Beste Anxiety Help podcaster (2024)

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Measuring Anxiety Disorder Recovery (Episode 87) 40:11

5d ago40:11

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How can you tell if you're getting better? How do you measure or at least see progress when working on recovery from an anxiety disorder? What happens if you're "doing it anyway" but not seeing progress? This week on Disordered we're looking at the "green flags" of anxiety recovery. What are the signs that tell you that you're making progress even …

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Anxiety, Caffeine, Alcohol, and Cheeseburgers (Episode 86) 46:09

12d ago46:09

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Do you have to give up coffee, tea, wine, pizza and cake to recover from an anxiety disorder? Well ... if you ask the Internet and consult general wellness influencers this question you're going to get answers that tend to collide with best practices among well trained therapists and counselors. No, you do not have to give up your favorite foods an…

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Obsessive and Compulsive? (Episode 85) 45:51

19d ago45:51

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This week on Disordered we're starting with the assertion that all anxiety disorders are obsessive and compulsive in at least some way. Then we make our way through all the "usual suspects" Panic disorder Health anxiety Social anxiety GAD OCD (obviously) We're looking at the obsessional components of each anxiety flavor, and the corresponding commo…

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Listener Questions About Anxiety and Recovery (Episode 84) 40:03

26d ago40:03

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This week Josh and Drew are answering questions from Disordered listeners. How to deal with the shame associated with anxiety and recovery when a partner or spouse isn't terribly supportive. How do re-gain confidence in oneself? What happens if you don't remember what non-anxious you was like? What about flushing, feeling hot, and getting goosebump…

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Anxiety Disorders - Primary vs Secondary Fear (Episode 83) 39:40

1M ago39:40

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This week Drew and Josh are talking about secondary fear. When triggered into an anxious state by thoughts, sensations, or anything else, we ALL experience a jolt of fear or discomfort. This is primary fear and its simply part of being human. Overcoming an anxiety disorder is not about removing this natural, healthy response to possible threats. Pe…

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WHY Did I Develop An Anxiety Disorder? (Episode 82) 43:31

1M ago43:31

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Everyone that develops an anxiety disorder wants to know why that happened. Why do some people develop disorders while others are anxious and stressed all the time without ever developing a disorder issue? Excellent question, and one that nobody would blame you for asking. This week on Disordered we're exploring the origins of anxiety disorders, wh…

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Learning To Be Bored in Anxiety Recovery (Episode 81) 44:16

2M ago44:16

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Anxious people in recovery from chronic or disordered anxiety can find themselves bored ... and this is often a problem. This week on Disordered we're talking about learning to be bored. Yes, we have to learn how to be bored, which can be challenging if anxiety is a problem for you, but this is a skill well worth learning and practicing. Allowing y…

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Dating With an Anxiety Disorder (Episode 80) 43:21

2M ago43:21

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"I want to get back into dating but I'm still struggling with anxiety. What should I do?" "It's been going well with this new person and I'm afraid to tell them about my anxiety problem. Any tips?" "Do I need to recover fully before I start dating again?" "What if I start to like this person then then drop me because of my anxiety?" This week on Di…

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What's YOUR Anxiety Narrative (Episode 79) 43:52

2M ago43:52

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Your anxiety narrative is the way you conceptualize your anxiety issues alongside how you see yourself, the world, your life in general, and how you may think your anxiety disorder developed or was triggered. Your personal narrative is important because nobody knows more about you than you! When seeking help with an anxiety problem, your narrative …

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Anxiety Disorders: Shock, Attention, and Resistance (Episode 78) 42:37

2M ago42:37

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Three things start and drive disordered states of anxiety: Shock, Attention, and Resistance Shock is what we experience when anxiety levels skyrocket for what seems like no reason. We experience scary and disturbing physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions all at the same time. It is ... shocking! Attention drives disordered anxiety when our int…

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Health Anxiety and Somatic Hyper Focus (Episode 77) 37:40

3M ago37:40

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Somatic Hyper Focus - That thing where an anxious person becomes hyper aware and hyper fixated on specific bodily sensations or bodily functions. This is a common issue seen in health anxiety, OCD, and panic disorder. This week Drew and Josh are going into detail on somatic hyper focus. What does it look like? How do anxious people get stuck in thi…

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Anxiety Recovery: When The Techniques Don't Work (Episode 76) 41:00

3M ago41:00

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What do you do when you're working on recovery from an anxiety disorder and your techniques stop working? How do you handle those hard days when you can't make it stop or go away? Well ... this is one reason why in the Disordered community we rarely if ever talk about tips, techniques, tricks, hacks, or steps for calming down, preventing anxiety, o…

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The Social Impacts of Anxiety (Episode 75) 44:01

