♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina reviews the phenomenon of morning anxiety and seeks to calm and soothe those who may be experiencing it with the knowledge that the occurrence is entirely natural and normal. Gina describes her own personal experience with morning anxiety and provides four tips to help listeners reduce their morning anxiety. Link to another episode about morning anxiety https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/254-soothing-morning-anxiety Great Book for ...
Jul 28, 2019•19 min•Ep. 529
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about self care and how to engage in the practice with limited time and energy. Gina answers the question, drawing from a recent post by Leo Babauta. In the post, the importance of self care is described and three clear steps to implementing self care are defined. Zen Habits Self Love post https://zenhabits.net/self-love/ Great Book for further exploring anxiety, stress and care of the body! Full Catastrophe Living: Us...
Jul 24, 2019•18 min•Ep. 528
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the R.A.I.N. practice used to help find relief during anxious moments. The acronym was recently adjusted and is considered improved. Listen in as Gina describes how you can use this process of Recognize, Allow, Investigate with gentle attention and Nurture, to help yourself during high anxiety moments! Older R.A.I.N. episode 167 https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/167-clearing-stress-and-anxiety-with-rain Radical Acceptanc...
Jul 21, 2019•16 min•Ep. 527
In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question about uncertainty and anxiety related to travel she plans to undertake. Gina offers her well reasoned thoughts about how plans for the future can cause us anxiety in the present and how we can best overcome this challenge. Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Pr...
Jul 17, 2019•17 min•Ep. 526
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the distinction between parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and how to use our understanding of these systems to help us regulate our response to stress and anxiety provoking circumstances. Gina identifies a number of symptoms associated with our sympathetic nervous system response as well as methods to get us back to our peaceful, rest and digest state. To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our G...
Jul 14, 2019•16 min•Ep. 524
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, learn what your Wise Mind is and how to access its intuitive anxiety-panic healing messages. Gina guides you through a quick meditation locating your wise mind which is perhaps not where you expected! Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-...
Jul 10, 2019•17 min•Ep. 524
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina explores the critical topic of personal boundaries and how weak or otherwise poorly established boundaries can lead to chronic anxiety. Gina offers listeners a number of good practices for maintaining strong and healthy boundaries, ensuring the best mental health and social clarity possible. Link to Boundaries by Dr. Henery Cloud and Dr. John Townsend https://amzn.to/2Iz5v6c To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Gr...
Jul 07, 2019•20 min•Ep. 523
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question left on the ACP website about stopping benzodiazepine medication (Xanax). The listener is concerned about the withdrawal process and how she should go about stopping the medication. Gina advises how to go about stopping the medication (with the help of the prescribing physician) and what to expect as far an anxiety and withdrawal symptoms are concerned. Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a f...
Jul 03, 2019•15 min•Ep. 522
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina reviews a number of different life situations and circumstances that often contribute to stress and anxiety. Gina discusses some of her own personal experiences with stressful situations in this episode and shares with listeners how to cope with the need for control and the common reality of so many things in our situation being beyond our control. Listen to Episode 279 and 406 for more help with change and anxiety ep 279 https://www.theanxietyco...
Jun 30, 2019•18 min•Ep. 521
In today's episode, Gina discusses the significance of understanding and living within your circle of influence for reducing your anxiety. Knowing what is within your control and what is not in your control can help you immensely. Gina offers suggestions for improving your understanding of what you do and do not control, and how to let go of the need to control things you cannot control. To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership ...
Jun 26, 2019•14 min•Ep. 520
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses reassurance and how useful it can be to drop any need for reassurance from others. Anxiety and stress can lead to disturbing sensations and after getting checked by our health care provider, getting comfortable with the idea that stress and anxiety are causing these sensations will be highly useful in overcoming them. Listen in for suggestions on how to do this today! Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free...
Jun 23, 2019•19 min•Ep. 519
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the many healing virtues of the ayurvedic herb ashwaganda. Gina recommends taking this herb for stress and anxiety as long as you are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking sedative drugs. Gina suggests a few different products and forms of the herb for easy consumption. Amazon Link to Raja's Cup https://amzn.to/2MNUemJ Link To Full Dr Mercola Article http://bit.ly/2Fe0Uo5 To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Joi...
Jun 19, 2019•18 min•Ep. 518
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina offers listeners a guided meditation practice that is intended to provide an example of a formal floating practice. In the previous episode, Gina answered a listener question regarding floating practice and here provides an example of just that. Listen in to receive an easy to use template for your own floating practice today! Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn mor...
Jun 16, 2019•17 min•Ep. 517
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about the differences between understanding the process of floating and the actual implementation of floating techniques. Gina well understands these differences as she has witnessed many clients who easily retain firm understanding of floating techniques yet who struggle to implement them in their daily practice. Listen in for Gina's tips to help jump-start your floating practice today! Previous episode mentioned in t...
Jun 12, 2019•16 min•Ep. 516
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the important distinction between first fear and second fear in the realm of anxiety experience. Sufferers of anxiety may not have total control over the first fear (initial fear-inducing stimuli) but we have much influence over our experience of the second fear (our reaction to the first fear). Listen in for Gina's thoughts, analysis and tips to help minimize your experience of the second fear! Start listening with a 30-day Audible tri...
