The Anxiety Coaches Podcast - Relief From Anxiety, Panic, And Ptsd

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":https://al-anon.org/pdf/M10.pdfACP Group Coaching Program:https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/group-coaching/To inquire about appearing on the show as a guest coaching client, with your chance to ask Gina a question and have a response broadcast on the podcast, send an email to: AnxietyCoachesPodcast@gmail.comTo learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Gina discusses a critical point within our experience of anxiety: the gap between the anxiety stimulus (environmental factor that triggers our anxiety) and our response. Gina argues that within this space lies the great power to choose how to interpret a stimulus and how to choose what our optimal response to this stimulus will be. Within this response lies an opportunity to grow, to change and to step into the best version of ourself.To inquire about appearing on the show as a guest coaching client, with your chance to ask Gina a question and have a response broadcast on the podcast, send an email to: AnxietyCoachesPodcast@gmail.comTo learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. -Victor Frankl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon

In this episode, Gina covers three methods to end anxious habits and stop their future development. The first method is building awareness of the habits. The second method is to make periodic changes in our behavior that modifies the patterns of the habits (and generally staying flexible). The third method is to take the opposite action to what the habitual behavior entails.To inquire about appearing on the show as a guest coaching client, with your chance to ask Gina a question and have a response broadcast on the podcast, send an email to: AnxietyCoachesPodcast@gmail.comGrab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:We don’t know what life will bring, so it is what we bring to life that matters. -Patricia Campbell Carlson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy

Morning anxiety has a myriad of causes -join in today and learn what you can do to soothe this anxiety challenge.To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote: Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. - Buddha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode Gina discusses the importance of color in our environment and how it can affect our mind and anxiety. Gina incorporates some research conducted at the University of British Columbia that indicates blue can help facilitate creative activities while red can enhance activities requiring strong focus and attention to detail. Green can help enhance alertness and keep one aware for an extended period of time.To inquire about appearing on the show as a guest coaching client, with your chance to ask Gina a question and have a response broadcast on the podcast, send an email to: AnxietyCoachesPodcast@gmail.comGrab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.-Oliver Sacks Learn more about your ad ch

In this episode, Gina shares five useful tips to find relief from anxiety while driving an automobile. Gina recommends conscious breathing, being kind to oneself in thought and deed (providing yourself with what you need) and being kind to the other drivers in thought and deed(!). Listen in for help during the stress of driving!To inquire about appearing on the show as a guest coaching client, with your chance to ask Gina a question and have a response broadcast on the podcast, send an email to: AnxietyCoachesPodcast@gmail.comTo learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:When you get out of the driver’s seat, you find that life can drive itself, that actually life has always been driving itself. Life begins to flow, and you never know where it will take you.-Adyashanti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar

In this episode, Gina describes a technique in which anxiety sufferers take advantage of the discomfort they experience in order to know the constant peace resident within them. According to this wisdom, turning toward the discomfort is where the anxiety sufferer's power lies. Gina further advises to stay aware of the language used in self-talk, staying present and experiencing the joy in every moment, no matter what.To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. -Marcus Aurelius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Gina discusses stress and stress overload. The signs of stress, the sources of stress, the effects of stress and key ways to manage stress. Everyone has exposure to stress inducing factors in their lives (money, work, relationships, etc.) and these factors exacerbate a range of symptoms (anxiety, hopelessness, loneliness, etc.). Having a set of stress management techniques is essential to our overall well-being.Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Great necessities call out great virtues. -Abigail Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's episode, Gina outlines five useful ways to avoid anxiety, or in other words, to have an anti-anxiety mind. At the core of these suggestions lies a duality of emotion that we can use to guide ourselves: open-mindedness, flexibility and curiosity on one hand, and closed-mindedness, rigidity and frustration on the other hand. Using the techniques suggested in this podcast, we can cultivate a flexibility and open-mindedness that can help us resolve our anxious state.Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Hope is like a road in the country: there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. -LIN YUTANG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar

In this episode, Gina discusses stress and three stages by which people respond to stress, originally identified by stress researcher Hans Selye: Alarm, Resistance and Exhaustion. Gina goes on to describe a number of steps by which we can manage our stress mindfully. The use of writing is noted as particularly useful in our efforts to improve our response to stress.To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry. ~Dalai Lama  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today Gina opens the subject up around anxiety and caffeine consumption. Learn the reasons why caffeine is not your friend while clearing your anxiety-panic. Later this month we will be exploring some amazing substitutes for the beloved caffeine :) Links Mentioned in the Episode:Caffeine and medications:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzycohen/Carolyn Dean ep 182 http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/182-magnesium-miracle-and-anxiety-interview-with-carolyn-dean-md-ndNeurotransmitters ep 170 http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/170-brain-chemistry-lifestyle-tips-for-anxiety To learn more go to: What is anxiety?http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/what-is-anxiety/ Quote: We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -Joseph Campbell  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about anxiety and unintended weight loss. Gina reviews reasons for weight loss with anxiety and initially recommends ruling out medical causes (often relating to thyroid functioning). Lack of eating, nervous movement and lifestyle changes, all relating to anxiety, are discussed.Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:No feeling is final. ~Rainer Maria Rilke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Gina offers listeners advice for how to better cope with the experience of lightheaded and dizzy feelings. Central to the experience of lightheadedness and dizziness during episodes of high anxiety is how we breathe. Excess oxygen from increased rate of breathing, without any physical outlet, such as running, will make anxiety states more intense. Steps to take to minimize dizziness and lightheadedness:1) Breathing exercises (deep belly breathing)2) Be more active3) Meditation4) Generally reduce overall anxietyTo learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. ~Pema Chodron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Gina guides listeners through the question of whether or not our attachment to our thoughts and desires exacerbate our experience of anxiety and panic. Gina suggests dropping our attachment to our preferences, even if just as an experiment, and observing the impact on our anxiety. The expected outcome is increased calmness and reduced anxiety, allowing for more substantial healing to begin.Practice the Mountain Meditation on episode 250 to get used to watching the thoughts as not being who you are:https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/250-guided-mountain-meditationGrab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.– Herman Hesse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Po

In this episode, Gina speaks about the benefits of reading for those of us who suffer with anxiety. Inspired by an article by Chris Kresser, Gina describes the benefits of reading, including: reduction of stress and increase of relaxation. Frequent readers exhibit increased empathy. Listen in for some tips and strategies to increase you reading and reap the benefits today!ACP Book Suggestions http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/resources/Audible Free Book: http://publishers.audibletrial.com/Home.aspxTo learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. -Richard Steele Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Gina responds to a listener question about anxiety manifesting as depersonalization (the feeling of not being your self or not being in your own body or of only floating along side your body). Gina describes how anxiety can cause depersonalization and offers a number of tips that you can use to help yourself through the experience.To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:And when the fog's over and the stars and the moon come out at night it'll be a beautiful sight.-Jack Kerouac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, 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 thinking (future focused), imaginary thoughts and negative expectations.Gina suggests four action steps to be in the present and cultivate mindfulness:1) Observe events without judging them (anxiety stems from judgment)2) Integrate mindfulness activities into your daily life (walking dog, mowing the lawn, gardening, at work... fully immerse yourself to what you are doing)3) Let go of expectations (expectations are often not positive)4) Mindfulness meditation (meditation fosters new default of being present)Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:The things that matte

In this episode, Gina answers a listener question regarding repressed emotions and anxiety thought to be related to TMS (The Mindbody Syndrome). Gina discusses the work of Dr. Sarno and advises listeners how to go about releasing pain, anxiety and potentially any number of other symptoms that are caused by TMS.Link to Dr Sarno's book: Healing Back Pain https://amzn.to/2Ju0xJcLink to Steve Ozanich show: 266https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/266-the-mindbody-syndrome-with-steve-ozanichLink to episode listener referenced 396https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/396-physical-pain-discomfort-and-anxietyTo learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?QuoteThere's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.― John E. Sarno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/

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 maintain support and self-care.To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Grief and gratitude are kindred souls, each pointing to the beauty of what is transient and given to us by grace.PATRICIA CAMPBELL CARLSON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Gina discusses the use of mindfulness meditation for improved nightly sleep. Gina brings to our attention an article by Dr. Joseph Mercola that covers basic meditation techniques as well as tips for making our bedtime environment as conducive to sleep as possible. Gina highlights the best content for us and focuses in on the key points that may benefit anxiety sufferers the most.Artlcle linkhttps://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/04/19/insomniacs-remain-conscious-during-sleep.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20180419Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM200673&et_rid=280230630Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now  by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to:http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program What is anxiety?Quote:Sleep is the best meditation.-The Dalai Lama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy