Podcasts by The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

EP 274 - Anxiety Recovery and Self-Care from 2023-09-13T07:45

Self-care in anxiety recovery. We hear about it all the time, but is self-care always essential oils and hot baths and candles and soothing? It certainly can by, but self-care is also giving you...

EP 273 - Anxiety Recovery: Questions and Answers from 2023-09-06T07:45

This week we answered some common - and not so common - questions about anxiety and recovery. Thanks to everyone on Instagram that submitted a question. I appreciate it!

First ...

EP 272 - Anxiety Recovery And Learning To Do .... Nothing?! from 2023-08-30T07:45:41

This week my guest is anxiety and OCD specialist Joanna Hardis who stopped by the podcast to talk about the art of doing ... nothing.

Wait ... what? Nothing? Yes. Nothing.

EP 271 - Anxiety Help:"Can You Talk More About ....?" from 2023-08-23T07:45:31

If this is all new to you, asking for more information is normal, expected, and healthy! Everyone needs more information and explanation to start.

But if you are not new to thi...

EP 270 - Anxiety Recovery: Do You Need To Be"Motivated"To Recover? from 2023-08-16T07:45:50

Help! I can't get motivated to do my exposures and work on my recovery!

This is a thing I hear often in this community, so this week let's address motivation and the ...

EP 269 - Anxiety Recovery: EMDR Facts and Myths from 2023-08-09T07:45:45

EMDR. It's become an insanely popular therapy over the last few years. Originally developed as a trauma recovery tool, EMDR is often touted as being appropriate or effective in many more cl...

Therapist-In-Training Update and This Week's Podcast Episode from 2023-08-02T07:45:42

Just a quick update on reaching the field/clinical work phase of my masters degree and why there's no actual podcast episode this week. We'll be back with another episode of The Anxiou...

EP 268 - Principles of Anxiety Recovery. I Followed Them. You Should Too. from 2023-07-26T05:49:46

It's not really what I did in my recovery that matters. Its WHY I did it.

This week we're talking about why its far more useful to focus on the principles I foll...

EP 267 - Anxiety and the Social Media Doom Scroll from 2023-07-19T07:45

Let's talk about the dreaded social media doom scroll and the negative impact it can have in your recovery. Learning to be a bit more mindful and intentional with your social media use can ...

EP 266 - Anxiety Recovery Means Doing Hard Things On Bad Days from 2023-07-12T07:45

When you decide to start facing your fear, doing exposures, meeting challenges, and breaking your avoidance cycle, that's awesome! You're being brave and choosing to do hard things bec...

EP 265 - Anxiety Recovery Is An ACTIVE Process (Revisiting Episode 11) from 2023-07-05T07:45

There is no automatic immune response that fixes an anxiety disorder while we retreat, rest, wait, and hope. This is an active process that requires that you do more than just hope and wait.

EP 264 - Anxiety Recovery: When Your Helpers Need Help from 2023-06-28T07:06:38

Recovery from an anxiety disorder can impact not only the recovering person, but the people close to them. Sometimes our helpers wind up needing help themselves!

EP 263 - The Anxiety Spiral: How To Allow Anxiety Without Spiraling from 2023-06-21T07:45:16

HOW CAN I ACCEPT OR ALLOW ANXIETY WITHOUT SPIRALING?

This week on The Anxious Truth let's answer a common question about "spiraling". This is a ...

EP 262 - End Stage Anxiety Recovery: What Does It Look and Feel Like? from 2023-06-14T07:45:33

End Stage Anxiety Recovery - What Does It Look Like?

What does end stage recovery from an anxiety disorder look and feel like?  How do you know when you're recovered?...

EP 261 - Anxiety Success Stories: Cruz Does It Scared from 2023-06-07T07:45:01

If you love anxiety success stories, you're gonna love Jon Brandon Cruz (aka "Cruz').

Cruz went from stuck in his apartment, riddled with panic and afraid ...

