Common Anxiety Recovery "Mistakes" (Episode 1...

Is distraction the same thing as running from your feelings? This week we answer a listener question about where that line actually is, and why the answer isn't as simple as always sit with it.We talk about why attention plays such a big role in anxiety disorders, why getting cau ...  Show more

Anxiety recovery attracts an entire industry, and not all of it is safe. This week we talk about popular but dangerous anxiety cures, the methods and trends that get recommended constantly but that our community says actually made things worse.We cover the trauma narrative that c ...  Show more

Imagine living every day terrified that you or someone near you might vomit. Not just disliking it, but reorganising your life around avoiding it: skipping meals, dodging social events, even avoiding pregnancy or travel. This isn’t just a quirk or “sensitive stomach” it’s a phobi ...  Show more

هل تسيطر عليك مخاوف غير منطقية تمنعك من عيش حياتك بشكل طبيعي؟ سواء كان الخوف من المرتفعات، الأماكن المغلقة، أو حتى مواقف اجتماعية، فإن الفوبيا تؤثر على الملايين من الناس. في هذه الحلقة من البودكاست، نتعمق في عالم الفوبيا. ونتعرف على أنواع مختلفة، والأسباب التي تكمن وراءها. الأهم ...  Show more

On episode #83, I talk about the 2 underlying fears of a health anxiety sufferer: mortality and social judgment. Like myself, many people suffering from health anxiety remain in their safe zones because they fear having heart attack and dying out in public and making a fool of ...

On this episode, I talk about a common outcome of consistent anxiety, agoraphobia. This is when someone shrinks their world smaller and smaller by avoiding environments that make them feel trapped and judged. I go into my story with agoraphobia as well as the beginning steps t ...