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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…)

Setting boundaries with loved ones Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 215 Setting Boundaries with Loved Ones

In This Episode:

  • How to identify what your role is in a relationship
  • How to manage a mental illness and set boundaries
  • How boundaries are needed when you are in recovery
  • How to set boundaries with a loved one during the holiday season.

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Managing Holiday Anxiety holiday stress Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 214 Managing Holiday Anxiety (Q&A)

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I had so many people asking questions about how to manage holiday anxiety and stress that I decided to do an entire podcast on this.  This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast Q&A. (more…)

Treating Children with OCD and Phobias Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 213 Treating Children with OCD and Phobias (with Natasha Daniels)

SUMMARY:

Today we have Natasha Daniels, an OCD specialist, talking all about how to help children and teens with OCD and phobias.  In this conversation, we talk all about how to motivate our children and teens to manage their OCD, phobias, and anxiety using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other treatments such as self-compassion, mindfulness, and ACT. We also address what OCD treatment for children entails and what changes need to be made in OCD treatment for teens. In this episode, Natasha and Kimberley share their experiences of parenting children with phobias and OCD. (more…)

How much ERP should I do each week OCD therapy Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 212 How much ERP should I do daily?

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In today’s podcast, we take a deep dive into a common question I get from followers and CBTschool.com members. HOW MUCH ERP SHOULD I BE DOING DAILY?  Because ERP is such an important part of OCD treatment and OCD therapy, I wanted to outline how you might set up an ERP plan for yourself and how that can help you with your OCD treatment. (more…)

People Pleasing OCD Anxiety Perfectionism Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast

Ep. 211 People Pleasing (with Shala Nicely)

In this week’s podcast episode, we have the amazing Shala Nicely, author of Is Fred in the refrigerator? and Everyday Mindfulness for OCD.  In this episode, we talked about people-pleasing and how people-pleasing comes from a place of shame, anxiety, and fear of judgment from others.  Kimberley and Shala share their own experiences with people-pleasing and how it created more shame, more anxiety, and more distress. (more…)

Avoidance OCD Compulsions Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast

Ep. 210 How Avoidance Keeps You Stuck

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Quite often, my clients forget to recognize avoidance as a compulsion.  While you might be spending a lot of time in your recovery reducing compulsions such as reassurance-seeking compulsions, behavioral compulsions, and mental compulsions, it is important to recognize that avoidance is also a compulsion.  In this episode, we address why it is important to address the things you are avoiding and find a way to incorporate this into your OCD treatment. (more…)