Podcast Episodes Catalog
April 19, 2023
918: Exploring the Feel-Good Chemicals in Our Bodies
In today's episode, Gina discusses the chemicals in our body that contribute to our sense of well-being. Serotonin, dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin are all touched upon and how to increase these feel-good chemicals is share...
April 19, 2023
918: Exploring the Feel-Good Chemicals in Our Bodies
In today's episode, Gina discusses the chemicals in our body that contribute to our sense of well-being. Serotonin, dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin are all touched upon and how to increase these feel-good chemicals is share...
April 16, 2023
917: Understanding Heart Palpitations Caused by Anxiety
Gina draws heavily from her own personal experience and discusses heart palpitations caused by anxiety. There are many things that can cause heart palpitations in association with anxiety, many that are very common. Eliminating behaviors that may contribute to heart palpitation susceptibility can…
April 16, 2023
917: Understanding Heart Palpitations Caused by Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina draws heavily from her own personal experience and discusses heart palpitations caused by anxiety. There are many things that can cause heart palpitations in association with anxiety, many that are ve...
April 12, 2023
916: Breaking the Cycle: How to Choose a Healthy Response to Anxiety
Gina discusses how to develop the ability to choose a healthy response to anxiety when it presents itself. Developing our mindfulness mediation practice will help enable us to choose healthy thoughts in response to our anxiety provoking situations. Once we can master this process, we can tame our…
April 12, 2023
916: Breaking the Cycle: How to Choose a Healthy Response to Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses how to develop the ability to choose a healthy response to anxiety when it presents itself. Developing our mindfulness mediation practice will help enable us to choose healthy thoughts in re...
April 9, 2023
915: OCD or Looping thoughts Listener Q and A
Gina answers a listener question regarding OCD related intrusive, looping thinking. Gina goes through a number of strategies for coping with and solving the issue of obsessive compulsive thinking. Strengthening our mindfulness practice and being willing to tolerate the discomfort of our anxiety a…
April 9, 2023
915: OCD or Looping thoughts Listener Q and A
In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question regarding OCD related intrusive, looping thinking. Gina goes through a number of strategies for coping with and solving the issue of obsessive compulsive thinking. Strength...
April 5, 2023
914: The Benefits of Naming Your Anxiety Developing Self-Awareness and Compassion
Gina responds to a report from a listener regarding naming anxiety with a human name (in this case Betty) and interacting with her anxiety using this name. This strategy is praised, expanded upon and recommended for all listeners to try! Listen in for a new strategy to tackle your anxiety, includ…
April 5, 2023
914: The Benefits of Naming Your Anxiety Developing Self-Awareness and Compassion
In today's episode, Gina responds to a report from a listener regarding naming anxiety with a human name (in this case Betty) and interacting with her anxiety using this name. This strategy is praised, expanded upon and recom...
April 2, 2023
913: Ocean of Tranquility Guided Sleep Meditation
Gina shares a guided meditation intended to help you drift effortlessly and peacefully to sleep. Listen to Gina's calming, soothing voice as she softly decribes a simple process for falling to sleep. A soft background track of gentle music is included.
April 2, 2023
913: Ocean of Tranquility Guided Sleep Meditation
In today's episode, Gina shares a guided meditation intended to help you drift effortlessly and peacefully to sleep. Listen to Gina's calming, soothing voice as she softly decribes a simple process for falling to sleep. A sof...
March 29, 2023
912: The Power of Gratitude: How It Affects the Reticular Activating System
Gina discusses a critical part of the brain involved in how sensory information affects your anxiety. Known as the reticular activating system or RAS, this brain system can be implicated in both hyperarousal and dysfunctional lack of arousal and awareness. Listen in to learn how to enhance your p…
March 29, 2023
912: The Power of Gratitude: How It Affects the Reticular Activating System
In today's episode, Gina discusses a critical part of the brain involved in how sensory information affects your anxiety. Known as the reticular activating system or RAS, this brain system can be implicated in both hyperarous...
March 26, 2023
911: Caring for Your Mind: The Vitality of Self-Care
Gina shares a number of self-care practices from a variety of different life categories. This list is truly comprehensive and there may be self-care suggestions that you have yet to hear in this episode. From intellectual and environmental, to social and cultural, you are bound to find some self-…
March 26, 2023
911: Caring for Your Mind: The Vitality of Self-Care
In today's episode, Gina shares a number of self-care practices from a variety of different life categories. This list is truly comprehensive and there may be self-care suggestions that you have yet to hear in this episode. F...
March 22, 2023
910: Understanding the Stress Response: How Your Brain Reacts to Threats
Gina discusses how the brain reacts to threats and how we can use this knowledge to enhance our resilience. Threats in our environment activate the amygdala which in turn actives our bodily fight or flight response. This can include a hormonal cascade that will enhance our ability to run away fro…
March 22, 2023
910: Understanding the Stress Response: How Your Brain Reacts to Threats
In today's episode, Gina discusses how the brain reacts to threats and how we can use this knowledge to enhance our resilience. Threats in our environment activate the amygdala which in turn actives our bodily fight or flight...
March 19, 2023
909: 6 Ways to Stay Positive When Everyone Else is Negative
In today's episode, Gina shares six strategies for staying positive even in negative social environments. Staying aloof and focusing on your self are some of the ways we can protect ourselves in such situations. Seeking out o...
March 19, 2023
909: 6 Ways to Stay Positive When Everyone Else is Negative
In today's episode, Gina shares six strategies for staying positive even in negative social environments. Staying aloof and focusing on your self are some of the ways we can protect ourselves in such situations. Seeking out o...
March 15, 2023
908: Anxious Body Anxious Mind
Gina discusses using our thoughts and our bodies to interrupt the anxiety process in the brain. Remembering that everything we are thinking is not necessarily true and seeking out facts is critical. Learn to ride out the cascade of stress hormones anxiety has triggered in you with conscious breat…
March 15, 2023
908: Anxious Body Anxious Mind
In today's episode, Gina discusses using our thoughts and our bodies to interrupt the anxiety process in the brain. Remembering that everything we are thinking is not necessarily true and seeking out facts is critical. Learn ...
March 12, 2023
907: 11 Ways to Live in the Moment
Gina shares eleven different practices for living in the present moment. Using these techniques, anyone can cultivate a deeper connection with themselves, the environment and the present moment. Letting go of the past and avoiding placing our attention on the future can have profound benefits for…
March 12, 2023
907: 11 Ways to Live in the Moment
In today's episode, Gina shares eleven different practices for living in the present moment. Using these techniques, anyone can cultivate a deeper connection with themselves, the environment and the present moment. Letting go...