3M ago44:01

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This week Drew and Josh are looking at the social impacts of anxiety. What happens when panic attacks, anxiety waves, or a flood of scary intrusive thoughts happens in public or while in social situations or when interacting with friends, family members, co-workers, or relationship partners? If your past experiences in life or past relationships ha…

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When Anxious People Try to Perfectly Fix ... EVERYTHING (Episode 74) 46:16

4M ago46:16

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Humans will often make the mistake of trying to apply our analytical and problem solving skills in areas where they do not belong. Anxious people - people struggling with anxiety disorders - do this all the time. Are you trying to fix how you feel? Are you trying to solve your anxiety and figure it out? Are you in the habit of trying to control how…

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Anxiety Questions and Answers (Episode 73) 43:50

4M ago43:50

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Let's do an old-fashioned anxiety question and answer session! This week Josh and Drew are answering questions sent in by members of the Disordered podcast community. Listen in for answers to the following questions: Are we supposed to challenge our beliefs in recovery? What about dizziness? How do you do recovery when real life happens? My health …

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Anxiety Recovery and the Fawn / People Pleasing Response (Episode 72) 41:59

4M ago41:59

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Fight ... flight ... or freeze. But what about the fawn response? This week on Disordered, Drew and Josh explore the fawn response and people pleasing. While this may not be a response we see directly like we do with fight, flight, or freeze, the fawn response that leads to habitual and almost automatic people pleasing can get in the way of the rec…

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Anxiety Recovery and Metacognitive Therapy (Episode 71) 48:09

4M ago48:09

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An anxious state can be at least partially fueled by the act of metacognition. That's thinking and feeling ... about thinking and feeling. When meta-beliefs tell us that thinking, rumination, worry, and mental problem solving is a good way to fix our internal experiences (like big emotions, scary thoughts, or anxiety), things can go off the rails. …

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When Anxiety Feels Automatic (Episode 70) 44:56

5M ago44:56

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Even when you understand that changing your reaction to anxious thoughts, feelings, and sensations is the way out ... you may feel that this is impossible because those thoughts, those sensations, and your reactions feel completely automatic and unchangeable. This is a common concern for almost anyone struggling with anxiety disorder recovery so th…

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But What About ...? Applying General Principles in Anxiety Recovery (EP 69) 43:27

5M ago43:27

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If you've ever listened to an episode of Disordered and felt the need to ask "Yes, but what about when ...?", then this episode is for you. A common struggle among people trying to overcome chronic and disordered anxiety is gaining the ability to generalize the principles of recovery and apply them in an individual context. Anxious people will ofte…

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Heat Anxiety (Episode 68) 36:49

5M ago36:49

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Summer has arrived in the US and the UK, so let's talk about anxiety based on the heat. Summertime is often a difficult time for people struggling with anxiety disorders because the seasonal change in temperature becomes an anxiety trigger. Today the guys are talking about: How heat is just uncomfortable. Being uncomfortable in any way is often una…

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Anxiety Recovery and Food/Eating (Episode 67) 43:24

5M ago43:24

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We're back in business this week with both Josh and Drew in studio again chatting about the role of food and eating in the anxiety recovery process. Everyone eats, and for people struggling with anxiety disorders, food and the process of eating can become deeply connected to recovery and/or attempting to manage anxiety, symptoms, thoughts, or emoti…

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy w/Dr. Steven C Hayes (Episode 66) 46:15

6M ago46:15

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The principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are heard in every episode of disordered. Whenever you hear Drew or Josh talk about acceptance or allowing or surrendering and moving THROUGH anxiety rather than resisting it ... you are hearing elements of ACT. This week we're a bit banged up - Josh is traveling and Drew has the flu, but fe…

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Why Is Mindfulness So Hard In Anxiety Recovery? (Episode 65) 42:41

6M ago42:41

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Mindfulness is good for anxiety, right? Isn't this what everyone says? Mindfulness fixes anxiety and makes you happier? Isn't that it? Well ... not really. This week Drew and Josh are taking a look at the practical applications of things like meditation and mindfulness practice in the context of anxiety disorders and anxiety recovery. A few key poi…

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Anxiety and the Freeze Response (Episode 64) 44:40

6M ago44:40

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Everyone talks about the fight or flight response. But what about the freeze and fawn responses, which are also found in the anxiety disorder community? This week Josh and Drew dig into the freeze response to anxiety, panic, and perceived threat. What is the freeze response? What does it look like? Does the freeze response mean being literally froz…

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Anxiety Recovery: Monitoring Mundane Moods (Episode 63) 39:08

6M ago39:08

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When working through the process of chronic or disordered anxiety recovery many will find that at some point they are fixated on or have become a bit obsessed with monitoring and evaluating their mood. This week on Disordered Drew and Josh take a look at why recovering and anxious people tend to get stuck in "mood monitoring mode". Generally speaki…

