Whack a mole Obsessions Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 289 Whack a Mole Obsessions

In This Episode:

  • What is whack-a-mole obsessions? 
  • Why do my obsessions keep changing? 
  • What is the treatment for fears that keep changing? 

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Ep. 288 What To Do When You Get Bad News

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Today, I share what to do when you get “bad” news.  This episode will share a recent situation I got into where I had to use all of my mindfulness and self-compassion tools.  Check it out! (more…)

Managing Mental Compulsions (With Dr. Jon Grayson) Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 285 – Managing Mental Compulsions (With Dr. Jon Grayson)

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In this weeks podcast, we talk with Dr Jon Grayson about managing mental compulsions. Jon talks about how to use Acceptance to manage strong intrusive thoughts and other obsessions. Jon addressed how to use acceptance with OCD, GAD and other Anxiety disorders. (more…)

Managing Mental Compulsions (With Jon Hershfield) Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 283 6-Part Series: Managing Mental Compulsions (with Jon Hershfield)

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Covered in This Episode:

  • What is a Mental Compulsion? 
  • What is the difference between Mental Rumination and Mental Compulsions? 
  • How to use Mindfulness for Mental Compulsions
  • How to “Label and Abandon” intrusive thoughts and mental compulsions 
  • How to use Awareness logs to help reduce mental rituals and mental rumination 

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An Introduction to Mental Compulsions Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 282 6 Part Series: Introduction to Mental Compulsions

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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…)

Ep. 281 Anxiety and Arousal

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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…)

Ep. 280 Does Anxiety Make You Need to Pee or Poop?

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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