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Welcome to the first week of this 6-part series on Mental Compulsions. This week is an introduction to mental compulsions. Ove the next 6 weeks, we will hear from many of the leaders in our feild on how to manage mental compulsions using many different strategies and CBT techniques. Next week, we will have Jon Hershfield to talk about how he using mindfulness to help with mental compulsions and mental rituals. (more…)
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This episode addresses some common questions people have about anxiety and arousal. Oftentimes, we are too afraid to talk about anxiety and arousal, so I thought I would take this opportunity to address some of the questions you may have and take some of the stigma and shame out of discussing anxiety and how it impacts arousal, orgasm, intimacy, and sexual interactions. (more…)
In this week’s podcast episode, we are reflecting on the question, “Does anxiety make you need to pee or poop? Yes, you read that right! Today, we are talking ALL about how anxiety can cause frequent urination and the fear of peeing your pants.
Have you found yourself getting anxious you might need to pee or poop in public which, in turn, makes you need to pee or poop in public?
Bathroom emergencies are way more common than you think. I even share a story of how I, myself, had to handle the urgency to 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏿♂️ to the restroom.
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In todays podcast episode, together we do a self-compassion check in. First, we address what is self-compassion and then, we check in on our needs. Mindful Self-Compassion involves first, being aware of what we need and what needs tending to. In this episode, we also walk through a self-compassion meditation together. (more…)
In this week’s episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast, I share what I learned from my 3-day silent meditation retreat. This 3-day silent meditation retreat was rough, I won’t lie. I had to ride many highs and lows, so I wanted to share them with you. (more…)
