The Anxiety Podcast

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how by acting like we're never going to leave, we can really engage. This can allow us to really see what's possible in our lives and begin playing full out now. Links: In the USA text "LEANIN" to 44222 To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - I talk about a story that really impacted me in terms of really engaging in new situations and relationships - How we play small and defer going all in to the future - How we really just need to start - Go all in on engagement and opportunity - Imagine if you went all in on each conversation - How could your life be different if you acted this way each day - What skills can you cultivate in your current situation that will serve you in the future  

To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Summary: In this episode I talk to Jason Connell for the second time. This time we discuss being gentler on ourselves and how he had many tough conversations in the same day. Jason Connell is a writer and coach who focuses on helping people develop authentic confidence and integrity so that they can fall in love with themselves. Links: Jason's website: http://jasonconnell.co/ Jason's article we discuss: http://jasonconnell.co/hardconversations/ The previous episode that inspired part of this conversation: http://www.timjpcollins.com/podcast/hardconversations In this particular episode you will learn: - How we need to be gentler on ourselves when we experience set backs - How we can look at things as fuel or an experience - How Jason's brother smuggled indian food into a movie theatre - How Jason decided to have some difficult conversations in his life - How

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how political events make people anxious.  I get into talking about the fact we have the option to either engage or to step away and put the focus on ourselves. Links: In the USA text "LEANIN" to 44222 To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 You might want to check out this episode also - http://www.timjpcollins.com/podcast/2016/10/15/tap-147-7-tips-on In this particular episode you will learn: - How I chose to switch off the TV when the election results were coming in  - We choose how to respond to news, if we decide to consume it - Why you should focus on you - What if you took all the energy from consuming news and put that towards self development - Consider how you react can impact others - Disconnect - Switch off the TV & invest in yourself

To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free If you are in the USA text LEANIN to 44222 Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Summary: In this episode I talk to Philip McKernan about the difference between your gift and your talent. We discuss his new movie "Give & Grow" and how we have all the courage we need. Philip works with entrepreneurs and business leaders all over the world. When people are seeking clarity about their future or want to move through roadblocks, seen and unseen, they call Philip. He helps people get clear on who they are and where they need to go. He helps them transition in their personal and professional lives so people feel aligned in all areas of life. Philip believes who and what we do ‘off the ice’ has a huge impact on our results ‘on the ice’. In more recent times he has worked with the Canadian Olympic Team, The Pentagon and has shared the stage with other speakers like the Dalai Lama and Richard Branson.

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how we need to let go in order to grow.  We're often trying to grow and do more when we actually need to slow down and do less.  Letting go of things that don't serve us. Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - How I have to actually take space in order for ideas to show up - How it's easy to stay busy and avoid leaving any space for things to happen - I thought it was selfish to take time for me - Often we think we need to do more, but often it's the opposite - Why I applied this to the podcast - How it's like pruning a tree in order for more growth - Perhaps the busyness your surrounding yourself with is preventing you from seeing what's possible in your life - Imagine the possibilities if the pressure was removed  

To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free If in the USA text "LEANIN" to 44222 Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Summary: In this episode I talk to Mary Wingo about stress and what causes it.  We get into some of the top considerations with regard to what you can do to manage and understand stress. Mary Wingo was born in the United States where she earned a Ph.D. in human stress research from The University of North Texas. In 2014, She emigrated to Ecuador, a tiny country in South America. Living in a new and very different society opened her eyes to the unsustainable social, economic, and political costs preventable stress causes in the modern world. Dr. Wingo's aim is to clearly explain to the public the biological mechanisms behind the stress response, as well as its staggering costs to society. Links: Mary's book: https://www.amazon.com/Impact-human-stress-response-biological/dp/0997481315 Mary's site: http://marywingo.com/ In thi

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how recently I got anxious again.  I talk about how it felt and what I did about it.  Ultimately connecting with the feelings and processing them allowed me to really be extremely present.   Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - How I recently did an interview and my anxiety showed up - How I prepared for it - How I interpreted the anxiety differently - What I did with it when it showed up during the interview - How I feel like it's my connection to YOU, my audience

