Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga

How to get a handle on your mental health with Scout Sobel

#504: Welcome back to the award-winning Anxiety Slayer podcast. Today Shann is speaking with Scout Sobel about her lifelong mental health journey.  
 
Scout suffers from a severe case of bipolar type 2 disorder and general anxiety disorder. Her symptoms include depression, hypomania, anxiety, psychosis, suicidal ideation, harming myself, and catatonia. Scout has been hospitalized, been through outpatient twice, dropped out of college, quit internships and jobs, and was deemed "unfunctionable". Her friends and family didn't know if she would be able to ever hold a job or make something of herself.
 
Today Scout runs a successful PR agency. She earned over $100k in revenue in her first year AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, SHE HAS A HANDLE ON HER mental health.
 
Show notes:
We talk about Scout's healing journey and how we can do a better job de-stigmatizing mental health and inspire others to take control of their lives and dreams regardless of their mental health state
What kinds of holistic and spiritual healing Scout recommends
Not being a victim and the importance of taking action
How to hold yourself accountable
How entrepreneurship helps conquer anxiety
What to do when you're feeling low and struggling with self-esteem
 
Learn more about Scout at https://www.scoutsagency.com/
Check Scout's podcast wherever podcasts are played.
 

Best of Anxiety Slayer: How to Cultivate Mindfulness and Calm Anxiety with Marc Lesser

Introducing you to Zen Teacher and CEO, Marc Lesser. Marc is the Co-founder of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and the author of Seven practices of a mindful leader - Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen and several other books. He is also the host of the Zen Bones Podcast. Marc leads mindfulness and emotional intelligence programs at many of the world’s leading businesses and offers trainings and talks worldwide.
We begin our conversation by talking about the origin of and Marc's inspiration for writing his book and the delve into the following topics. 
How Marc's book can support business leaders who struggle with anxiety.
The Dalai Lama and Anxiety
How to begin a mindfulness practice
The importance of connecting to our pain
How simplifying your life can open you to more mindfulness
You can get a copy of "Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader" at Amazon and wherever books are sold.
 

Best of Anxiety Slayer: Magnesium Deficiency and Anxiety with Dr. Carolyn Dean

We're replaying Shann's conversation with Dr. Carolyn Dean about the benefits of magnesium for anxiety relief. 
Carolyn Dean, MD, ND is a health pioneer with over 35 years of experience with stress management, sleep, and nutrition issues. She’s authored 30 books including “The Magnesium Miracle".  
With over 7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. 

Best of Anxiety Slayer: The One You Feed with Eric Zimmer

We're replaying Shann's conversation with Eric Zimmer, host of The One You Feed.A dad, serial entrepreneur, podcast host, behavior coach, and author, Eric Zimmer is endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live. At the age of 24, Eric was homeless, addicted to heroin, and facing long jail sentences. In the years since he has found a way to recover from addiction and build a life worth living for himself.
He currently hosts the award-winning podcast, The One You Feed, based on an old parable about two wolves at battle within us. With over 200 episodes and over 10 million downloads, the show features conversations with experts across many fields of study about how to create a life worth living.
His story and his work have been featured in the media including TedX, Mind Body Green, Elephant Journal, the BBC and Brain Pickings.
Learn more about Eric at www.ericzimmer.coach & www.theoneyoufeed.net
With over 7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.