The Anxiety Podcast

Summary:In this episode I talk toStephane Grenier about his own experience with PTSD from militaryservice in Rwanda to changing the language around PTSD and drivingpeer support programs. Stephane Grenier is a Veteran of the Canadian Military whoretired as a Lieutenant Colonel following 29 years of service andnumerous overseas missions such as in Cambodia, Haiti, Lebanon, andKuwait. Most notably, he spent 10 months in Rwanda in 1994/95 andsix months in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2007. Faced with undiagnosed PTSD upon return from Rwanda, he took apersonal interest in the way the Canadian Forces was dealing withmental health issues; a mission he has now decided to broaden tothe entire Canadian workforce through his work in developing nonclinical mental health interventions as a complement to traditionalclinical care. In 2010 he was seconded to the Mental HealthCommission of Canada and since his retirement from the military in2012, Grenier has founded a charity and created Mental HealthInnovations, a social enterpr

Summary: In this episode I talk about how we need to stop coping and using short term solutions and actually start changing. I give some examples about how you can get started today. Links To get a copy of my End Anxiety Toolkit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - How coping is short term but change can be permanent - You grow or you learn - How there is no instant fix or cure - How pain and discomfort will be involved in change - How medication may be a "bandaid" fix but not fixing the underlying issue - We are not used to having to change as society provides lots of instant gratification - Just change one thing to start, that makes subsequent changes easier

Summary: In this episode I talk to Karen Young. She started the website heysigmund.com which has become a fantastic resource for those looking for support with all things psychology. We focus on our discussion on kids with Anxiety. Links: http://www.heysigmund.com/kids-with-anxiety-need-to-know/ In this particular episode you will learn: What kids with Anxiety need to know. Here are the 18 points we discuss in this episode (For the full article we reference click the link above: 1 - Your anxiety is there to check that you’re okay not to tell you that you’re not. 2 - Brains can change. 3 - You have an interesting and different and wonderful way of looking at things. 4 - You’re quick to notice when something isn’t right. 5 - You’re brave. And strong. And determined. 6 - Your thoughts are powerful. 7 - You are really trustworthy. And people know it. 8 - People like you, like, really like you. 9 - You would make an amazing leader. 10 - You are creative. 11 - You are great at making decisions. 12 - When you’re anx

Summary:  In this episode I talk about why you should stop trying to get back to your old self.  Why you shouldn't settle for the old version of yourself.  And why the future you has the potential to be the best you.   Links To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - How Anxiety forced me to change and create a better version of me - Anxiety is a reminder that things need to change - What's possible in your life after anxiety - I don't have to wear masks anymore - I can live much closer to my truth - How a brighter future exists for you - How to stop putting energy towards the past you and moving towards the new you

 To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ Summary: In this episode I talk to Tracy Shawn the award winning novelist. We discuss her story with Anxiety and how still took that and used it as inspiration to write a novel. Links: http://www.amazon.com/The-Grace-Crows-Tracy-Shawn/dp/1937556042 In this particular episode you will learn: - How Tracy found that once she accepted it she healed from it more easily - How Tracy became comfortable with her anxiety and eventually began to laugh at it - How Tracy wrote a novel based around a character that's struggling with Anxiety - We discuss many of the stories from Tracy's book and how that applies to our own struggles with Anxiety - How Crows take people from the darkness to the light and why Tracy named her book "The Grace of Crows"

Summary: In this episode I talk about how pain provides the opportunity for growth and why discomfort is a good thing. Here is the excerpt from the book that I read out: “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”― M. Scott Peck Links This is the book I quoted from: http://www.amazon.com/Road-Less-Traveled-Timeless-Edition/dp/0743243153 This is the Lumineers Song I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWk_KNbDHo To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - How we need a bump in the road to make us pay attention - How without Anxiety

To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ Summary: In this episode I talk to Andrew Hutchinson about his Anxiety and his journey back to wellness. We discuss many of the approaches that worked and also what didn't. Andrew discusses some alternative non medication based approaches that he found made his anxiety go away. In this particular episode you will learn: - How Andrew's search went from physical to mental to heal himself - Andrew talks about TRE (Tramatic Release Exercises) and how that helped him - What the Psoas is, why it's the fight or flight muscle and how it works - How using the word "play" and smiling can release chemicals that make us feel good - Why smiling and kissing makes us feel so good (we can in the short term affect our chemistry) - Why kissing is melatonin heavy - How we hold a lot of facial tension w

