Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga

The benefits of a daily breathing practice for calming anxiety

#528: This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast, we're talking about the benefits of a daily breathing practice for calming general anxiety and sharing a guided practice from our Transition to Calm album.
 

Looking deeper at underlying causes of anxiety: rumination vs inner conflict

#527: This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast, we're responding to a message from a listener and exploring how anxiety can manifest differently for different mind types.
“Last night I realized something important. The increased anxiety I’ve felt over a lifetime is a symptom of unresolved conflicts. Can you record an episode to elaborate on the difference between ruminating anxiety vs inner conflict creating anxiety?”
 

Is Anxiety the Same for Everyone?

#526: This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast we’re responding to the following question from our private Facebook Group: “Do you think there’s a general way to clear anxiety that’s applicable for everyone, or do you think everyone is different, and there're different ways that work for other people?”
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Be Mighty with Jill A. Stoddard PhD

#525: Shann is speaking with Dr. Jill Stoddard about her new book, Be Mighty: A Woman's Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry, and Stress Using Mindfulness and Acceptance.
 
Dr. Jill Stoddard’s Be Mighty leads you on a bold quest to gain a deeper understanding of your anxiety by exploring your own “origin story”—how your early experiences led to thoughts and behaviors that may have offered comfort and protection at one time, but are now keeping you from living your best life.
After reading this book you’ll learn to respond to present-day triggers in a new way, making choices from a more conscious, values-driven place.
 
Jill A. Stoddard, PhD, is founder and director of The Center for Stress and Anxiety Management, a multisite outpatient clinic in San Diego, CA. She specializes in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and related issues. She lives in San Diego with her husband, two kids, and two French bulldogs.
 
About a year ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Stephen Hayes, Originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He pioneered ACT to help people with mental health issues feel fully, think freely, and live lives that reflect the qualities they choose.
 
Today Jill and I discuss how ACT can support women who often struggle with health anxiety and anxiety attacks.
 
We discuss the Anxiety Triumvirate  
Intolerance of uncertainty
A lack of perceived control
An overinflated sense of responsibility
Jill shares how we can cultivate Might through mindfulness and acceptance to help us move through our anxiety
 
We explore the cycle of anxious uncertainty: uncertainty + anxiety + get my fix + temporary relief + more questions and back to the beginning of the cycle with uncertainty.
 
And finally, we dig into the questions we can ask about ourselves (and our anxiety) to help us live with more confidence
 
Be Mighty Acronym
Breathe
Explore present experience
Make space for feelings
Impartially observe thoughts
Give self-compassion
Highlight values
Take action
Yell from the rooftops
 
You can get a copy of Jill's new book, Be Mighty wherever books are sold.