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Examining the Relationship Between Anxiety and Grief (Episode 062) 41:02

6M ago41:02

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How does one approach recovery from chronic or disordered anxiety when grief is part of the picture? Do the same principles apply? Do we use concepts like acceptance, surrender, or willful tolerance when handling grief? Grief is a powerful thing that will almost certainly impact not just anxiety recovery but all aspects of life and even daily funct…

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Relationship Anxiety and Relationship OCD (Episode 061) 44:09

7M ago44:09

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This week on Disordered we're looking at anxiety focused on relationships, specifically a form of OCD known as Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD - like all forms of OCD - will glue itself to things that really matter to us. In this case, being in loving, secure, successful relationships with people we love and who love us. Someone with ROCD even when i…

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Nocturnal Panic Attacks and Scary Dreams (Episode 60) 39:47

7M ago39:47

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WHAT ABOUT NOCTURNAL PANIC ATTACKS? HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THOSE? Nocturnal panic attacks are scary, disturbing, disruptive, and often feel like they are different from any other kind of panic attack. Anxious people will often insist that they are special, they can't possibly be approached with an attitude of tolerance or surrender, and that there mus…

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PICKING UP THE PIECES - 5 SELF CARE TOOLS FOR WHEN THE WORLD KEEPS TURNING BUT YOURS HAS STOPPED 23:41

7M ago23:41

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Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for entertainment use only and does not seek to diagnose, shame, or discredit any one person or path. As always, you are encourage…

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Values Driven Anxiety Recovery (Episode 59) 41:19

7M ago41:19

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WHAT DOES "VALUES DRIVEN RECOVERY" MEAN? Anxiety recovery can be seen as one long journey away from fear driven behavior and toward behaviors that support the things we really value in life. This week Josh and Drew are talking about what values driven recovery mean and how your values - the things that matter to you and make you who you are and wan…

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2 Scorpio’s Segment: Discovering your personal style using astrology! 38:52

7M ago38:52

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Today personal styleist and host of the Peach, Please! Podcast @katieiswinnen and I explore personal style with the help of astrology! Register for the AstroStyle Class 4/26 at 4:30 pm PST Check out Katie's podcast Peach, Please! here Follow on Instagram and TikTok DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for entertainment use only and does not seek to…

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Anxiety And Tension, Soreness, Twitching and Weakness (Episode 58) 37:46

7M ago37:46

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BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE TENSE AND SORE? HOW CAN YOU HANDLE THAT? This is one of those questions we get asked all the time. In this episode of Disordered, we're taking a look at how tension, soreness, twitches, and feelings of muscle weakness fit into the anxiety and recover picture. Anxious, scared bodies are going to anxious, scared body things…

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Anxiety Recovery ... What Am I Supposed To Think About? (Ep 57) 42:35

8M ago42:35

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"I know I'm not supposed to focus inward or engage with my anxious or intrusive thoughts, but what am I supposed to think about?!" This week Josh and Drew answer an excellent question from a listener that hasn't really been asked before. What do you do when your anxious thoughts keep coming even when you don't want them to come, and when you insist…

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What Anxiety Recovery Lens Are You Looking Through? (Episode 56) 40:37

8M ago40:37

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WHAT RECOVERY LENS ARE YOU LOOKING THROUGH? This week Drew and Josh take a bit of an unexpected turn to explore ways that CBT and exposure-based approaches to recovery can fall short. Recovery can't always be about facing, accepting, exposures, and Claire Weekes. While we might not look to other models to unearth deeply hidden root causes for an an…

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Help! My Nervous System Is Dysregulated! (Ep 55) 39:41

8M ago39:41

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MY NERVOUS SYSTEM IS DYSREGULATED! This week Drew and Josh get up close and personal with "nervous system dysregulation". This is a term that might have some benefit when dealing with issues like stress management or general wellness, but goes straight off the rails into the unhelpful zone when it comes to anxiety disorders. Declaring an anxious st…

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3 THINGS I WOULD TELL MY 25 YEAR OLD SELF- (KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW) 23:22

8M ago23:22

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What would you say to your 25-year-old self? Or how about yourself 5 years ago? Today I share 3 things I'd tell my 25-year-old self, knowing what I know now. Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIME…

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The Great OCD Whistle Stop Tour of 2024 (Episode 54) 42:34

8M ago42:34

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This week on Disordered we're taking a grand tour around the OCD loop! Josh and Drew talk about pure-O, somatic, and "traditional" obsessive compulsive disorder subtypes. While not every possible theme and subtype can be covered in a short podcast episode, the guys touched on some of the more common themes found in the community, taking care to add…