To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ TAP 070 - Beat Fear Like A Navy Seal Summary: In this episode I talk about how we feel before we think. I go into why this happens in our brains and also discuss how Navy Seals must overcome fear during their training. In this particular episode you will learn: - Why do we feel before we think - Which parts of our brains are responsible for these feelings - What you can do to interrupt this pattern - What the lizard brain is - How Navy Seals overcome fear during their training - How feeling without thinking can also be positive in the way of the flow state

Links To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ Summary: In this episode I talk to JP Pawliw-Fry about performing under pressure. An internationally renowned thought leader on the subject of leadership, performance and managing under pressure, JP was one of the highest rated lecturers at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management’s Executive Education Program. He now acts as an advisor to numerous Fortune 100 companies, including long-term relationships with Johnson and Johnson, PWC, Goldman Sachs, HSBC as well as Olympic medal winning athletes. JP is the co-author of the New York Times and Amazon bestselling book “Performing Under Pressure, Doing Your Best When it Matters Most”. Links: http://www.ihhp.com/dr-jp-pawliw-fry/ http://www.amazon.com/Performing-Under-Pressure-Science-Matters/dp/B00SYZR4AW In this particular epi

TAP 068 - How to Get Aligned and Be Less Anxious Summary: In this episode I talk about how the more out of alignment we are in our lives the more Anxiety shows up. As we remove the masks and and get close to our truth the anxiety lifts. Links To get a copy of my ebook & workshop go to: http://timjpcollins/free To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - That the more out of alignment we are the more our anxiety shows up- I talk about how like a car when the brakes aren't right, or the tire pressure is low the steering wheel begins to shake. This applies to our anxiety as well - We need to put ourselves first - We need to consider which aspects of our lives are out of alignment and to work on these - How pretending to be someone else comes at a cost - How you cannot be lying to yourself and be aligned - "Lies are heavy and the truth sets you free"

To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out the 5 week course go to: http://anxietyover.com Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com Summary: In this episode I talk to Cameron Algie on how he used Improv to overcome his anxiety. And how he now helps others to do the same through comedy and performance. Cameron worked in advertising for over 10 years. Found it very stressful and anxiety-inducing. Over time it got worse began to include depression. Cameron went for therapy and at some point someone remarked on how he made jokes and should perhaps try improv. Eventually he tried improv at Second City. It helped a lot. 10 years later, he teaches at Second City, and has introduced the Improv to Anxiety program. Links: http://playwithfireimprov.com/ In this particular episode you will learn: - How for a lot of Cameron's childhood no one even labeled what he had as Anxie

TAP 066 - Exposure & Disclosure To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out the 5 week course go to: http://anxietyover.com Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com Summary: In this episode I talk about how we can use exposure and disclosure as part of our recovery from anxiety. By leaning into fear and not feeling the pressure to keep it locked down we can begin to release it's grip. In this particular episode you will learn: - How doing things that make us uncomfortable is actually how we grow - How you need to continue to expose yourself to get there - It doesn't have to be dramatic and can be incremental - You can either take the opportunity for growth or stay stuck - What is one thing you can do today to get uncomfortable - "Do one thing each day that scares you" - So much pressure is created from trying to keep everything locked down - How Anxiety thrive

TAP 065 - Tanya Geisler on The Imposter Complex To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out the 5 week course go to: http://anxietyover.com Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com Summary: In this episode I talk to Tanya Geisler about The Imposter Complex. Simply put it's a form of self doubt. Tanya Geisler – certified Life and Business Coach (CPCC, ACC), TEDxWomen speaker, and writer – teaches people how to step into their starring roles, own their authority, and overcome the Impostor Complex in their life, in their work, and in their life’s work. Links: Tanya Geisler: http://www.tanyageisler.com/ The TedX talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Em-IIAQ6I In this particular episode you will learn: - The more places mastery is important to you the more the imposter complex will show up - The Imposter Complex is a specific form of self doubt - Speaking the shame b