EP 260 - I Can't Stop Scanning For How I Feel! (The Scan/Fear Cycle in Anxiety) from 2023-05-31T06:34:19

I CAN'T STOP SCANNING FOR HOW I FEEL!!!This is a common issue for anxious people that leads to frustrating and a fear/scanning/fear cycle that seems like it never ends. Thi...

EP 259 - Finding Value And Valuing Yourself In The Struggle from 2023-05-24T07:45:22

VALUING YOURSELF MEANS MORE THAN JUST SOOTHING AND SMOOTHING...

This week we're examining the idea that in recovery we must value ourselves in such a way that we go b...

EP 258 - How Do I Stay Recovered? from 2023-05-17T07:23:09

This episode was recorded on a beach by myself in a spot where my cell/mobile phone gets no signal, where there were no people to save me if I needed to be saved, and where I was far from help. ...

EP 257 - Distraction For Anxiety: Does It Work? from 2023-05-10T08:24:47

Distraction For Anxiety: Does It Work?

"When I panic, I have to scroll through Instagram to distract myself!"

Distraction is one of the most popul...

EP 256 - What If The Anxiety Comes Back? from 2023-05-03T07:45:53

I can't stop thinking, "What if it comes back?"

This is one of the most common issues I hear almost daily from people traveling along the path toward anxiet...

EP 255 - Anxiety Made Me Terrified To Come To This Place from 2023-04-26T06:52:19

When I was struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia, I was terrified to go just 3 or 4 miles from my house the the business I owned. Anxiety made it really difficult for me to go t...

EP 254 - Anxiety Recovery: When Addiction Is Part Of The Picture from 2023-04-19T07:45:03

For many in our community, addiction coexists alongside an anxiety disorder. Maybe one precluded the other, or maybe they developed concurrently. Regardless, this can often add additional shame ...

EP 253 - Introducing A New Anxiety Recovery Resource from 2023-04-12T07:45:18

This week I want to introduce you to a new anxiety and mental health resource. Disordered: Anxiety Help with me and Joshua Fletcher (aka "AnxietyJosh").Josh popped in to chat about why...

EP 252 - Trauma and Anxiety Recovery: Conflicting Messages? from 2023-04-05T07:45:09

Trauma And Anxiety. Are There Conflicting Messages In Recovery?

Trauma and anxiety often co-exist.  That's not news.  For many in this community, the lingering effect...

Favorite Episodes From The Anxious Truth Back Catalog from 2023-03-29T07:45:03

No new podcast this week, but we'll be back next week with episode 252.  I asked my Facebook group which of the old podcast episodes they like the most and these are a few that came up ofte...

EP 251 - Why Did I Have A Panic Attack? I NEED TO KNOW! (Recorded In A Spot I Used To Be Afraid To Go) from 2023-03-22T07:45:51

WHY Did I Have A Panic Attack? I NEED To Know!

"Why did I have a panic attack?" is a question asked many many times every day in the community surrounding this...

EP 250 - Afraid During A Panic Attack, Or Afraid Of Panic Attacks? from 2023-03-15T07:45

Afraid During A Panic Attack ... Or Afraid OF Panic Attacks?

This is one of those recovery concepts what will make you tilt your head and wonder what I'm talking ab...

EP 249 - Examining Body Dysmorphic Disorder w/Robyn Stern, LCSW from 2023-03-08T07:45:57

Examining Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a condition in which a person sees - and becomes excessively focused on - problems or "defects&...

EP 248 - Anxiety Recovery: Scary And Difficult Does Not Mean Ineffective from 2023-03-01T07:45:47

Scary And Difficult Do Not Mean Ineffective

Recovery by way of facing fear is scary and difficult. When people choose to recover by learning how to accept, tolerate, sur...

EP 247 - Anticipatory Anxiety Explained w/ Martin Seif and Sally Winston from 2023-02-22T07:45:55

Anticipatory anxiety - the anxiety you feel when you have an event or challenge coming up that you know will make you anxious and therefore fear - is a common type of anxiety that many struggle ...

