Not Another Anxiety Show

In this episode Kelli shares a simple but powerful exercise that can help us work through anticipatory anxiety. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and guest Michelle Moorhead from MoorMindfulness as Michelle shares her experience with anxiety, cancer, and mindfulness. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica chat about the difference between fear and anxiety. They also chat about the purpose/benefit of both emotions. On an unrelated note, Erica shares a few tips on how to throw an Olympic-themed party, which isn't complete without a cheese ball shaped like an Eagle's head. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and Erica as Erica shares some of the most common postpartum myths she has come across while working as a doula. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and Erica as they chat about the value of replacing an often reflexive "I'm sorry" with a "Thank you" instead. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica shed some light on common physical anxiety symptoms, why they happen, and ways to work through these uncomfortable physical sensations. If you've been feeling unsettled, scared, or just curious about certain physical anxiety symptoms you've been experiencing then this is the episode for you! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica share recent research and personal experience to explore whether or not stress is as inherently bad as originally believed. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and Erica as they share some of their most surprisingly "successful" anxiety moments. What do we mean by "successful" anxiety moments? Simply put, moments when we thought anxiety would totally consume us, but didn't. These moments are worth remembering whenever we're about to enter the lion's den and blindly assuming things will go horribly wrong, because every now and again we may just surprise ourselves. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica explore what cognitive biases (aka thinking biases) are and how they influence the way we perceive the world. Certain thinking biases can actually cause us to see the world through anxiety-tinted glasses. Lucky for us, thinking is a habit and habits can be changed. Join in as we discuss what helped us remove those anxiety-tinted glasses. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and guest Yael Shy as they explore the topic of meditation and how it can help us move through anxiety. Do you get distracted when you meditate? Do you have trouble "clearing your mind" during a medication exercise? Does meditation feel too woo-woo or un-relatable? If yes, you're not alone! Kelli and Yael share how they're not "natural" meditators, and yet mediation has still been incredibly valuable to them. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica chat about "showing up," even when it's hard, and why it's all worth it in the end (despite all the sweating). This episode covers some of our favorite things: vulnerability, authenticity, courage, and naps. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and guest Jessica Davis (Certified Professional Midwife) chat about fear and anxiety during pregnancy and birth (spoiler alert: it's incredibly "normal"). Tune in to learn some helpful ways to transform that natural fear and anxiety into empowerment. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli addresses a topic requested by one of our listeners: nocturnal (aka nighttime) panic attacks. Tune in to learn more about why nocturnal panic attacks happen and what we can do when they do happen. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and guest Dr. Rick Hanson as they chat about practical ways to rewire your brain for resiliency, happiness, and calm. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and Erica as they explore a great question from one of the show's listeners about how to remain balanced despite the negative opinions of those around us. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli is joined by guest Jeremy Fishbach to chat about the benefit of quality emotional support while going through challenging times. Feeling short on emotional support? Jeremy has just the resource to help! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli shares a grounding exercise that's a little bit different from some of her previously shared grounding exercises. This exercise is for anyone, but can be particularly helpful for those experiencing depersonalization and/or derealization. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In light of recent events, Kelli and Erica chat about fear and anxiety around both domestic and foreign terrorism. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and guest Dr. Sarah Sarkis spend some time breaking down the three most common habits that perpetuate the anxiety cycle. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica address a listener's question about acting "flakey" whenever anxiety starts to kick in. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica share a surprise announcement. You'll have to tune in to find out what it is! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica chat about a listener's question about being "ghosted" by a friend. Don't know what being "ghosted" means? That's okay, neither did Kelli until Erica explained it to her. Getting "ghosted" isn't fun, but tune in to hear how we can keep it from turning into an anxiety spiral. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

If you'd like to attend the free live webinar Dr. Amy Johnson and I will be hosting on October, 9th at 12:00pm EST, sign up here! http://www.panicandanxietycoach.com/webinar In this episode Kelli explores "Kaizen," the Japanese practice for continuous self-improvement. Sound complicated? All it involves is one minute of "practice" a day. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode, Kelli chats with traveling nomad Eva Casey from evaexplores.com who knows anxiety all to well. Tune in to hear what allows this traveler to keep traveling, even when anxiety is along for the ride and how traveling has actually helped with anxiety. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