TAP 064 - Anxiety Is Invisible To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out the 5 week course go to: http://anxietyover.com Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com Summary: In this episode I talk about how Anxiety is invisible and why that can be a positive thing for us. How we can lean into fear and realize that it's not actually a big deal from other people's perspective. Links Here is the video of Dan Harris having a panic attack live on TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qo4uPxhUzU To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - How although we feel terrible on the inside, on the outside it's actually not that visible - You have the ability to start to change at your own pace - I took great comfort in the f

TAP 063 - Jason Goldberg on Bacon, Rap and Losing Both Physical and Mental Weight To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free To check out the 5 week course go to: http://anxietyover.com Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com Summary: In this episode I talk to Jason Goldberg about his journey from constantly trying to fit in to losing lots of weight both mental and physical. What does an award-winning entrepreneur, a baconatarian (thats a vegetarian who still eats bacon), and a former rapper (who opened for the Wu-Tang Clan) have in common? They are all the same guy! Jason Goldberg (JG for short) is a geek, turned entrepreneur, turned international and transformational speaker, trainer, coach and co-host of The Not-So-Serious Life Web TV Show. After spending over a decade in a successful information technology career, JG left the corporate world to launch an award-winning tr

To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com Summary: In this episode I talk about how I was inspired by a video about Michael Phelps training for the next olympics. How all of what he does in the darkness is in preparation for the light and how this applies to Anxiety/ Stress. Links Here is the video about Michael Phelps that inspired this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh9jAD1ofm4 To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - It's What You Do In The Dark, That Puts You In The Light - How there are no guarantees of glory, just an opportunity to participate - How this has a massive parrells to us in our lives - Part of the magic is believing in the process, before the result

To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at tim@timjpcollins.com TAP 061 - Lucas Mattiello on Moving From Anxiety To Level Up Living Summary: In this episode I talk to Lucas Mattiello about how he went from Anxiety sufferer to coaching people on how to be great public speakers. We talk about his story and how he changed his life to level up his life. You wouldn't expect someone diagnosed with an anxiety condition would become Public Speaking trainer, but that's exactly what Lucas Mattiello did. He uses his experiences of living with anxiety for 15 years, the self-management tools he used to control stress, and his training as a Certified Professional Coach to connect with clients. Lucas is passionate in empowering business professionals with the tools, techniques, and strategies needed to

 To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at info@theanxietypodcast.com Summary: In this episode I talk about how I was recently asking to give a talk and after being nervous initially decided I was going to really enjoy it. I went into it expecting great things to happen, not expecting the worst (which was my old default). Links To check out my 5 week course click here: http://www.anxietyover.com To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ In this particular episode you will learn: - How you can change your experience by DECIDING to have a positive experience - How I decided it was going to be amazing - Why you should enjoy the process, this is what it feels like to be alive - You're nervous because you care - Why this time I wanted to be there - By showing up and being real there is no downside - Why I was OK wi

Summary: In this episode I talk to Dr Kathy Gruver about diet, fun, flying and she even tells about a very useful mini meditation we can do at any time of the day.  Kathy Gruver, PhD is an award-winning author and the host of the national TV show based on her first book, The Alternative Medicine Cabinet (winner Beverly Hills Book Awards). She has earned her PhD in Natural Health and has authored five books, Body/Mind Therapies for the Bodyworker and, Conquer Your Stress with Mind/Body Techniques (Winner Indie Excellence Awards, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Global E-book Awards, Irwin Awards, Finalist for the USA Best Books Award). Her latest book, Journey of Healing just won three awards (USA Best Book Awards, Pinnacle Awards and the non-fiction category of the London Book Festival) and she co-wrote Market my Practice.   She has studied mind/body medicine at the famed Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School and has been featured as an expert in numerous publications including Gla

  To get my FREE EBOOK go to http://timjpcollins.com/free Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Thanks! For any questions or show suggestions please email me at info@theanxietypodcast.com Summary: In this episode I talk to one of our wonderful listeners about her own personal story with Exercise Induced Anxiety. Heather talks about her story with anxiety and how she ultimately overcame it. Links To set up a call for one on one coaching go here: http://www.timjpcollins.com/coaching/ To donate to the podcast and become a supporter: http://www.timjpcollins.com/donate/ In this particular episode you will learn: - That exercise and Anxiety can feel very similar at times - That we need to be OK with feeling uncomfortable and be able to sit in that space in order to move through it - Sometimes there are setbacks but if we continue to lean in and do the work we can recover - How Heather's confidence has continued to grow as a result of her facing the thing that upset her in the