The Anxiety Podcast

Summary:  In this episode I discuss how I'm letting go of belongings, moving and getting ready to travel the world.  I talk about embracing the uncertainty of the future.  Links: Get my End Anxiety Tool Kit here: http://timjpcollins.com/free In this particular episode you will learn: - How minimalising my closet makes each day easier  - How we decided to do some traveling - How as we sell things the weight is lifted - Why the deferred life plan doesn't work - I'm open to the fact that I may get this wrong - Be open to the possibilities - Less stuff and less concrete feels more freeing

To get my End Anxiety Tool Kit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free Summary: In this episode I speak to Ashley Wiles about running, building confidence and empowering young people.  Ashley Wiles is the Founder and CEO of Sole Programs (Sole Girls, Sole Awesome and Sole4Boys), Youth Speaker, Life Coach, 2xIron(wo)man, Ironman 70.3 World Championship competitor and Mental Health Advocate!  She grew up in a family of runners, starting running at 5 years old, and now runs and competes in marathons and triathlons around the world. After seeing Amanda Todd’s video in 2012, she created Sole Girls, a program for girls to build their confidence, connect with mentors and combine that with a love for physical activity.  Sole Girls has empowered over 600 girls in the past 3 years and Ashley was named top 10 young entrepreneurs to watch in Vancouver by the Globe and Mail and top Motivators in Canada by Impact Magazine! She has previously spoke At TedxKidsBC, Rogers Arena, SheTalks as well as schools in Canada and in Spain!

Summary:  In this episode I will answer a listeners question. This weeks question:  "How do I know when I chose to back off something that it's the best decision? Ex: declining an extra responsibility at work because it will add to my stress OR am I declining it because I'm scared of the increase in anxiety it will cause? Does this make sense?"

Summary:  In this episode I discuss drinking alcohol and how it affects our anxiety.  I also suggest some things that may help if you decide to go ahead and drink anyway i.e. how to manage the hangover. Links: Get my End Anxiety Tool Kit here: http://timjpcollins.com/free In this particular episode you will learn: - First of all decide if in fact you do want to drink - You will push buttons in other people if you avoid drinking - Why you should hydrate while you drink - How you can choose your drinks and be accountable while you're drinking - Why it's important to know your limit - Why you should get a paranoia buddy and what you can do with them - It's important to make sure you don't have any major things going on the day after you drink - Why you shouldn't text when drinking - Be gentle on yourself when you're hungover - How drinking can interrupt your sleep - Realize that you may get an elevated heart beat or irregular heart beat from drinking  

Summary: In this episode I speak to Sean Croxton about his experience with anxiety. We also get into a discussion around mindset, shifting the paradigm and being polarizing amongst other things Seans Bio (written by Sean): I am SUCH a nerd. I like to hang around my house and read books. In fact, I order them much faster than I can consume them. Thanks, Amazon… I happened to like reading so much that I thought it would be a good idea to start interviewing the authors. That’s when I launched my first podcast, Underground Wellness Radio, way back in 2008, when no one really knew what a podcast was. Oh, wait. The podcast came second. In 2007, I launched a YouTube channel about health. Basically, I took really complicated matters of health and made them easy for my viewers to understand. It was an instant hit. Probably, in part, because there weren’t many health channels on YouTube back then. But also because I brought some “edu-tainment” to a space dominated by jargon the average person couldn’t quite understand.

Summary:  In this episode I will answer a listeners question. This weeks question:  How do I establish a gratitude practice? Here are a few of the reasons why a gratitude is so cool: - Increased self esteem and confidence - Decreased Anxiety, Stress & Tension - Stronger immune systems and lower blood pressure - Feeling less lonely and isolated - Improves physical and mental health - Makes us more social - Makes us more likely to exercise - Increases quality of sleep - Makes us more optimistic - Gratitude reduces materialism

Summary:  In this episode I talk about the 3 C's and how you can start using them today. What do I do when my Anxiety Shows up? Curiosity, Courage & Compassion.  Do the 3 C's Write the 3 c's on your hand in the morning when your doing your journaling as a reminder.   It's essentially how I ask people to respond to anxiety when it shows up.  CURIOSITY  i.e. what's the message here ? Am I safe ? I wonder why it's here ? This engages your pre frontal cortex.  Anxiety is kicked off by your croc brain (amygdala) and this allows us to pattern interrupt and bring a question to the table.   This breaks the fear cycle. COURAGE   Be prepared to feel the feelings and be uncomfortable until it passes.  Get to know your anxiety, embrace it.  COMPASSION Anxiety sufferers are amazing at beating the shit out of themselves with guilt, shame, worry and embarrassment. Realize it's not your fault, be gentle on yourself.  And let it pass.