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HOLISTIC HEALING WITH REIKI MASTER TEACHER KRISTEN PODULKA @PALOALTOREIKI 1:28:47

8M ago1:28:47

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Kristen from @paloaltoreiki talks to us about the power of self healing and Reiki. Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok Book a session with Jenna: www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for entertainment us…

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Inside The Mind of an Anxiety Therapist (Episode 53) 33:45

9M ago33:45

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What Is Your Therapist Thinking While You're Talking? Therapists are people too. They have feelings, opinions, insecurities, fears, and personality quirks. And they - like you - sometimes have an inner dialogue. If you ever wanted to know what goes on inside the mind of an anxiety therapist, this week Josh and Drew dig into this a bit, including a …

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NOTES ON GRIEF - 5 LESSONS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LETTING GO 40:53

9M ago40:53

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Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for entertainment use only and does not seek to diagnose, shame, or discredit any one person or path. As always, you are encourage…

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Did It Anyway - Part 2 (Episode 52) 31:56

9M ago31:56

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This is the one-year anniversary episode of Disordered! We've been at this now for a full year, and we cannot be more grateful for all the support you guys have provided along the way. What better way to mark a year of Disordered than with an episode dedicated entirely to celebrating the community surrounding this podcast? If you need some encourag…

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263: With Devon Rochelle @itsallmagicpodcast Host of It’s All Magic Podcast and Breathwork Facilitator, Yoga Teacher & National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach 55:04

9M ago55:04

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Today I'm talking to the brilliant Devon Rochelle from @itsallmagicpodcast about everything from Astrology to Stress Management. After all, it's all magic ;) Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIME…

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Neuropathways, Habits, and Anxiety (Episode 51) 48:05

9M ago48:05

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What about all this "neuropathways" talk? What does it mean in anxiety recovery? Funny that you asked! This week on Disordered Josh and Drew are talking about neuropathways, anxious habits, and how the concept of "building new neuropathways" applies in the context of anxiety disorders and anxiety recovery. Let's start by acknowledging that even cou…

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CREATIVE WOMEN IN BUSINESS, AND RECLAIMING OUR POWER WITH LINDSEY GEIER @linzy_gaia 1:27:28

9M ago1:27:28

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Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for entertainment use only and does not seek to diagnose, shame, or discredit any one person or path. As always, you are encourage…

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Anxiety Recovery, Re-Sensitization, and De-Sensitization (Episode 50) 43:51

9M ago43:51

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OH NO! IT'S COME BACK! The habits we develop and the neuropathways that get created by a disordered state of anxiety mean that even long into recovery, an anxious person might be re-triggered by life events, stress, memories, or any number of expected issues. This is normal. If this happens, we can feel things again ... anxiety, anxiety symptoms, a…

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Anxiety Recovery and "Burnout" (Episode 049) 37:41

10M ago37:41

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BURNOUT! Running out of gas and being emotionally, physically, and/or mentally drained can happen to any human. This week on Disordered Drew and Josh explore how an anxious mind can twist and distort the concept of burnout. In many ways, the fear of burning out, and the catastrophic interpretation of what that might mean, can be worse than burnout …

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Anxiety and Compulsive Wellness (Episode 48) 41:13

10M ago41:13

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Are you using wellness concepts, techniques, programs, and principles as a way to resist feelings of anxiety? There's absolutely nothing wrong with taking care of oneself and wanting to be healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually. But in a large community of people struggling with disordered and chronic states of anxiety, com…

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Anxiety And The Inward Compulsion (Episode 047) 47:56

10M ago47:56

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The default state for most humans - to varying degrees - is for the brain to launch into inward thinking and inner dialogue when there's nothing else to pay attention to. If you're struggling with chronic or disordered anxiety, this can become a real issue and a major struggle. This week we're looking at the inward compulsion. That fear-driven habi…

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Anxiety Recovery: Worse Before Better? (Episode 46) 41:35

10M ago41:35

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"Is it normal for my symptoms, or thoughts, or my anxiety to get worse when I start engaging in recovery?" Even Dr. Claire Weekes acknowledged this experience when writing about recovery many years ago. This week on Disordered we're talking about feeling MORE when you stop hiding from anxiety. This is often misinterpreted as "getting worse" but fee…

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261: LOVE LETTER TO PLUTO: THANKS FOR HELPING US RECOGNIZE OUR POWER 26:44

10M ago26:44

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Join the House of the Mystic on Patreon Follow on Instagram and TikTok www.santacruzmountainreiki.com Join the conversation in our FREE Facebook Group: Spark Intention Podcast Family DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for entertainment use only and does not seek to diagnose, shame, or discredit any one person or path. As always, you are encourage…

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