To kick off this new series, of which there will be 15 episodes that mix world class experts on anxiety in with everyday people’s anxiety stories, I am joined by the incredible Brian Pennie. I don’t need to give him much of an intro because his story of overcoming adversity speaks for itself. Brian is […]
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This is the last episode of season 3 before season 4 launches in just a few short weeks. The topic? Just as we had to adapt into lockdown and deal with all of the anxiety that brought fore, so too will it take a little bit of time to adapt back to whatever our new
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For this episode of Owning It I introduce a skill that has massively helped my day to day anxiety, especially as I approach anxiety-inducing life events where my amygdala wants to say ‘no!’ and run for the hills but my prefrontal cortex knows that maybe, this is something I should do, maybe it would be good
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In another of my shorter solo episodes that make up season 3, I wanted to talk through some of the books that had the biggest impact on me when it came to my own management and understanding of anxiety, as well as changing my perspective on it and allowing me to get to a place
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In this solo episode, the 6th of this season which is more geared towards helping us cope better during Covid-19, I take a look at some recent research that has emerged about how we are getting on working from home. Unfortunately, there is a huge increase in anxiety for several reasons, and that’s understandable and
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Another solo episode as part of season 3. This time I am introducing you to the concept of Comfortable Neutrality which is essential for increasing confidence and an incredibly helpful tool for down-regulating our anxiety response. It is an idea put forward in my second book The Confidence Kit (which is out now in the
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Hi guys, in this second episode of season 3 I am drilling down into some of the content explored in my second book, The Confidence Kit. I am looking at the comfort zone model and the importance of what’s called a stretch zone experience when it comes to owning our anxiety and building our confidence.
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Hello dear listener and welcome back to season 3 of Owning It The Anxiety Podcast. I am back a little sooner than planned with slightly different episodes than planned and for that we can blame the pandemic, hurrah! I know anxiety is at an all time high right now so I want to be there
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While I’m in between seasons but we are in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic which is all kinds of anxiety inducing, I wanted to create this short 8 minute long coping skills episode that also plays like a meditation that will soothe your anxiety and give you practical advice to implement once you’ve finished
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This week it’s just me for a brief solo episode to hone in on some of the less obvious drivers of anxiety. I’m focusing particularly on social comparison here and in future episodes will look at imposter syndrome, perfectionism, people pleasing and the likes, all of which can enhance our levels of anxiety without us
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In this episode I have taken the opportunity to answer as many questions as I can fit into one listening. I cover everything from where I’m at with medication, whether or not going vegan can help with anxiety (can’t say that it does unless your anxiety is related to eating meat), how I cope with
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In this episode, Niall speaks to news reporter for Virgin Media Television, Zara King, about living through the always-on news cycle, and how she keeps herself well while reporting on a global pandemic.
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