Summary: In this episode I talk to Jillian Arany about her experience with anxiety/ depression and dealing with it while going through university. Jillian moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia to start her undergraduate degree in Marine Biology and Environmental Science. She graduated in May 2013 and moved to a small town named Wolfville, about an hour outside of Halifax, to persue her Masters Degree in Biology while still working with fisheries.  Jillian is an avid runner and regularly runs both half marathons and full marathons. In this particular episode you will learn: - How Jillian got anxiety in the first place  - What she chose to do about it - How she got into running - What kinds of support are available to you at university - How Jillian wrote down her worries to get them out of her head - Why it's important to have a pre game routine - Jillian's views on how the use of technology can affect people

Summary:  In this episode I will answer a listeners question. This weeks question:  "I have committed to overcoming my anxiety and working on myself and doing whatever it takes to have less anxiety in my life in the future.  However, my friend also has pretty severe anxiety and I speak to them on the phone regularly and listening to them complain about their anxiety upsets me.  I've make numerous suggestions but they are unwilling to do any of the work required to improve and just want to complain to me about it.  What do I do?"

Summary:  In this episode I share my vision for changing the way people with Anxiety are treated.  My Vision is:  A world where everyone has the necessary tools, information and support to overcome Anxiety. To empower people to avoid the default of just taking medication/ drugs, which often just make things worse. To let everyone know they are not weird, broken or damaged, they are just human. Everyone struggles. That the answer we search for externally is ALWAYS within us and alignment to our truth is the solution. That a bigger life is waiting for you on the other side of courage. You are enough. You are not alone.  

Summary: In this episode I talk to Sarah Stewart about her story with going from being anorexic and being in the modelling industry, to using meditation and mindfulness to overcome it. Sarah Anne Stewart was thrown into the world of wellness as a teenager when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her family made a choice - to fight back with alternative medicine. Seven months later, her dad was declared cancer-free, and a spark was lit in Sarah that propelled her to dedicate her life to spreading the healing's her family had discovered. Today, Sarah runs one of New York City’s leading private coaching practices, as a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (AADP), with a primary focus on nutrition and permanent weight loss. Her heart-centered approach has allowed hundreds to reach their health goals naturally, without ‘crash' dieting. Sarah is also the founder of the Holistically Slim Movement, an advisor to several empowerment groups, an in-demand public speaker, and author of the e-course, “Meditat

Summary:  In this episode I will answer a listeners question.  This weeks question from Diane is:  "After having anxiety and panic attacks for 35 years, I am now 5 months into tackling it for the first time in my life. I didn't know you could! Am weaning myself very slowly off he medication I have taken for the past 20 years. I listen to podcasts every day, i meditate every day, read and learn about anxiety and panic, I do yoga everyday, I journal every day, I eat better than I ever have. Am feeling sooo much better and can go to places I haven't been for years. My baseline anxiety has dropped so much on a daily basis. I am committed to tackling the anxiety and panic and continuing in a life change to facilitate the changes needed. My question is...am I doing all I can? "

Summary:  In this episode I share my one last talk.  Essentially what is the message I want to share with the world if I only had one talk to give, in 15 mins. This event was put on by a mentor of mine Philip McKernan and was extremely impactful for both the speakers and the audience. Links: To find out more information about the next One Last Talk go here: http://onelasttalk.com/ In this particular episode you will learn: - What dream I had over and over again throughout my life - What caused me to get anxious in the first place - How I began to make changes to move past my anxiety - Why I started helping others with anxiety - Why I love what I do

Summary: In this episode I talk to Katherine Stone about how postpartum Anxiety & OCD affected her life.  We go on to talk about the organization that she's created to help women suffering today. Katherine Stone (@postpartumprog) created PostpartumProgress.com in 2004 after her own experience with postpartum anxiety/OCD after the birth of her first child. She is also the founder and CEO of Postpartum Progress Inc. Katherine has been featured by CNN, the Huffington Post, Yahoo, AOL, PBS, The Today Show, HLN, ABC News, iVillage, Health.com, the Washington Post and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution among others. Prior to joining the world of bloggers and tweeters, she spent seven years in marketing at The Coca-Cola Company.  She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children.   In this particular episode you will learn: - What are the different types of postpartum challenges you can face - What some of the intrusive thoughts you can face -  How Katherine reached out for help - Why only 15% of wome