EP 246 - I Can't Find A Therapist. What Can I Do? W/Lauren Rosen and Kelley Franke of the Pure OCD Podcast from 2023-02-15T07:45:43

The state of mental health care - at least in the west - is such that many in our community have a difficult time either locating a therapist that specializes in treating anxiety disorders, or a...

EP 245 - Is Anxiety A Monster That Attacks You And You Can't Control It? from 2023-02-08T06:00:01

How do you see your anxiety?  Is anxiety a monster?  Is anxiety like a storm or an invading army that comes to get you?  Are you powerless over it?  Do you feel that you can't resist, stop ...

EP 244 - Examining"Conditional Okay-ness"in Anxiety Recovery: Okay Even If vs. Okay As Long As. from 2023-02-01T07:45:39

Do you see yourself as being OK "as long as" specific conditions are met?  Or are you learning that you can be OK "even if" those conditions are not met?  This can be a criti...

EP 243 - Do I Have To Be A Positive Person To Get Better? (Positivity vs Competence) from 2023-01-25T07:39:32

Do you have to be a positive person to get better?  Do you have to choose positivity?  Eliminate the negative energy?  Vibrate correctly?  Manifest positive things?  Accept only positive vibes? ...

EP 242 - Serving Multiple Masters In Recovery w/Kimberley Quinlan&Joshua Fletcher from 2023-01-18T07:45:42

In recovery we are sometimes dealing with more than one issue beyond just your panic, agoraphobia, health anxiety, or OCD. Maybe there is another phobia or phobias involved.  Maybe you are deali...

EP 241 - Anxiety Recovery: Assurance vs Reassurance And Why It Matters from 2023-01-11T07:45:10

When dealing with an anxiety disorder we often talk about why excessive reassurance seeking is counterproductive and can make things worse.  But why is this?  And is there any time where seeking...

EP 240 - Does Anxiety Recovery Mean I Can Never Call A Doctor? from 2023-01-04T07:27:04

Anxious people focused on health issues often spend lots of time being checked, tested and examined by doctors.  In recovery, I'm often asked if calling a doctor if never allowed, or if cal...

EP 239 - Same Anxiety Symptoms ... Different Reactions? from 2022-12-28T07:45:48

The Same Anxiety Symptons, But Different Reactions?  

Two people can have the same anxiety symptoms but different reactions to those symptoms. There can be common thoughts...

EP 238 - Three Main Anxiety Fears Explained from 2022-12-21T07:45:07

For most people, the things they fear the most in relation to anxiety and panic fall into one of three common categories or themes.  Let's look at these three themes:  

• Death/ P...
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EP 237 - Most Common Anxiety Symptoms (And Why They Kinda Don't Matter) from 2022-12-14T07:45:09

Everyone wants to talk about the most common anxiety symptoms.  I get it.  Your symptoms feel important.  They're scary and you see them as dangerous.  In many many cases with it comes to a...

EP 236 - I Can't Sleep And I'm Anxious About That! (w/Daniel Erichsen) from 2022-12-07T08:52:38

This week sleep physician Daniel Erichsen stopped by to talk about insomnia and a cognitive behavioral approach to the problem. If you're struggling with your sleep ... and struggling becau...

EP 235 - Has Anxiety Become Your Identity? (w/Joshua Fletcher) from 2022-11-30T07:45:31

When in the thick of the struggle, it can be easy to fall into the trap that makes anxiety a major part of your personal identity.  UK psychotherapist and anxiety specialist Josh Fletcher is bac...

EP 234 - Can Anxiety Be Cured Or Just Managed? What Is Recovery? from 2022-11-23T07:45:29

Can anxiety be cured? I know that if you look for an answer to this question you will find a very wide range of answers.  This week on the podcast we'll look at why there's such a wide...

EP 233 - The Power Of Suggestion: Triggering An Anxious Mind from 2022-11-16T07:45:21

Real events that you witness or stories you see on social media or in the news show us the power of suggestion at work when it comes to triggering anxiety.  Today an old friend popped in to rela...

