Anxiety Connection

Aug 13 2024 65 ep. 12

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Our Anxiety Connection is where anxious people can come together for a sense of connection, understanding, and to get information on what causes anxiety and how to manage it. Host Wendy Leeds, a three-time cancer survivor and psychotherapist, shares her personal story of life-long anxiety, how she’s dealt with cancer, and found her way through her fear. As an experienced therapist, she shares the latest research, explores ways anxiety impacts our lives and offers simple, effective tools and techniques that you can use to ease your anxiety.

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Our Anxiety Connection: Past, Present, and Future | Ep #65

Aug 13 2024 11 mins

For 4 years we’ve come together at our Anxiety Connection to talk about what causes our anxiety, how anxiety affects our lives, and what we can do to feel better. We’ve explored practical things we can do to ease our fears. We’ve shared our common experience of dealing with our negative thoughts. And we’ve united in community of caring and support. While this episode will b

Why Therapy is Worth the Effort: Interview with Lucille Fisher | Ep #64

Jul 16 2024 28 mins

Have you ever considered going to therapy but hesitated because you didn’t know what to expect? Join us as Lucille Fisher and I explore what it’s really like to go to therapy. We discuss why it’s important to find the right therapist and what you can expect from the therapeutic process – the challenges, the changes, and the potential life-changing benefits. SHOW NOTES My

Mapping Your Healing Journey | Ep #63

Jun 11 2024 19 mins

Do you feel like you’ve taken the wrong road in life? You’ve ended up lost, afraid, and you have no clue what to do next? Join us as we explore the step-by-step process of creating a life plan that’s specifically tailored to who you really are, where you really want to go with your life, and the best way for you to get there. LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE 63: DOWNLOAD:

Change Your Focus to Change Your Future | Ep #62

May 07 2024 25 mins

Maybe you feel like your anxiety has you trapped and there’s nothing you can do about it. Or maybe you’d like to make a change, but fear is holding you back. In this episode, we discuss how a simple shift of focus can get you past that fear and get you started on the road to feeling better. LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE 62: Taking action means listening to your body and mind

The Cost of Anxiety: The Price We Pay for Being Anxious | Ep #61

Apr 02 2024 23 mins

Anxiety shows up differently for all of us. Your anxiety is uniquely yours. Identifying the specific pieces of your anxiety puzzle is an important step in the healing process. Together, let’s take a look at exactly how anxiety is affecting your thoughts, your beliefs, your body, and the steep price you may be paying for all the time spent worrying. LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISO

Anxiety Is an Inside Job | Ep #60

Mar 05 2024 21 mins

If it feels like anxiety is keeping you a prisoner in your own life, please join me as we explore the internal causes of that anxiety, how those fears may be keeping you trapped in a prison of your thoughts and fears, how those fears affect your life, and the key to finally setting yourself free. LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE 60: DOWNLOAD: What Is the Impact of Your Anxiety.p

Looking Up When Things Get You Down | Ep #59

Feb 06 2024 25 mins

In the U.S., women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety, and the reasons might surprise you. While there are all sorts of things that can make us anxious, some of those things are specific to women. In this episode we explore those causes, and I also share one of the best techniques I know to calm anxiety instantly. LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE 59: DOWNLOAD: What

No Two Brains Are the Same (Your Anxiety Is Unique) | Ep #58

Jan 09 2024 27 mins

While we all share important similarities, we’re also uniquely different. And it’s the same with our brains. Just the way no two of us are alike, no two brains are alike as well. Understanding these similarities and differences can offer us a new way to look at our relationship with ourselves, the people around us, and can deepen our understanding of how we respond to our anxie

The Holidays Don't Have to Be Stressful: 6 Gifts for the Season of Giving | Ep #57

Dec 12 2023 14 mins

The holidays can be a tough time of year for those of us with anxiety. But there’s a way we can remove some of the stress and worry. Simply by changing the way we think about the holidays, we can lower our stress level and help us keep our calm through the holiday season. The 6 Gifts: Filling Your Cup First So You Can Give to Others 1. The gift of lower expectations 2. The gift

One Bulb at a Time: Understanding the Roots of Our Anxiety | Ep #56

Nov 14 2023 23 mins

Let’s get straight to the root of our anxiety. Understanding how our brains work, and how our brains are different, is a critical first step of addressing our fears to better manage our anxiety. In the second episode of this 10-part mini-series, we take a clear look at the science of how fear shows up in our brain. MORE RESOURCES: LISTEN: Worry vs. Anxiety (Episode 2 of Anxiet