shares part one of her interview with Dr. David Burns, a Stanford educated psychiatrist noted for his pioneering work in cognitive therapy and development of TEAM CBT, and evolution of cognitive therapy that can provide rapid recovery. Dr. Burns discusses his background and his personal story in this episode, as well as an interesting case history from a nota
1223: Blood Sugar-Caffeine: The Anxiety Rollercoaster No One Talks About
In today's episode, Gina considers the role of blood sugar and caffeine on physical sensations in the body and anxiety more generally. Paying attention to our bodies and the food and drink we consume can enable us to make physical changes that are often much more easy to implement than specifically psychological changes. Listen in and get a hold of your blood sugar and control y
1222: Why Intense Workouts Can Worsen Anxiety: What Helps Instead
In today's episode, Gina describes how movement can help us in our anxiety recovery, and also how intense movement can work against it. A number of slower, gentler forms of movement and exercised are recommended for realizing the benefits of exercise without risking excessive cortisol release and increasing anxiety. Strenuous exercise does have a place, but it is recommended to
1221: Sleep And Anxiety: Rest Happens When The Body Feels Safe
In today's episode, Gina discusses some of the most important solutions for overcoming anxiety's interference with our sleep. From alcohol moderation or elimination, to caffeine elimination and late-night screen time and other blue light elimination, these tips will help you get back to a regular sleep pattern! Listen in and begin to reclaim your healthy sleep starting tonight!&
1220: Why Your Anxiety Sometimes Feels Worse After Relaxing
In today's episode, Gina discusses how periods of relaxation can actually lead to increased anxiety and consequently confusion and frustration. The distinction is made between quick-fixes for anxiety, including use of substances like alcohol and other more mundane distractions, and genuine, lasting recovery. Enriching practices like early bed time and meditation can be enacted o
1219: Classic ACP Benefits of Solitude for the Anxious
In today's episode, Gina discusses the immense benefits solitude can have for individuals suffering with anxiety. Included are a number of practical ways to easily increase and improve beneficial solitude in one's life. Listen in to better understand the benefits of getting some alone-time in!Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!
1218: What Happens To Anxiety When You Stop Drinking: Even Temporarily
In today's episode, Gina discusses the detrimental role alcohol can play in our anxiety formation and how taking a break from alcohol consumption can contribute to our anxiety recovery. During the initial phases of effects of alcohol consumption, anxiety can be relieved, but the after effects are quite the opposite. Over time, alcohol intake can make us less resilient to stress
1217: When Healing From Anxiety Becomes Another Job
In today's episode, Gina discusses the complex process of healing from anxiety and contrasts healing as a creative process with anxiety healing as burdensome work. If you find yourself constantly self monitoring, stop and take a step back in self-compassion. Feeling overwhelmed is not a sign of failure. Listen in and improve your experience of your anxiety healing journey t
1216: Healing Anxiety Fatigue: When You're Tired of Working on Yourself Meditation
In today's episode, Gina shares a touching meditation that allows listeners to let go of their anxiety healing journey for a few minutes and bask in the warm glow of the present moment. Release all special requirements you have for yourself and your anxiety clearing work. This episode will set you free with a series of moments of peace and calm. Listen in and feel better to
1215: Why Your Body Feels Stuck In Survival Mode: Even When You're Safe
In today's episode, Gina discusses the distinction between mind and body in the context of stress and anxiety. Consistent feelings of safety, combined with letting time pass and rest will enhance the healing process tremendously. Through kindness and patience, the anxiety recovery process can proceed smoothly overtime. Listen in and enhance your anxiety recovery process tod
1214: Is It Anxiety Or Chronic Stress: Why Knowing The Difference Changes Healing
In today's episode, Gina discusses the differences between chronic stress and anxiety. Through understanding this distinction, you can better customize your self-care and recovery process to suit your specific needs. Listen in and learn to clear chronic stress separately from anxiety and heal yourself faster and more completely!Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links
1213: Why Anxiety Sensations Feel So Real And The Belief That Keeps Them Going
In today's episode, Gina addresses two listener questions regarding how anxiety related sensations and the beliefs about them are related and how we can use this relationship to our advantage in overcoming anxiety. Becoming more accepting of discomfort and understanding that such experiential states are temporary can go a long way in enabling our anxiety recovery process. Listen
1212: Why Trying to Fix Anxiety Can Make It Worse: What Helps Instead
In today's episode, Gina discusses why anxiety can be resistant when trying to address it directly. Through acceptance and curiosity, we can come to better understand our anxiety without causing it to flare up and become worse. Listen in for strategies on how to attend to your anxiety gently, with an open heart, and without undue force.Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links a
1211: A Healthy Nervous System Isn't Always Calm: Rethinking Anxiety And Healing