EP 232- Hypnosis and Anxiety Recovery w/Emma Garrick from 2022-11-09T07:45:41

I am often asked if hypnosis and anxiety go together.  Does hypnosis or hypnotherapy "work" for anxiety?  Will it make your panic attacks or scary thoughts stop?  Will it calm you down...

EP 231 - More on Sleep Anxiety and Insomnia from 2022-11-02T07:01:45

Sleep Anxiety and Insomnia: A Success Story Sleep anxiety and insomnia are big topics in the community surrounding this podcast.  My friend Ande Lyons struggled with sleep and tons of anxiety ar...

EP 230 - Is The Anxious Truth An Anxiety Recovery Program? from 2022-10-26T07:45:57

Anxiety Recovery Program - Is The Anxious Truth One Of Those???

Is The Anxious Truth an anxiety recovery program?  Does this podcast, the books I write, and all the cont...

EP 229 - Physical Symptoms Of Anxiety, Exercise and Interoceptive Exposure w/Jenna Overbaugh from 2022-10-19T07:45:06

Physical symptoms of anxiety are usually at the top of everyone's "talk about" list. Today I'm joined by my friend and anxiety therapist Jenna Overbaugh to talk about how we ...

EP 228 - Positive Emotional States On Demand? from 2022-10-12T07:45:40

Demanding to create positive emotional states on demand is common misguided strategy that many fall into during recovery. While often we fear emotions because they turn into fear so quickly, we ...

EP 227 - What Is Personal Responsibility In Anxiety Recovery? from 2022-10-05T07:45:58

Even when we work with a therapist, listen to podcasts, watch videos, and read books, some parts of the recovery process remain completely our responsibility. There are recovery things that othe...

EP 226 - How Does Exposure Work For Anxiety? Habituation vs Inhibitory Learning from 2022-09-28T07:45:09

How Does Exposure Work For Anxiety? Habituation vs Inhibitory Learning

We know about exposure. Going toward the thing we fear rather than trying to avoid it, escape from...

EP 225 - Sleep Related Anxiety: Three Common Fears And Themes from 2022-09-21T07:45:05

Many people dealing with anxiety disorders experience problems sleeping from time to time. Many anxious people also wind up stuck in mental loops where they obsess about sleep and worry excessiv...

EP 224 - Anxiety Success Stories: Katie's Journey from 2022-09-14T07:35:47

Everyone loves a good success story.  Katie's story certainly qualifies! When I first met Katie she was crippled with fear, riddled with anxiety and panic, and generally spending her time o...

EP 223 - Anxiety And Benzo Withdrawal : Pain vs Suffering from 2022-09-07T07:45:53

This week I'm joined by therapist and author Jennifer Swantowski as she shares her ongoing experience with benzodiazepine withdrawal and anxiety.  Jennifer is the author of " from 2022-08-24T07:45:47

Flying Anxiety

It's a thing. This is not the same as fear of flying.  In this episode of The Anxious Truth we're talking about flying anxiety - being afraid to fly because of you...

EP 220 - Safe People: Are They OK? Can I Use Them During My Exposures? from 2022-08-17T07:45:23

I am asked all the time if it is OK to use safe people when doing exposures or facing anxiety challenges.  Let's do our best to answer that question.

We'll define the term "...

EP 219 - Can Chronic Anxiety Hurt My Body? from 2022-08-10T07:45:44

Many people in our community worry about the long term health effects of chronic anxiety.  For some this is concern that pops up from time to time. For others, this can become an obsession and  ...

EP 218 - When Anxiety Podcasts Become Crutches In Your Recovery from 2022-08-03T07:45:20

Sometimes podcasts like this one can become soothing rituals, safety devices, and crutches in your recovery. While it might seem crazy for a podcaster to warn you against listening to his podcas...