Summary: In this episode I talk to Dr Terry Wahls about her struggle with multiple sclerosis.  After trying the traditional approaches to treat MS she took control of her own destiny.  Through her research she realized that diet was the answer and began to implement radical changes which ultimately saved her life.   Terry L. Wahls, M.D., is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City and the director of the Therapeutic Lifestyle Clinic at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, where she treats veterans with autoimmune, neurological, and medical problems using diet and lifestyle interventions. In addition, she is a clinical researcher, studying the use of diet and lifestyle interventions in autoimmune and other chronic disease states; her current clinical trial featuring the Wahls Paleo Diet received the support of the National Mutliple Sclerosis Society. Diagnosed in 2000 with multiple sclerosis, Dr. Wahls became a proponent of integrative and

Summary: In this episode I will answer a listeners question. This weeks question: "How Do I Learn To Trust People (Including Myself)?"   To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how taking the long cut is often the harder road but it's also the only road in terms of long term recovery.  On many occasions we look for the short cuts but the relief is only temporary.  Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free or TEXT "LEANIN" to 44222 Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: From Seth Godin's post: "The certain shortcut The shortcut that's sure to work, every time: Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over." - Drugs are often the shortcut in the anxiety struggle - How we attempt to bypass the hard work by taking the short cuts - Then we wonder why it doesn't work - "The road to success isn't supposed to be easy" - How I spent a long time looking something or someone to fix me - How the long cut involves leaning in and doing the harder work - T

To get my Toolkit to overcome Anxiety text LEANIN to 44222 Summary: In this episode I speak to Ben Greenfield about all sorts of ways to reduce stress and improve your health.  We talk about heart rate variability, adrenal fatigue, how you can incorporate fitness into your life and we touch on getting into cold water. Ben Greenfield is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life” (http://www.BeyondTrainingBook.com). In 2008, Ben was voted as NSCA’s Personal Trainer of the year and in 2013 and 2014 was named by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness. Ben blogs and podcasts at http://www.BenGreenfieldFitness.com, and resides in Spokane, WA with his wife and twin boys. Links: One of the books Ben mentions "True to Form" https://www.amazon.com/True-Form-Foundation-Training-Sustained/dp/0062315315 Ben's Heart Rate Variability App: https://greenfieldfitnes

Summary:  In this episode I talk about some tactics you can use to disconnect from being online.  Being connected all the time increases levels of anxiety and stress. These are things I've tried and found to be very beneficial.   Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: 7 Ways To Disconnect: 1 - Set a time in the evening when you'll switch off your phone 2 - Avoid switching on your phone first thing in the morning 3 - Eat the frog - Get your most important task done first 4 - Set aside time for uninterrupted work 5 - Signal to yourself and to others that you're busy (large headphones) 6 - Move social media apps off of the home page of your screen + install the block newsfeed app on your computer 7 - Set expectations on how you'll respond to people Bonus - Trying writing out messages by hand and then either texting or emailing them  

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how many anxiety sufferers are perfectionists.  I get into talking about how we need to lower our expectations and just start.  As someone wise said "done is better than perfect." Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - How trying to be perfect comes with a lot of pressure - How I'd second guess myself when recording the podcast - When I started the podcast I wasn't ready - Why you should just start anyway - Why you should lower your expectations  - That you just need to proceed in spite of things never being perfect  - How many people either want it to be perfect or they don't start - Caring so much about what other people think will cause you to stand still - How the stars are never aligned 100% - "Done is better than perfect" - "If you're not embarrassed by the first version of your product/ service/ thing

Summary: In this episode I speak to Cyndi O'Meara about how wheat affects us.  We get into farming, cultures and how they eat, physical & mental health, monocultures and most importantly what you can do about it. Cyndi O’Meara is an internationally acclaimed nutritionist, author, documentary maker and founder of Changing Habits, a health and nutrition business. She has been researching and challenging diet conventions to inspire people to make smarter food choices for more than 30 years. Changing Habits, started in 1990 with Cyndi’s regular nutritional newspaper column. In 1998 Cyndi self-published Changing Habits Changing Lives, which is an international best-seller, selling over 60,000 copies to date and translated into 3 languages. This year Cyndi launched a documentary ‘What’s With Wheat’ which investigates the growing epidemic of wheat intolerance and why after eating wheat for thousands of years, it has been linked to so many health problems. The documentary features 14 global experts in science,