In today's episode, Gina discusses an important consideration for anxiety recovery: that anxiety recovery does not imply a consistently calm nervous system. Your nervous system is here to do a job: keep you alive. Sometimes, you need to get excitement and activation to enable you to make corrections for yourself or your environment. Listen in to reframe your anxie
1210: Why Anxiety Often Gets Worse In January And Why That's Normal
In today's episode, Gina discusses why anxiety can become stronger in January and how to cope with it. A review of how the holidays can upset our lives and nervous systems is shared. The biological consequences of winter, including shorter days, are covered. Listen in for strategies on how to navigate the stronger turbulence of anxiety in January.Please visit our Sponsor Pa
1209: Classic ACP The Anxious Yet Changeable Brain
In today's episode, Gina discusses the brain and contemporary thought concerning the plastic and changeable nature of the brain. The ability of individuals to exploit the brain's adaptability with their own minds and guidance is highlighted. Specific steps to change your brain and reduce your anxiety are included.Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for
1208: Winter As Medicine For Anxiety How Cold Snow And Slowing Down Support The Nervous System
In today's episode, Gina shares her thoughts and feelings about the cold winter snow, and how harmonizing with the seasons can help us support our nervous system health. The episode will help you turn into the wisdom of the earth, ground yourself in the present moment, and find more space to breathe. Listen in and turn the cold winter day into the perfect setting for rest, heali
1207: Step Into the Year With Hope: Anxiety Healing Affirmations for 2026
For the last episode of 2025, Gina helps listeners start the new year off right with a large number of healing affirmations. These affirmations are designed specifically to help inspire hope and peace in listeners who may be struggling with stress, worry and doubt. Start 2026 with more hope, peace and calm with this useful episode of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Happy New Y
1206: Classic ACP Flexible Mind Vs Anxious Mind
In today's episode, Gina talks about developing a flexibility of mind to help us overcome our anxiety and strengthen our resolve against future flare ups of anxiety. The anxious mind tends to be rigid and not flexible. Listen in for suggestions on how to stay flexible and reduce rigidity in your mind!HOW TO BE YOURSELF Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety&n
1205: A Soothing Holiday Meditation to Release Stress and Find Peace
In today's episode, Gina shares a holiday guided meditation to help listeners relieve stress and know more peace in the present moment. In this meditation you will be guided with the light of hope into a state of peace and quiet. Let your worries fade away as you realize your healing process is underway in this moment. Happy Holidays.Please visit our Sponsor Page to find al
1204: Escape Future Anxiety: How To Come Back To The Present
In today's episode, Gina discusses how to bring yourself back to the present moment, especially when ruminating about the future (or the past). The power of living in the present moment is enormous and can help those who suffer with anxiety know more peace, calm and happiness in their lives. Practices are shared that are easy to do, especially using the senses to embrace your pr
1203: Holiday Anxiety Relief: 4 Proven Ways to Slow Down and Feel Calm
In today's episode, Gina shares methods for experiencing more peace and calm you can use during the holidays and beyond. The importance of understanding the "second arrow" concept is emphasized (the second arrow being the extra mental baggage and worry we attach to events in your environment, which we CAN have some control over). Slowing down and freeing ups time and space in ou
1202: Classic ACP Eliminating Worry And Preoccupation With Medical Conditions
In today's episode Gina sends reassuring messages regarding the worry and preoccupation anxiety sufferers have over medical conditions. From managing information overload to distinguishing anxiety from illness, this episode will help you reduce and eliminate worry over health issues.Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!https://www.the
1201: From Panic To Presence: A Meditation For Peace During Busy Times
In today's episode, Gina shares a guided meditation designed to bring peace and calm to individuals stressed by holidays, work and myriad other life challenges. Through this meditation, you will be able to let go of your current worries, struggles and concerns and focus on yourself and the space around you. Unwind and let go through this simple yet powerful guided meditation.&nb
1200: Anxiety Stress And Fatigue: What Your Body Is Trying To Tell You And How To Feel Better
In today's episode, Gina discusses fatigue and exhaustion and how these factors affect our mental stability and anxiety. Our bodies can only take so much stress and punishment. It is very important to rest and to care for ourselves as best as we can. Listen in for tips on how to improve the quality of your rest and discover new pathways to rejuvenation today!Please visit ou
1199: How To Get Out Of Your Head: Writing Exercises For Stress And Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina shares a fun writing exercise that can help you clear out clutter in your mind and relieve any stress and anxiety that may be present. This brain dump exercise, especially if practiced regularly, can help you release thoughts and create mental space. More space mean more opportunities for healing, peace of mind and focus on what matters most to you. 
