Podcast Episodes Catalog
Oct. 19, 2022
866: Benefits of Meditation and Prayer in Everyday Life
In today's episode, Gina discusses the marvelous benefits of meditation and prayer for those suffering with anxiety. Prayer and meditation provide stress reduction, improved health and other benefits, including improved thin…
Oct. 16, 2022
865: Anxiety Antidote A Healthy Vagus Nerve
Gina discusses the vagus nerve and its role in helping to neutralize our anxiety and maintain our health and wellbeing. The physical extent and function of the vagus nerve is described as is how we can use it to improve our …
Oct. 12, 2022
864: Health Anxiety Infertility Anticipatory Fears Listener Q and A
In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about infertility and anticipatory anxiety. While this specific question revolves around a pregnancy issue, this episode will be useful to anyone experiencing high stress…
Oct. 9, 2022
863: Making An Inner Space Of Peace And Calm
Gina shares with listeners a recent skill sheet from the ACP Group Coaching Membership program, guiding listeners through a simple process of creating a sacred space for peace and calm. Developing and utilizing this inner s…
Oct. 5, 2022
862: Dealing With The Anxiety Of Illness
Gina discusses how we can get over anxiety around any illness we may be experiencing. Sickness can be highly anxiety provoking and how we think about ourselves and the illness and discomfort we have can have a big influence…
Oct. 2, 2022
861: Avoiding Difficult Feelings
In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance of being willing and able to experience emotions that are not always particularly pleasant. The issue of false beliefs about difficult emotions is identified. If we can und…
Sept. 28, 2022
860: Multitasking and Anxiety
Gina discusses the important topic of how multitasking can contribute substantially to our anxiety. Contemporary technology such as the phone and PC compound the threat of multitasking in our lives as our attention is so ea…
Sept. 25, 2022
859: Can My Anxiety Be Cured Listener Q and A
Gina responds to a listener question regarding whether or not true recovery from anxiety-panic is possible. Fear not, ACP listeners, as the outlook is bright. Recovery from anxiety-panic is possible. Listen in for Gina's …
Sept. 21, 2022
858: Trick Your Brain Out Of Stress With A Smile
In today's episode, Gina discusses symptom of inner peace number 10: frequent attacks of smiling through the heart. In addition to discussing this specific idea, the benefits of actually smiling with your face deliberately …
Sept. 18, 2022
857: Cultivating Mindfulness To Heal Anxiety
Gina discusses the importance of cultivating mindfulness in order to heal anxiety using a Blinkist of Jon Kabat-Zinn's Wherever You Go There You Are. Gina shares a number of methods for "being" in the moment rather than "doi…
Sept. 14, 2022
856: Classic ACP 5 Habits That Help Free You From Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses beneficial habits to be learned and practiced to reduce your experience of anxiety. Five habits in particular are discussed that will help you improve your condition, including: having a di…
Sept. 11, 2022
855: Give Yourself A Little Self-Compassion To Cope With Stress
Gina discusses the value of self-compassion, especially in the face of stress and anxiety. Mindfulness and self-kindess are among the chief ways we can implement self-compassion. Listen in for specific verbal prompts that …
Sept. 7, 2022
854: Develop The Flipside Of An Anxious Mindset
In today's episode, Gina discusses the value of cultivating a healthy mindset to help reduce and eliminate anxiety over time. Using core self-healing practices we advocate so heavily here at ACP, such as meditation and affir…
Sept. 4, 2022
853: Less Anxiety From More Structure
Gina discusses an article from Leo Babauta about the importance of keeping a tidy living space. Clutter can contribute to our anxiety and general disarray in our lives. Suggestions for decluttering extend into keeping our …
Aug. 31, 2022
852: Power Over Panic
Gina shares simple strategies for overcoming panic. From thinking practices (and regular meditation practice) to physiological practices, such as slow deliberate breathing when panic begins to appear, these strategies are b…
Aug. 28, 2022
851: Classic ACP 4 Ways of Being Present and Relieving Stress and Anxiety
Gina discusses the importance of being present for the process of relieving stress and anxiety. Gina points out undesirable factors that inhibit our stress and anxiety relief, including: attachment, excessive forward thinkin…
Aug. 24, 2022
850: Classic ACP 9 Anxiety Reducing Ways Of Living
Gina presents nine anxiety reducing ways of living that Leo Babauta posted on his blog. From setting one's intentions early on, to creating more space, and listening to what life is calling for you to do, these suggestions a…
Aug. 21, 2022
849: 8 Ways Positive Actions Help Reduce Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses the importance positive thinking can have for our anxiety recovery. A number of powerful positive thinking prompts are provided. Listen in, start thinking more positively and reduce your …
Aug. 17, 2022
848: Don’t Panic Over Your Intrusive Thoughts
In today's episode, Gina discusses intrusive thoughts, what they are and how to move past them. Intrusive thoughts are often brought on by additional stress and those suffering from anxiety are often more vulnerable to them.…
Aug. 14, 2022
847: Coping With Anxiety And Cleaning Listener Q and A
Gina answers a listener question regarding untidiness in the environment, cleaning and anxiety. Gina draws from her own personal experience with this problem and how her perception of dirtiness in the home could be influenc…
Aug. 10, 2022
846: Shifting Negative Self Talk To Quiet Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses the causes of negative self-talk, especially for the anxious, and shares techniques for reducing and eliminating such self-talk. Replacing such negative self-talk with affirmative self-tal…
Aug. 7, 2022
845: How to Deal with Anxious Expectations
Gina shares strategies for how to deal with anxious expectations. Of particular interest in this episode are the powerful journal exercises that can help turn your expectations into a force of great positivity in your life.
Aug. 3, 2022
844: Classic ACP How Acceptance and Change Help With Anxiety
Gina talks about the importance of acceptance and change in healing anxiety. In particular, Gina discusses the benefits of allowing our anxiety experience to unfold, in contrast to fighting the anxiety and trying (often desp…
July 31, 2022
843: How To Use Insight To Clear Away Anxious Noise
Gina discusses the importance of practicing meditation for improving our strength of mind and reducing intrusive thoughts and other anxiety related mental noise. Steps for setting up a core meditation routine are reviewed. …