Jun 09, 2019•16 min•Ep. 515
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina talks about developing a flexibility of mind to help us overcome our anxiety and strengthen our resolve against future flare ups of anxiety. The anxious mind tends to be rigid and not flexible. Listen in for suggestions on how to stay flexible and reduce rigidity in your mind! HOW TO BE YOURSELF Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety Ellen Hendriksen, Ph.D. http://bit.ly/htbyanxiety To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoaches...
Jun 05, 2019•18 min•Ep. 514
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a speakpipe question from an ACP listener. The listener inquires with Gina about the possibility that the acute anxiety the listener is experiencing may stem from grief related to the loss of his mother. Gina offers her thoughtful analysis of the possible causes and offers a number of suggestions for implementing possible solutions for the listener to improve his situation with anxiety. HOW TO BE YOURSELF Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise ...
Jun 02, 2019•16 min•Ep. 513
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses a useful technique for reducing our experience of anxiety. By using our awareness of our most unwanted feelings to fully embrace and experience these feelings, we can circumvent our anxiety. Listen in as Gina describes the feelings and how to go about embracing them for your long term benefit! HOW TO BE YOURSELF Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety Ellen Hendriksen, Ph.D. http://bit.ly/htbyanxiety . ted talk link Joan R...
May 29, 2019•16 min•Ep. 512
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses fear in the context of the physical nervous system. Claire Weekes' fear-adrenaline-fear cycle is explored, as well as the understanding of anxiety as a state of over-sensitization. Gina offers tips and suggestions to help listeners break out of this cycle and prevent it from happening. To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One Coac...
May 26, 2019•17 min•Ep. 511
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina helps shed light in the darkness that people who suffer with highly chronic anxiety often experience. There is hope for you, even in the darkest of these times. Through Gina's reassurance and advice, learn how to lift yourself up out of what can seem like unending despair. Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join o...
May 22, 2019•17 min•Ep. 510
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question left for her on Speak Pipe, through the ACP website. Adrianne asks about why her anxiety returns during times when she is feeling good and otherwise comfortable. Gina answers this question and provides suggestions for how to improve one's response to the anxiety when it does happen. Increase your understanding of why anxiety strikes by listening in to this podcast! To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodca...
May 19, 2019•15 min•Ep. 509
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses our conception of our personal identity and the importance of not allowing anxiety to exert excessive influence over this conception. Ego and anxiety are closely related and get along well. Gina shares some tools to help us transcend the influence of these forces over how we understand ourselves. Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/audibletrial To learn more go to: ht...
May 15, 2019•20 min•Ep. 508
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the nature of the avoidance behavior that accompanies anxiety sufferers throughout their experience. Gina focuses on the importance of minimizing avoidance behavior when we are experiencing anxiety and how doing so will help speed our recovery from anxiety. Listen in for advice on how to avoid avoiding! Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn more go to: http:...
May 12, 2019•22 min•Ep. 507
In today's episode, Gina shares steps for adapting to any particular fears we may have and how to become more confident and comfortable by doing so. Through patience and self kindness, following these tips can lead to great changes in your life! The S.A.F.E. Empowerment System https://gumroad.com/a/256095347 Or https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/resources To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about ou...
May 08, 2019•14 min•Ep. 506
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina shares her knowledge of the subconscious mind with listeners. Particularly in the context of anxiety and stress, Gina describes the differences between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. Gina addresses the inherent capacity of the mind to process even the most uncomfortable emotions and describes how we can best allow it to do so. Grab an awesome audio book for FREE, like The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle www.anxietycoachespodcast.com/...
May 05, 2019•19 min•Ep. 505
In today's episode, Gina identifies four root behaviors that cause anxiety and how you can avoid these behaviors to allow more peaceful, harmonious living. Gina recommends benevolent, helpful behaviors you can use to replace the negative, harmful behaviors. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz https://amzn.to/2GJxuPO To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program ...
May 01, 2019•16 min•Ep. 504
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina speaks on the importance of feeling our feelings. Using the light of our awareness, we can bring uncomfortable emotions to the surface and keep them from infecting our psyches more deeply and causing us greater distress and other issues over time. Link to Steve Ozanich Mind Body Syndrome Ep 266: https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/episodes/266-the-mindbody-syndrome-with-steve-ozanich?rq=266 To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespo...
Apr 28, 2019•16 min•Ep. 503
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses the role of alcohol in our experience of anxiety. Alcohol can contribute tremendously to our experience of anxiety and can cause panic attacks. Listen in for advice on how to limit the adverse affects of alcohol on your anxiety! To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety ? Quote: You can’t calm the storm, so...
Apr 24, 2019•15 min•Ep. 502
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina discusses using a mindfulness mantra for anxiety. Mantra can be used during our mindfulness practices and can also be used throughout the day to help regain composure and comfort during the most difficult moments we may experience. Gina offers four useful tips for using a mantra to help ease anxiety. Get Tara Brach's Book Radical Acceptance on Audible (free with a free trial month!) http://bit.ly/AudibleACP To learn more go to: http://www.theanxi...
Apr 21, 2019•18 min•Ep. 501
♡ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ♡ In today's episode, Gina uses the season of Spring to discuss renewal and replenishment as a strategy to ease anxiety. Gina suggests allying with nature and nurturing ourselves through a number of activities detailed in the episode. Learn how to better nurture yourself today! To learn more go to: http://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety ? Quote: The body must b...
Apr 17, 2019•13 min•Ep. 500