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how we tend to focus on the negative things that have happened in our lives. By book marking these limiting beliefs we creative a narrative which doesn't serve us.  But we can change it, I discuss how we actually get to choose.  Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - Why we focus on the negative things that happen to us - How anxiety puts limiting beliefs on steroids - I discuss some examples of me keeping track only of times when I failed - How I thought I was a fraud and could get exposed at any time - How setbacks can affect our confidence - How there is possibility for change - You don't have to believe it 100% to start today Seth Godin Quotes: "The narrative is up to you, if it isn't working, why are you using it?" "The narrative isn't done to you, the narrative is something you choose, change the narrat

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how we can grow through adversity.  I discuss a video I watched on youtube about how lobsters grow through being uncomfortable, and what we can learn from them.  Links: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski On Responding To Stress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aDXM5H-Fuw To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - How lobsters get confined and under pressure and that's what causes them to cast off their small shell and grow - How we ourselves can recognize adversity as an opportunity to grow - If lobsters had doctors they wouldn't grow - How we can attempt to avoid adversity by taking medications - Why we need to address the adversity instead of bypassing it - We have the opportunity to view challenges as something positive

Summary: In this episode I speak to Matt Powell about 8 concepts to change your future.  Drawing on his vast experience in the martial arts world, he's able to give some insight that is incredibly valuable and leads to a solid conversation. Links: Open in Case of Life PDF: http://pastless.net/MatthewPowellsOpenincaseof.pdf Matts book: https://www.amazon.com/Undo-undo-your-past-future/dp/098832167X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475542912&sr=1-1&keywords=undo In this particular episode you will learn: - How Matt has taken lessons he learnt in the martial arts world and is able to use that to help people in their lives In Case of Life - 8 concepts to change your future 1 - Bad Communication - Stop Being Right - Stop Positioning - Stop Being Right, start finding consensus 2 - Uncertainty about the future - The siren song of the past - Change your reference point - Be secure in your reference point 3 - Feeling anxious - Unsettled - Develop the contrast - Spasm - Chase how good tomorrow can be 4 -

Summary:  In this episode I talk about why online support groups can make anxiety worse.  I talk about how we often go looking for solutions and come away with more worries than we started with.  I also suggest what you might want to look for in a good group.  Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 In this particular episode you will learn: - How groups can often put things in your head you hadn't even thought of yet - Why groups should be a positive place to share what's going on.  Where they can be vulnerable in a safe environment - Why some people don't actually want the help - Why you need to take care of yourself first and being triggered by others will slow the process - If you're in a group that is not serving you, leave - I talk about putting on your own oxygen mask first - There are no magic solutions out there

Summary:  In this episode I talk about why we should embrace boredom.  I discuss how today there are so many ways to be distracted that it's more important than ever to not be. I also explain how embracing boredom is like embracing anxiety. Links: To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Cal Newports Books: http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ In this particular episode you will learn: - Why we constantly get distracted by novel stimuli “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” Ellen Parr - There are benefits from boredom in terms of creativity - Consider that you may be bypassing feelings altogether - When in your life are you actually 100% present? - What does it mean to have a crutch person - Why embracing boredom is like embracing anxiety    

To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Summary: In this episode I speak to Jake Heilbrunn how he dropped out of college at 18 due to anxiety and pressure.  The expectations made him feel out of place and led to some physical stress.  He then decided to go backpacking in central america.  Links: Jake's site:  http://www.jakeheilbrunn.com/ Jake's book: https://www.amazon.com/Off-Beaten-Trail-Soul-Searching-Journey/dp/0997761202/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1473947184&sr=8-4&keywords=off+the+beaten+trail In this particular episode you will learn: - How Jake broke out in rashes when he started college - What made Jake quit college and go backpacking at the age of 18 - Why Jake decided to travel without a cell phone - How a conversation with a career councillor allowed Jake the permission to go She asked him 2 questions: "If you left school to go traveling what's the worst that could happen" "Wha