If you'd like to attend the free live webinar Dr. Amy Johnson and I will be hosting on October, 9th at 12:00pm EST, sign up here! http://www.panicandanxietycoach.com/webinar The last few episodes have been all about change, so Erica shares how a change that she's been working on since Episode 43 is going. If you're in the midst of making a change (or thinking about it), however big or small, tune in! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli explores how growth of brain cells in a certain area of the brain, the hippocampus, can decrease anxiety and depression. Kelli also shares simple ways to stimulate growth of brain cells in the hippocampus. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica chat about how making small changes can ignite neuroplasticity, aka the brain's ability to reorganize and form new neural pathways. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and Erica as they chat about what teen anxiety was like for them. They discuss what teen anxiety is, what it isn't (it's not just "teenage angst"), and share some great resources. If you're a teen or you have a teen who is in the throws of anxiety, then this is the episode for you. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Join Kelli and guest Brent Williams, a lawyer that spent his career protecting and advocating for vulnerable people, as he shares his journey through depression and anxiety. His book, Out of the Woods, will be available October 20th, 2017. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Talking politics can be anxiety inducing because it's so emotionally charged right now. Kelli and Erica don't focus so much on personal political affiliation in this episode, but rather on how to navigate hard conversations around politics - whether it be with family, friends, co-workers, or on social media. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli briefly chats about the benefits of what the Japanese refer to as forest bathing. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Erica reluctantly agrees to participate in an exercise with Kelli to see how culture, media, and family shape our views about anxiety. If you're feeling brave, feel free to participate too! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica chat about the role expressive writing can play in healing from anxiety, trauma, grief, and even physical ailments. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica chat about doubt, an emotion that can easily send us spinning. But could doubt be beneficial? Tune in to find out! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica answer a listener's questions about why blood pressure readings can be higher than normal when we're feeling anxious. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica share a new (and potentially fun) version of a gratitude exercise. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli is joined by guest Dr. Amy Johnson to explore the idea that there could be a difference between the mind and brain. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

As a compliment to the last episode, Kelli shares a visualization exercise that can help us navigate our travel anxiety. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli is joined by her husband Andy to answer a listener's question about panic attacks while traveling. Kelli and Andy share some personal experiences and insights they've gained about traveling with anxiety and panic attacks (hint: anxiety is an inherent part of traveling for most people). Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Erica lets us in on her 5 minute meditation practice. If your meditation sessions look anything like hers, fear not, you're doing it right! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli shares a trick that can come in handy during moments of high anxiety or even panic attacks. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica talk about why our heart races, flutters, and even "skips a beat" when we're feeling anxious. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli is joined by guest Tara Lepore. Despite panic disorder with agoraphobia, Tara has traveled the world for both pleasure and her work as a paleontologist. While a nomadic lifestyle may look impossible for those of us in the midst of anxiety, Tara shares some helpful experiences and insights as to how and why it's 100% possible. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Erica shares a few realizations from her recent birthday while Kelli chimes in too. If you don't look forward to a parade of waiters singing happy birthday to you at your birthday dinner celebration, then this episode is definitely for you! Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli shares a mindfulness exercise that is particularly helpful when you're feeling short on willpower and finding yourself about to engage in a less-than-helpful habit. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli answers a listener's question about why we keep falling for the same fears and worries over and over again. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli is joined by guest Rachel Grant to talk about thriving, despite the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Rachel shares a lot of insights and knowledge (and personal experience) that will apply to any type of trauma. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli shares a simple and easy way to stimulate the relaxation response. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli and Erica go through the actual biology of the fight or flight response, the response that causes all those "fun" physical, mental, and emotional symptoms we experience while feeling anxious. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

In this episode Kelli answers a question from one of our listeners about a technique called "tapping" (otherwise knows as Emotional Freedom Technique) to alleviate anxiety. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.