Summary:  In this episode I will answer a listeners question.  This weeks question from Ian is:  "Before I draft a resignation letter and run off and do what inspires me (don't know what that is yet), how can we coach people to find the more positive aspects of their current job, and design their work day to be the best.  Perhaps there are ways for people to pull more fulfillment, more joy, out of their current jobs, and tips on how to minimize anxiety and stress.  Personally my career isn't satisfying, but I'm not about to quit what is a very good position with a very good company.  But I do need to be more grateful for it, and to derive greater satisfaction.    I know my job makes me anxious, and all the jobs I've had, have made me anxious. How can we reduce that anxiety?"

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how our amygdala is essentially trying to get our attention.  Once we consciously make a decision one way or the other it will stop sending the messages.  Links: To get a copy of my End Anxiety Toolkit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free In this particular episode you will learn: - How we feel before we think - Stress hormones are sent out to get our attention - Are you acknowledging the message? - Once the pre frontal cortex has the opportunity to think we should then make a decision - If the phone is ringing we need to answer it - Once we've made a decision it can stop sending the message

Summary: In this episode I talk to Captain Tom Bunn about how he has helped people to be less anxious when flying. Captain Tom Bunn, a retired airline captain and licensed therapist, is founder of SOAR, Inc.He has helped over 7,000 people overcome difficulty with flying. His book, "SOAR: The Breakthrough Treatment for Fear of Flying" was chosen Amazon editors' 2014 favorite book. Captain Bunn was part of the first fear of flying program, which was started at Pan Am in 1975 by Captain Truman Cummings. Though the Pan Am course was helpful for many, it did not help those subject to claustrophobia or to panic. He founded SOAR in 1982 to offer more effective help, and develop a therapy that has made it possible for everyone to fly. In this particular episode you will learn: - How linking flying to memories can be beneficial - How oxytocin can be useful to quieten the amygdala - What the vagus nerve does - How you can think of a calm friend to keep us grounded - When we make a decision we chill out because the amyg

TAP 080 - What Physical Health Has To Do With Mental Health Summary: In this episode I talk about how physical and mental health are connected. I get into how working on both the mental aspect of anxiety and improving our health and fitness at the same time is critical. Links: To get a copy of my End Anxiety Toolkit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free In this particular episode you will learn: - How I self sabotaged my progress when I got close to my goals - How we give ourselves what we feel we deserve - I never invested fully in my body as I was just trying to get through the day - A big shift happened when I decided to make it a priority - How having high levels of cortisol from all the stress was holding me back - Fitness is better than medication - That you should walk everyday - As you begin to feel more confident physically it has a mental knock on effect - Why you should write down what your goals are going to be before you head to the gym Food Considerations: - Track your calories and intake with "My

  To get a copy of my End Anxiety Toolkit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free Summary: In this episode I talk to Rob Friend about his professional soccer career, the pressure & anxiety from playing the game and his career ending concussion. We also discuss the challenges for players retiring from any sport. Rob is a former professional soccer player. He played 12 years in Europe, 7 years in Germany for big clubs such as Borussia Monchengladbach, Hertha Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt, 1860 Munich. His last club was in 2014 with LA Galaxy, where he won the MLS championship. In this particular episode you will learn: - How Rob got a scholarship with a US college team - What it's like being the hardest working player on the team - How Rob went on to play for 7 years in the top German leagues - How Rob's career with LA Galaxy was ended by a concussion - How the pressure built over Rob's career and how that affected his game - How negative thoughts can show up during the game - How the media and fans can add to th

Summary:  In this episode I talk about how prescription drugs are not helping people overcome Anxiety.  In many cases they actually make you feel worse.  Links: To get a copy of my End Anxiety Toolkit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free In this particular episode you will learn: - How the system has failed you - How I speak to a lot of people but very rarely anyone who's actually enjoying being on medication - How taking drugs avoids you actually having to change - Not a single study has proven that anxiety or depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain - 5% of the worlds population is in the USA and 75% of the worlds prescription drugs are consumed there - The only countries in the world that advertise prescription drugs are the US and New Zealand - You can't be curious if you can't feel anything - Diet is also a big contributing factor to the way we feel  - There has never been a human study that successfully links low serotonin levels with depression - Drug will never replace real change, kno