EP 217 - Anxiety And Recovery Frequently Asked Questions - Part 2 from 2022-07-27T07:45:12

This week we have ten more of the most commonly asked questions about anxiety and recovery. Tune in as we tackle the following questions and issues:

• Is recovery possible even if I&ap...
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EP 216 - Anxiety And Recovery Frequently Asked Questions - Part 1 from 2022-07-20T07:45:46

This week we're answering ten of the questions about anxiety and recovery that are most often asked in our community. Tune in as we tackle the following questions and issues:

• Am...
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No Podcast This Week / Accessing Old Episodes And Using The Search Tool from 2022-07-13T08:00:59

There's no podcast episode this week but I wanted to remind everyone that every episode I've ever recorded is on my website for your consumption.  Browse, listen, and read show notes f...

EP 215 - Anxiety and Fear Of Suicidal Thoughts from 2022-07-06T07:45:28

Being afraid that you MIGHT harm yourself or commit suicide even though you have no desire or intention of doing that is a very common fear in our community.  Today I was joined by OCD and anxie...

EP 214 - You Don't Have To Recover From Your Anxiety from 2022-06-28T21:30:11

You don’t have to recover.  Nobody, including me, should force you or shame you into getting better.  In the end, you have full control over the choices you make and you are free to make whateve...

EP 213 - Accepting Responsibility For Your Anxiety Recovery ... But Not Blame Or Fault from 2022-06-22T07:00:07

Accepting that you are responsible for your own recovery leads to empowerment and puts you in a position of strength.  But often responsibility is confused with blame or fault, which can lead us...

EP 212 - Spirituality In Anxiety Recovery (w/ Joshua Fletcher) from 2022-06-15T07:45:18

Spirituality. How does it factor into the recovery process?  What even is it?  How do we define it?  How does it relate to religion and faith?  How do those factor into recovery? All great quest...

EP 211 - More on Anxiety and Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting) from 2022-06-08T00:05:34

Emetophobia - fear of vomiting - is a major driver of anxiety and even panic for many in the community.  Today on The Anxious Truth my old friend and collaborator Holly is back to share openly a...

EP 210 - Top Five Anxiety Busting Tips and Tricks (w/ Lauren Rosen) from 2022-06-01T07:45:55

This week I am joined by a friend and frequent collaborator, Lauren Rosen.  Lauren in a licensed marriage and family therapist in California specializing in OCD treatment. In a bit of departure,...

EP 209 - Getting Unstuck In Anxiety Recovery w/ Joe Ryan from 2022-05-25T08:00:46

Are you feeling stuck? Are you struggling to make progress or overcome obstacles in your anxiety recovery journey?  This is a really common situation for most members of our community from time ...

EP 208 - The Emotional Rollercoaster of Anxiety Recovery and How To Get Off from 2022-05-18T08:00:44

“Recovery is not linear”.  How many times have you heard this?

There are ups and downs from day to day or even hour to hour.  Some days it seems like we’re killing it.  Other days we feel ...

EP 207 - You Can't Stop, Change, or Control Your Anxious Thoughts from 2022-05-11T08:00:20

“Change your thoughts, change your life!", right?

NO!

This is a thing we hear all the time in self-help and personal development but in all honesty, it's n...

EP 206 - Were You Anxious Before You Were Anxious? from 2022-05-04T08:25:16

"I just want my old self back!"

When wrestling with an anxiety disorder, the current state of suffering can sometimes warp the accuracy of our memory.  We remember being...

EP 205 - Is There A"Secret Sauce"In Anxiety Recovery? (w/Joanna Hardis, LISW-S) from 2022-04-27T08:00:44

This week I'm joined by working therapist and OCD specialist Joanna Hardis to ask the million dollar question ... "Is there a secret sauce in recovery?"

The short answer is ...

EP 204 - When Does The "White Knuckling" End? from 2022-04-20T12:00

This week on The Anxious Truth we're talking about the concept of “white knuckling” through exposures and through anxiety and fear in general. White knuckling is the term we use to describe the ...

EP 204 - When Does The Anxious"White Knuckling"End? from 2022-04-20T08:00

This week on The Anxious Truth we're talking about the concept of “white knuckling” through exposures and through anxiety and fear in general. White knuckling is the term we use to describe...

