Not Another Anxiety Show

In this episode Kelli and Erica talk about weathering emotional storms, because if you're human, they're going to happen. Kelli and Erica share some knowledge and insights that help them move through an emotional funk, whether it's anxiety, sadness, grief, anger, or just feeling "blah." 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 as she addresses a listener's question. Chinese food and Harry Potter are somehow relevant (nay... crucial) in answering the question at hand. 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 short and sweet episode, Kelli and Erica answer a listener's question regarding the biggest "game changer" in their anxiety journey. 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.

Last week Kelli and Erica talked about coming out of the anxiety closet and sharing their story. This week's episode is all about how to hear someone else's story. 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 motivation again (it's a big topic). Kelli and Erica share how their daily life was once motivated entirely by fear - fear of failing, fear of feeling lost, fear of being alone, etc. If you feel like fear is driving too much of your daily life, tune in to hear more about what has helped us shift toward a more sustainable motivator than fear (spoiler alert: it has something to do with values). 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 talk about what helped them share their personal anxiety stories with friends and family. Topics covered during this chat include authenticity, vulnerability, and connection (and sweating, because sweating is a direct result of all these things). 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 insights and "ah-hah" moments actually look and feel like. Spoiler alert: Sometimes an "ah-hah" moment comes while writhing around on the ground from the pain of a sprained ankle while a dog poops next to your 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 guest Crystal Saltrelli as they discuss challenging circumstances, thoughts, and emotional suffering. Both Kelli and Crystal were once firm believers that circumstances caused suffering, now they can see that's not entirely true. Tune in to hear more! 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 regret, something we all experience at one time or another. Fear of regret can cause a lot of anxiety when we're trying to decide whether or not to take on a challenge that pushes our comfort zone. Tune in if you'd like to hear more about regret. 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 as she shares a few simple strategies for calming fear down just enough so that it's a little easier to move with, instead of against, the fear. 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 some of their personal insights into how to have a (productive) hard conversation, because we all know avoiding hard conversations altogether only increases tension and 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 and Erica talk about expectations and how they influence our happiness. Are expectations bad? Good? Should we let go of all expectations? Tune in to hear more. 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 it can be cathartic and empowering to name our fears out loud; we even share a few of our own! 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 today's episode Erica shares some insights she's gained about the change process; Kelli ends up chiming in too. Whatever change or challenge you're facing, this episode is here to remind you that you're not alone and it's totally normal if things feel hard. 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 discuss the language of fear - the more fluent we become in the language of fear, the less we get caught up in the fear 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.

Join Kelli and guest Tom Bunn (licensed therapist and retired airline captain) as they discuss fear of flying and ways to overcome it. 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 as she leads you through another short, simple, and dare we say fun neuroplasticity exercise to re-wire an anxious brain. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, including a free e-book when you sign up for my newsletter, courses, videos, and more! Also, check out the upcoming summit that I'll be speaking at, Life Beyond Limitations, with Dr. Molly Casey. Dr. Molly and I will talk about moving through anxiety in an inside-out fashion, go here (it's completely free) to hear more from me and other experts in the field: http://www.drmollycasey.com/lbl-14 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 listener's dilemma about not getting enough shut eye while anxiety levels are high. 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 debunk ten of the most common anxiety myths/misconceptions. 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 talk about helpful ways to navigate the ever-expanding world of self-help. Yes, we understand the irony in this, seeing as we're categorized as a self-help podcast. 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 why anxiety (among other emotions) can leave us feeling like there's a lump in our throat. 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 talk about why we often feel like we're going to faint while anxious, and how it's actually incredibly unlikely to 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 Erica as they discuss how too much information and knowledge can actually hinder our progress moving through anxiety, otherwise known as analysis paralysis. 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.

Part of being human includes experiencing challenges, whether it be anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, etc. So in this episode Erica gets vulnerable (and sweaty) by sharing a challenge that she's currently working on. 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. Sarah Sarkis, to talk about the value of "being," even in the midst of an anxiety storm, and how it fosters change and growth. Does "being" sound challenging? That's ok, we chat about ways to cultivate this seemingly counterintuitive skill. 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 curiosity knocks fear down a peg or two. They also share a few ways in which they cultivate curiosity. Spoiler alert: you don't have to shave your head and move to a monastery to give something new, like meditation, a try. 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 the most common things well-meaning people told them to do to get rid of their anxiety, like "just relax". 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 as she leads you through a short, simple, and dare we say fun neuroplasticity exercise to re-wire an anxious 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.

Join Kelli and Erica as they talk about why anxiety hinders our ability to trust ourselves, and how to re-build that trust. 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 Dr. Amy Johnson as they discuss what acceptance really is, all the while clearing up some common misconceptions about acceptance. Spoiler alert: You don't have to accept anxiety to be "ok". Tune in to find out more! 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 as she leads you through a short and simple breathing exercise that interrupts the fight or flight response and stimulates 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 leads you through a quick one-minute mindfulness exercise. Instead of using visualization, like the two-minute mindfulness exercise from episode 28, this exercise uses your immediate environment to practice being mindful. 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 play a game (Kelli made up) called Remember When Anxiety... The point of the game is to think of anxiety's most ridiculous suggestions and assumptions in an effort to laugh at the anxiety, because when we're laughing at anxiety it's really hard for it to have the same power over 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 Karen Young, who describes eight ways to harness the power of an anxious mind to work in our favor. 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 interviews Kelli about her experience, struggles, and lessons learned from 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 and Erica talk about one of the most common symptoms of anxiety: fatigue. Tune in to learn more about about why we feel chronically tired while stressed or anxious and how to support and care for our body while in that state. 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.

Feeling a bit "meh" about mindfulness? If so, this is the perfect time to give it a try as Kelli guides you through a quick, simple, and relatively painless two-minute mindfulness exercise. Best part is this exercise can be used any time and anywhere. 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 neuroplasticity and the implications it has in how we understand and deal with anxiety in our lives. 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 the mind-body connection. Has anyone ever told you that anxiety is all in your head? Well that statement couldn't be further from the truth, tune in to learn more. 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 how we often confuse rumination for something more constructive, like problem solving. Tune in to learn more about why we ruminate, how it increases anxiety, and ways to break the rumination 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 and Erica talk about fear of failure. What is failure? How does fear of it lead to increased anxiety? Is failure inherently bad? Tune in to learn more about this idea of failure and how your beliefs may be influencing your perception of failure. 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 how when self-esteem is dependent on external factors (like what other's think of us or our accomplishments) it can create feelings of anxiety. Tune in to learn more about how we can foster healthy self-esteem and why that increases resilience and well-being. 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 discuss a common fear among people experiencing high anxiety: Am I going crazy? Spoiler alert, you're not. 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 how during times of high anxiety it is also common for feelings of anger and irritability to increase as well. 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 guest Lian Brook-Tyler from Primal Happiness joins Kelli to talk about how anxiety is not THE problem; anxiety is just the alarm system alerting us to a deeper disconnectedness. 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 discuss one of the most common symptoms of anxiety, depersonalization. This episode covers what depersonalization is, why it happens, and what to do when it shows up. 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 agrees to be Kelli's guinea pig once again in an exercise (known as RAIN) for navigating anxious emotions. This is a sister episode to #15 when we discussed another exercise for navigating anxious thoughts. Visit www.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 how all the advice and knowledge in the world doesn't always make a challenging situation, like anxiety or grief, any easier. But, getting it "right" all the time is not required to grow into a better version of 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 is joined by her husband, Andy Walker, to discuss three ways to support a person going through anxiety. This is a great episode to share with the support person in your life, whether it be a spouse, partner, parent, or friend. 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.