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Chapter 2: The Lies of Anxiety | Lie #3: “You Must Handle it Right!”

This episode follows Chapter 2, Lie # 3: “You Must Handle It Right” of Anxiety… I’m So Done with You! How do you handle negative feelings? Or oppressive toxic positivity? In this episode, you’ll learn: You are human, you feel things, and it’s okay to feel upset about things that have happened to you. However, […]

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Chapter 2: The Lies of Anxiety | Lie #2: “You Have to Look at Me!”

This episode goes with Chapter 2, Section 2 of Anxiety…I’m So Done with You! Anxiety is like a beacon for undivided attention. It wants you to look at it, giving it all of your brain space. That’s so mean of it. Let’s put anxiety in its place. In this episode, you’ll learn: “You have to

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Chapter 2: The Lies of Anxiety | Lie #1: “You Have to Know What’s Wrong!”

This episode goes with Chapter 2, Section 1 of Anxiety…I’m So Done with You! In it, I review how anxiety infiltrates your identity and introduce Chapter 2. You’ll learn all anxiety’s tricks and tactics, especially how it lies to your face! Then, we discuss Lie number 1: “You Have to Know What’s Wrong!” In this

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Managing Anxiety, Interview with Jude, Podcast Ep. 1-8

Managing Anxiety There are many ways to manage anxiety. Some are helpful, others are okay in some contexts, and some are detrimental to you and the people around you. Listen to this interview with my 20-year-old nephew, Jude, to learn the various ways he has been managing anxiety, from when he was very young, during

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Mental Health Stigma Makes You Feel Like A Failure – Anxiety Podcast Ep. 1-7

This episode goes with Chapter 1, Section 7 of Anxiety…I’m So Done with You! In this episode, I address mental health stigma to decrease its effects on you, especially since it might stop you from getting help. Additionally, I discuss the following: That Dang Mental Health Stigma We all need to work together to dismantle

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Three Basic Fears and Your Ultimate Fear – Anxiety Podcast Ep. 1-6

This episode goes with Chapter 1, Section 6 of Anxiety…I’m So Done with You! In it, I talk about how our problems are grounded in three basic fears. You’ll learn the following: The three basic fears are beneath all concerns and anxieties we have. I show you how they appear and why, so you can

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Heartbreaking Triggers of Anxiety and PTSD Ep. 1:5

This episode follows Chapter 1, Section 5: The Heartbreaking Triggers. In this episode,  I explain where anxiety triggers come from and how you can un-trigger them. Intensely threatening events, called traumas, overwhelm your senses. They spike your adrenaline. They set off your fight or flight response, and they cause you to trigger that response easier

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