EP 203 - What Does Your Support System Look Like? from 2022-04-13T12:00

This week on The Anxious Truth we're talking about what your anxiety support system looks like.  We'll dismantle the common misconceptions about what support should be, and how those can be...

EP 202 - Panic Attacks And How To Handle Them w/ Dr. David Carbonell from 2022-04-06T12:00

How does a highly respected psychologist approach panic attacks?  This week on The Anxious Truth we’re going to find out as we talk to Dr. Dave Carbonell about panic, panic attacks, and the...

EP 201 - Depression And How I Deal With It from 2022-03-30T12:00

Depression is a hot topic in our community.  I get asked about my personal experience with depression all the time.  It had taken me a while to get around to this but on this week's ep...

EP 200 - What's Next For The Anxious Truth? from 2022-03-23T12:00

This is the 200th episode of The Anxious Truth podcast.

When I started this podcast in 2014 all by myself, talking to myself in my living room (it was called "That Anxiety Guy") back th...

EP 199 - Anxiety Recovery: Crying and Expressing Emotion from 2022-03-16T10:51:04

Many people get confused and worried when they cry while anxious or afraid.  Let's clear this up, because this is NOT a problem.

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EP 198 - Jen Kirkman: Two Paths, Same Destination from 2022-03-09T13:19:11

Jen Kirkman is a comedian, author, actor, TV writer, and podcaster that has lived through anxiety and panic for large portions of her life. I was fortunate enough to have Jen on the podcast this...

EP 197 - Anxiety Recovery: Comparing Success and Struggle from 2022-03-02T13:00

In today's episode of The Anxious Truth, we are going to talk about success and struggle within the anxiety recovery process and how, for many people, the two can look very similar at face value...

EP 196 - Anxiety Recovery: It's The Process, Not The Outcome! from 2022-02-23T13:00

In episode 196 of The Anxious Truth, we will explore the urge to focus on the outcome in anxiety recovery rather than giving our attention to the process.

Everyone wants ...

EP 195 - The Paradox of Letting Go: Short Term vs Long Term Relief from 2022-02-16T13:00

Today we will tackle the paradox of letting go in the anxiety recovery process.

The concept of letting go - giving up the struggle - is a key concept in anxiety recovery.  But in the...

EP 194 - Making Up Recovery As You Go Along Is A Bad Idea from 2022-02-09T13:00

Making up your anxiety recovery as you go along is not a good plan. An anxious person will wait to see how they feel before deciding what to do, so avoidance and taking the more comfortable way ...

EP 193 - Paying Attention: Anxious Thinking Is Not The Only Thing Happening from 2022-02-02T13:00

So much of the anxiety and fear struggle is based on what we feel, what we think, and what we think about what we feel. What if thinking and feeling were NOT the most important things in the uni...

EP 192 - Exposure Is More Than Just Doing Things from 2022-01-26T13:00

“I’m doing things, but it doesn’t seem to be working! Why?”

If you feel like you’re doing all the exposures but nothing is changing, you may be doing “half exposures” without eve...

EP 191 - Social Media, Mental Health, and Anxiety Recovery W/Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT from 2022-01-19T13:00

This week I’m joined by my friend Kimberley Quinlan to talk about responsible use of social media as it relates to mental health and anxiety recovery.  Kimberley starts from the premise tha...

EP 190 - Why Is Anxiety Recovery So Damn Hard? from 2022-01-12T13:00

“I know what I’m supposed to do, but it’s just so hard to do it!” Am too broken or too weak?

No. You are not broken or too weak. This is a difficult process. I say all th...

EP 189 - How To Slay Your Anxiety Dragon in 2022 (In 27,000 small steps) from 2022-01-05T13:00

Everyone wants to "overcome anxiety" in 2022.  Totally doable, but we do not slay this dragon in one epic swing of a sword. This is a journey of small steps that add up.

Recovery is ...

EP 188 - The Anxious Morning Podcast/Newsletter Launches Jan 3, 2022! from 2021-12-29T13:00

The Anxious Morning is a project I've been working on for about a year.  On January 3, the first edition of The Anxious Morning will hit the street, and the airwaves!