1198: Peace Of Mind As Medicine: Lessons From Dr Bernie Siegel
In today's episode, Gina discusses health and medical anxiety and how to reduce and overcome this anxiety. The contributions of Dr. Bernie Siegel, who among other things noticed the integration of the mind and body for healing and wellness in his patients, are highlighted. Peace of mind gives your body the space it requires to heal. Listen in for tips on how to establish this pe
1197: Classic ACP Guilt And Anxiety Listener Q and A
Guilt is today's topic as Gina answers a listener's question. Many thanks to Jonas and the other listeners who sent in questions about guilt and shame. In this episode, we coverHow the anxious mind is prone to guiltTeasing out guilt vs shameHow to move on from the eventListen in and give your anxious mind a peaceful path out of your guilt!Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the link
1196: OCD, Anxiety And Boundaries: From Approval-Seeking To Authentic Living
In today's episode, Gina shares some important tools to help liberate anxiety sufferers from the limitations placed on them by people-pleasing behaviors. The ability and willingness to use the statement "no", when it is the path to necessary self-care can really help people with anxiety provide themselves with the necessary time, attention and rest to maintain their health and well-b
1195: Slow Is Sacred: Turtle Wisdom For Healing Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina shares her understanding of the wisdom of the turtle. The turtle, with their slow and steady pace, exude many qualities that humans can learn to live by, improving their peace, strength and safety. Listen in and improve your grasp on the secrets of the turtle way, strengthen your anxiety recovery progress today!Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all t
1194: Why Anxiety Rises In Menopause And Perimenopause: Understanding The Nervous System Shift
In today's episode, Gina shares her wisdom surrounding the topic of menopause, perimenopause and how these times can bring with them substantial shifts in women's nervous systems. Many women experiences substantial changes in their experience of anxiety around this midlife change, some for better, some for worse. The physiological changes of the body and brain are discussed, as
1193: Calming The What-If Mind A Guided Meditation For Future Anxiety And Overthinking
In today's episode, Gina discusses the implications of what-if thinking for people with anxiety and shares a calming guided meditation to help remedy this adverse mental tendency. We are reminded that we can fall into the what-if thinking trap easily and that our brain is only trying to protect us. Through the tools and meditation shared in this show, you can stop any what-if th
1192: Classic ACP Just For Today
In today's episode, Gina shares with listeners wisdom contained in a series of quotes. These quotes are sourced from literature from Al-Anon family groups, a pamphlet entitled "Just For Today". These quotes have had an important impact on Gina's own life and healing and she is happy to be able to share them with you in the podcast today. Link to Alanon document "Just For Today":
1191: What's Within Your Control - Finding Calm In An Uncertain World
In today's episode, Gina discusses an important strategy to help individuals suffering with anxiety: identify things that are not within your control and let go of any requirement to control outcomes relating to these things. We live in an uncertain world and our ability to control external events can be extremely limited. It is an enormous gift you can give yourself, to let go
1190: How To Find Calm Within: Building Your Inner Sanctuary For Anxiety Relief
In today's episode, Gina shares a technique for creating calm within yourself: developing your own inner sanctuary. The strength of this inner sanctuary lies in its perpetual presence within us, we can go to it any time, any where. Breathing practices to help enter your inner sanctuary are provided, as are visualizations for making your inner sanctuary as calming and relieving a
1189: Calming Anxiety Through Breath - Inspired By James Nestor
In today's episode, Gina discusses the calming power of the breath, particularly as she has been inspired by James Nestor's recent book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. The reasons why the breath is so important are discussed, as well as the science behind why calm breathing can be so helpful. The emotional and spiritual sides of breathing are touched upon then practical
1188: How Sound Soothes Your Nervous System
In today's episode, Gina discusses the healing and soothing capacity of sound, specifically humming, for your mind, body and brain. The science behind the benefits of humming are discussed. Practical steps for integrating a humming practice into your daily routine are included. Listen in, start to hum and feel more peace and calm today!Please visit our Sponsor Page to find
1187: Faith Over Fear: Finding Calm When Loneliness Feels Overwhelming Listener Q and A
In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question regarding fear of being alone as we age. The listeners fears and concerns are outlined and described. A constructive way to respond to these fears is provided: acceptance of what is presently in order to allow the present to unfold with as much calm and grace as possible. Despite our discomfort, we are here, we are ok
1186: Classic ACP Serenity Prayer For Anxiety 5 Reminders
In today's episode, Gina shares with listeners the Serenity Prayer (popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous) and how it can help those of us suffering from anxiety. Though the prayer is thought to have been written by Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, the prayer is non-denominational and even applicable for those of us who are not religious at all. The messages contained in th
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