January 2022

Do you have a healthy relationship with alcohol Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 219 Do You Have a Healthy Relationship with Alcohol (with Amanda White)


SUMMARY:
Today we have Amanda White, an amazing therapist who treats anxiety, eating disorders and substance use. Amanda is coming onto the podcast today to talk about her book, Not Drinking Tonight and how we can all have a healthy relationship with alcohol. Amanda White talks about ways you can address your relationship with alcohol, in addition to drugs, social media and other vices. Amanda White also shares her own experience with alcohol use and abuse and her lived-experience with sobriety. (more…)

The Danger of Catastrophization Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 218 The Danger of Catastrophization


In today’s episode, Kimberley Quinlan talks about the importance of identifying catastrophic thinking. The reason this is so important is that this type of cognitive distortion or cognitive error can increase one’s experience of anxiety and panic, making it harder to manage it at the moment. Kimberley talks about the importance of mindfulness and self-compassion when responding to catastrophization also.  (more…)

Benefits of Meditation for Anxiety and OCD Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 217 The Benefits of Meditation for Anxiety & OCD


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Today we have Windsor Flynn talking about how she realized the benefits of meditation for anxiety and OCD in her recovery. Winsdor brought her lived experience and training to the conversation and addressed how meditation has helped her in many ways, not just with her OCD and mental health. (more…)

5 Things I learned in 2021 Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 216 5 Things I learned in 2021


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Today, I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to the five things that I learned in 2021. I have found 2021 to be one of the harder years, but probably the most transformational for me, and that is one of the things I’ll talk about here very, very soon. (more…)