EP 187 - MATTER over MIND from 2021-12-22T13:00

Recovery is based so much on intentionally doing things that are scary and difficult.  This concept is often interpreted as being a “mind over matter” thing.  While I understand the sp...

EP 186 - Moving Away From Fear Toward A Value-Driven Life from 2021-12-15T13:00

When gripped by an anxiety disorder, much of life is dictated and driven by fear.  We make our choices and our decisions based on what we fear in an effort to avoid feeling the things we do...

EP 185 - Finding Happiness Again Step-By-Step from 2021-12-08T13:00

"Why can't I feel happiness and joy?!?!?!"

This question gets asked all the time.  It's a question I am personally quite familiar with.  When we are in the middle of the recover...

EP 184 - Learning To Live Recklessly (But Not Really) from 2021-12-01T13:00

Why on Earth am I talking about living recklessly? Most of us would agree that being reckless involves intentionally doing dangerous things and being somewhat responsible. Let’s take a few minut...

EP 183 - Revisiting Positive Self-Talk from 2021-11-24T13:00

Positive self-talk is awesome. But not in the way you may think. When I tell people that positive self-talk is bullshit, I mean that it does not belong in your arsenal in the heat of the moment ...

EP 182 - Meeting Multiple Challenges At The Same Time: A Success Story from 2021-11-17T13:00

"BUT WHAT IF THERE ARE REAL HEALTH ISSUES OR LIFE CHALLENGES????"

This is a question I get asked all the time.  In this week's episode, we find some inspiration and encouragement fro...

EP 181 - What Are Coping Skills, And Do We Want Them? from 2021-11-10T12:00

Coping skills. This is a term heard every day in mental health circles when trying to get a handle on anxiety problems. But what are coping skills? What are they designed to do? Do we really wan...

EP 180 - Are You Trying To Recover BEFORE Recovery? from 2021-11-03T13:00

One of the more common mistakes, especially in early recovery, is trying to actually reach a recovered state before you do the recovery work. If you're trying to figure out a way to not be afrai...

EP 179 - Recovery Principles Or Recovery Instructions? from 2021-10-27T13:00

While you may want to ask for specific instructions on exactly what to do to feel better right now, this is not always the best approach to recovery in the long term.

Asking for instructi...

EP 178 - The Three C's Of Anxiety Recovery: Courage, Competence, and Confidence (Oct 2021) from 2021-10-20T13:00

Everyone wants instant competence and confidence in recovery, but unfortunately it does not work that way.  Competence and confidence in recovery are things we build through doing the ...

EP 177 - The Discomfort Of Hesitation from 2021-10-13T13:00

So much of the recovery process brings us discomfort. Discomfort is woven into everything that we talk about with anxiety, panic, exposure, and recovery. Being uncomfortable is something that we...

EP 176 - Compassion And The Fear Of Fear with Joshua Fletcher from 2021-10-06T13:00

Therapist and author Joshua Fletcher returns to the podcast this week.

In this episode, Drew and Josh talk about understanding the fear of fear, compassion and its role in exposures and r...

EP 175 - The Art and Importance of Self-Compassion w/Kimberley Quinlan from 2021-09-29T13:00

Self-compassion.  We hear about it all the time.  It's quite a popular buzzword in mental health social media circles.  But what really is self-compassion?  What does it look...

EP 174 - Finding Your Power In The Recovery Process from 2021-09-22T13:00

You may feel powerless over your anxiety, pain, and past.  But in reality, you DO have power and influence in this process.

In this episode I am joined by D...

EP 173 - Why You Need To Slow Down (Seven Percent Slower Preview Chapter) from 2021-09-15T13:00

If you can learn to slow down, while anxiety, fear, panic, and stress are telling you to speed up, good things will happen over time.

On this podcast episode we ...

EP 172 - Not Accepting The Lessons Of Recovery from 2021-09-08T11:33:55

The magic of recovery lies in allowing and passing through fear, not for fun, but so that we can learn the lessons that reality hands us afterward.  Specifically, "That was really hard ...