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Not Another Anxiety Show

A podcast for all: from the always anxious to the occasionally overwhelmed to the painfully panicked. Join your host Kelli Walker – registered nurse, Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and former agoraphobe – on an anxiety adventure. Learn what anxiety really is, why the best of us can get caught in its web, and how to move past its sticky grip. Casual conversations with Kelli and other experts will include more than reciting daily affirmations or following "five simple steps" to overcome anxiety. Instead, you'll get practical tips, resources, and guidance while gaining a down-to-earth and deeper understanding of what it means to be human – an easily overlooked part of truly moving past anxiety. No experience in deep breathing, chakra alignment, or pescetarianism required. Listen in for a good laugh and start feeling a little more human today. If you have a question you'd like answered on the show or simply want to learn more, visit: www.notanotheranxietyshow.com.
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Episodes

Ep 25. Rumination, Rumination, Rumination

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 ...

Jan 05, 201735 min

Ep 24. Are You Afraid of Failure?

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...

Jan 02, 201729 min

Ep 23. How Conditional Self-Esteem Affects Anxiety

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 podcas...

Dec 29, 201637 min

Ep 22. Am I Going Crazy?

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.

Dec 26, 201634 min

Ep 21. Anger: The Flip Side of Anxiety

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.

Dec 22, 201635 min

Ep 20. Anxiety is Not THE Problem

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....

Dec 19, 201634 min

Ep 19. What's the Deal with Depersonalization

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....

Dec 15, 201626 min

Ep 18. An Exercise for Navigating Anxious Emotions

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 shou...

Dec 12, 201634 min

Ep 17. Take Your Advice and Shove It

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 t...

Dec 08, 201630 min

Ep 16. How Your Loved Ones Can Help You Through Anxiety

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...

Dec 05, 201623 min

Ep 15. An Exercise for Navigating Anxious Thoughts (Holiday Edition)

In this episode Erica (reluctantly) agrees to be Kelli's guinea pig for an exercise in navigating anxious thoughts. This episode happens to focus on anxious thoughts around the holidays, but the same rules apply to any and all anxious thoughts. 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 adv...

Dec 01, 201627 min

Ep 14. Our Crap Catches Up to Us

In this episode Kelli and Erica have an honest conversation about how trying to outrun uncomfortable emotions, like insecurity, uncertainty, and fear through constantly changing their external environment (schools, majors, careers, and addresses) is what lead to chronic anxiety and panic attacks. Kelli and Erica share how they've learned to be more comfortable in their own skin, even during uncomfortable emotions, and why that makes all the difference. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more re...

Nov 28, 201641 min

Ep 13. Is Stress Inherently Stressful?

In this episode Kelli and Erica share recent research and personal experience to explore whether or not stress is inherently stressful. Meaning, do we have a say in how stressed we feel despite circumstances? 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....

Nov 24, 201634 min

Ep 12. Is Stress Inherently Bad?

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.

Nov 21, 201619 min

Ep 11. The Motivation Struggle

In this episode Kelli and Erica talk about how feeling motivated isn't necessarily required to attain the life we want to live. We explore the down side of always striving to feel motivated and helpful ways to move through challenging situations, like anxiety, whether or not we feel motivated. 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 hel...

Nov 17, 201628 min

Ep 10. Being Human with Dr. Amy Johnson

In this episode Kelli and guest Dr. Amy Johnson take a step back from focusing on anxiety and instead focus on what it means to be human – an easily overlooked part of truly moving past 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....

Nov 10, 201634 min

Ep 9. Trying New Things: Erica Takes on World Travel

In this unplanned/unscripted episode Kelli coaches Erica about her upcoming first international trip. We talk about the challenges of trying new things in the face of anxiety and how to move forward despite feelings of anxiety and apprehension – which are normal and to be expected when testing the boundaries of our comfort zone. 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...

Nov 10, 201651 min

Ep 8. Nutritional Support for Anxiety with Tara Thorne

In this episode Kelli and guest Tara Thorne (registered holistic nutritionist) explore ways to support a stressed or anxious body and mind via nutrition. 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.

Nov 09, 201633 min

Ep 7. Common Physical Symptoms of Anxiety

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 i...

Nov 09, 201647 min

Ep 6. What The Heck Is a Cognitive Bias?

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,...

Nov 09, 201654 min

Ep 5. Be Assertive… Because Erica Said So

In this episode Kelli and Erica talk about how being assertive can actually help reduce feelings of anxiety. We'll talk about what being assertive looks like (many of us mistake it for aggressiveness) and how to start fostering it (disclaimer: it can feel a little awkward at first). 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...

Nov 09, 201633 min

Ep 4. Is it Me or is it Sensitized in Here?

In this episode Kelli and Erica talk about how feeling sensitized (aka overwhelmingly anxious) is like walking through a never-ending haunted house. We'll talk about why sensitization happens and helpful ways to support your body if you're feeling sensitized. 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 repl...

Nov 09, 201641 min

Ep 3. What Do I Do To Make Anxiety Go Away?!

In this episode Kelli introduces you to reoccurring co-host Erica Leathem, and they explore one of the most common questions about anxiety: What do I do to make anxiety go away? While you won't walk away from this episode with a magic cure to rid yourself of anxiety, you will gain a better understanding as to why focusing on "What do I do?" isn't as helpful or effective as it might seem, and what you can focus on instead moving forward. Visit notanotheranxietyshow.com for more resources, includi...

Nov 09, 201655 min

Ep 2. Anxiety 101

In this episode Kelli explores what anxiety is (hint, it's not inherently bad) and how it comes to be so habitual. Think of this episode as an Anxiety 101 course; while a bit on the informational side, it will help build a solid foundational understanding of anxiety. Subsequent episodes will make much more sense if you start here. 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 fi...

Nov 09, 201623 min

Ep 1. Introduction to Not Another Anxiety Show

In this short and sweet episode your host Kelli Walker introduces herself and what you can expect from Not Another Anxiety Show. 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.

Nov 09, 20167 min
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