In the days and weeks leading up to the start of school after a holiday break, it's common for kids and teens to experience anxiety. Whether it's the normal kind of anxiety that can accompany a change in routine, or the kind of anxiety that really gets in the way, there's so much you can do to help. In this episode I share my top 10 strategies to help with back to school anxiety for children of all ages. Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.” How y...
Jan 18, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
There's a clear connection between how much you exercise and how anxious you feel. This is why this episode, the second in my 3 part Summer Series, is dedicated to supporting you to make exercise a consistent part of your anxiety management plan. You'll learn how exercise helps: - reframe our experience of anxiety - diverts our attention from worry - gets us out of our heads - powerfully changes brain chemistry - bolsters our resilience and so much more. Since exercise is the medicine, you'll al...
Jan 11, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This is the time of year many a New Year's Resolution is set, only to have been abandoned by the end of January for most. Today I'm asking you to consider a new way of thinking about creating a better life; it's an approach that is changing lives all over the world and makes a profound difference in the lives in those of us who live with anxiety. Enjoy. The Happiness Trap 2nd Edition Brene Brown List of Values Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”...
Jan 04, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Warwick Merry is a dear colleague of mine from Professional Speakers Australia. He has a huge heart, is one of the most generous people I know and shares authentically in our conversation about the ups and downs he’s experienced in life, and how he’s learned to live life well, even when things get tough. A self-professed ‘nutritional overachiever’ Warwick talks about his struggles with weight from an early age, about imposter syndrome, masks, comparison, confrontation, the ‘R’ word and the dange...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode you’ll learn how to differentiate between anxiety of the completely normal human variety, compared with anxiety that may be part of an ongoing condition. You’ll also learn how anxiety impacts how we feel, what we think, and what we do – and importantly, why certain signs and symptoms anxiety are part of the brain and body’s response in anticipation of a threat. When we understand anxiety well, we’re in a better position to identify it when it starts to bubble up, and put into pra...
Dec 21, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Dr Tim Sharp, aka Dr Happy, is a renowned leader in the field of Positive Psychology, a sought-after speaker, consultant, podcaster, spokesperson, author and the founder and Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) of The Happiness Institute. He’s achieved unparalleled success in the academic, professional and business worlds, is a proud recipient of the Future Leadership Award and, in 2011, was appointed as Australia Day Ambassador. What makes his success and impact more extraordinary, is that Dr Sharp ex...
Dec 14, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Eryka Rhodes, founder and owner of Looking Forward Counselling and Mindfulness, gives us an insider’s view on the important role counsellors can play in helping us with our mental health. I love Eryka’s mindful approach and authenticity, and especially how she begins by sharing the bodily sensations and future thinking that bubbled away for her in the lead up to this, her first podcast interview; and what she did in response. In addition to her wonderful work with adults in private practice, Ery...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Content warning – suicide. You’d be forgiven for thinking that a podcast episode about suicide would be hard to listen to; my hope is that this episode changes your mind. My guest this week, the wonderful Dannielle Miller OAM, shares her expertise around this hard-to-talk-about, highly sensitive topic, with such conviction and compassion you’ll finish the episode feeling empowered. There are countless take-aways from this conversation, many could help save a life. Dannielle helps us to understan...
Nov 30, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Those of us with anxiety tend to worry lot. For much of my life, worry detracted from my happiness and quality of life, and often stood in the way of things I wanted to do. This is often the case with anxiety and when we don’t know how to manage worry in helpful ways; we lean on other people for reassurance, we avoid getting involved in activities that light us up and we hold back from taking important, meaningful action towards what we want most in life. Grief and distress often accompany our c...
Nov 23, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 8
I love how authentic today’s guest, Mental Health Naturopath Nic Topp, is when it comes to talking about her own experiences with anxiety, anxiety in her two children, her work with patients and her love of coffee! Nic is the best kind of naturopath, she’s passionate about supporting her patients with anxiety and other challenges in every way she can, while also keeping it real. She won’t ask her patients to do anything she wouldn’t or couldn’t, she keeps things simple and practical when it come...
Nov 16, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 7
When we see life through the lens of anxiety things can often look and feel bleak, or worse. In today’s episode, the wonderful Dr Chris McCurry shares strategies to help us take off the anxiety goggles and engage with life in the here and now. Chris is a child and adolescent psychologist based in Seattle, Washington; he’s also a published author many times over and has decades of experience working with children and families. But you don’t have to be a parent to benefit from Chris’ experience. C...
Nov 09, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Most of us have endured an anxious wait at some time in our lives. Whether it's finding out the test results from a blood test, a scan or news about a loved one in trouble. In this episode you'll hear Jane's story of childhood anxiety, parenting her parents, anxiously waiting for the results of a mammogram, and then getting the news no one wants to hear. Jane shares her story with such honesty and grace, pulling back the curtain on what it's like to be diagnosed with breast cancer, what helped, ...
Nov 02, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Anxiety is there for a reason, it's there to protect us, to take care of us and shows up when our brain needs to keep us safe. This happens when a threat is detected, when we imagine or perceive a threat, as well as when we're doing something new and meaningful. With great warmth and wisdom, today's guest, the wonderful Karen Young from Hey Sigmund, shines a light on what happens in an anxious brain, how anxiety grows when we fight it and how anxiety, strength and courage go hand in hand. Today'...
Oct 26, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Every time I talk to Craig Harper I leave the conversation feeling enlightened, inspired and reassured. I think you will too. Craig hosts 'The You Project' podcast and is one of Australia's leading presenters, writers and educators in health, high-performance, stress management, resilience and personal transformation. If I had to describe Craig in one word, it would be wise. In this episode he shares his wisdom and experience in spades with his characteristic honesty and authenticity. This was a...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome back! Every now and again I'll be sharing with you a new tool for your anxiety toolkit and today is the first in this series within the podcast. These episodes are shorter than the interview episodes and are carefully designed to equip you with practical tools you can put into practice straight away. Today's episode is about metacognition, aka thinking about thinking. In this episode, I share my struggles as a child who worried all the time, what didn't help (and why) and what you can do...
Oct 12, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This episode beautifully sets the tone for Well, hello anxiety. For those of us who know anxiety well, too well; we know it has a way of getting in the way of what's important. In this episode, Mindset Coach Carly Taylor shares powerful insights from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Japanese Psychology that support anyone struggling with anxiety to find a way forward, even if anxiety has to come along for the ride. Carly's website: carlytaylorcoaching.com.au Carly's Instagram: @carly_taylor...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
Our minds didn’t evolve for modern day life, let alone pandemic life. It’s natural to feel anxious, but sometimes we can get stuck in a cycle of anxiety that gets in the way of, well, everything.If you’re looking for a compassionate place to learn how to dial anxiety down and get on with creating a happier life with more calm, contentment, meaning and purpose, this is the podcast for you.Well, hello anxiety is hosted by anxiety and wellbeing speaker, educator and bestselling author Dr Jodi Richa...
Sep 15, 2021•2 min
