Podcast Episodes Catalog
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 mindful…
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 lis…
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 trac…
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 dysfunction…
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 …
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 c…
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 …
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 c…
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 …
March 8, 2023
906: 10 Minute Peaceful Morning Mini Practice
Gina shares an easy to use process for incorporating peaceful, mindful moments into your day. Specifically, this customizable practice begins in the morning shortly after waking. Even the busiest listeners will be able to …
March 5, 2023
905: Over The Counter Medications and Anxiety
In today's episode, Gina discusses common over the counter and prescription medications that can cause anxiety symptoms. This is essential knowledge for anyone suffering from anxiety as overcoming your anxiety could be as si…
March 1, 2023
904: Strategies for Reducing Stress About Sleep
Gina discusses a number of ways to tame your response to sleepless moments in the middle of the night. Through reducing our stress response to those moments in which we find ourselves awoken from sleep long before our day b…
Feb. 26, 2023
903: Let Go Of Anxious Victim Mentality
Gina discusses how to let go of the victim mentality that is so often associated with chronic anxiety. Identifying as a victim can have significant effects on our ability to succeed and change our lives. Five strategies fo…
Feb. 22, 2023
902: Handling the Negative Messages Anxiety Speaks
Gina shares five steps to help you better handle the harmful thoughts anxiety leads us to think. Using these methods, we can better defend ourselves from the self-depreciating thoughts anxiety targets us with and also learn…
Feb. 19, 2023
901: Positive Stress For Better Health
Gina discusses the benefits of short instances of controlled stress on our bodies and our minds. A specific technique in particular is shared that can work wonders for your long term health and well-being. Learn how to red…
Feb. 15, 2023
900: Anxiety Feel It To Heal It
Gina discusses the importance of facing and feeling the emotional difficulties we encounter to grow and heal in our lives. This episode draws heavily on an article from Dr. David Hanscom concerning the importance of processi…
Feb. 12, 2023
899: The Struggle Can Be the Reward
Gina discusses how our struggles with anxiety and stress can bring fruits to us later in life. Through our struggle with these often immense difficulties, we grow to become stronger, wiser and more capable human beings. List…
Feb. 8, 2023
898: Discover Why Hope is Power
Gina discusses the immense power that hope holds for us in terms of our mental health and overall success and wellness in life. Listen in for scientific research backed knowledge about the near panacea hope can be for you i…
Feb. 5, 2023
897: There is Nothing Wrong With You
In today's episode, Gina is here to help you realize that despite your discomfort and negative monkey-mind thinking, you are ok and that there is nothing wrong with you. Our anxiety is constantly telling us we are broken and…
Feb. 1, 2023
896: Tremors Shaking And Anxiety
Gina answers a listener question regarding anxiety and tremors (bodily shaking). The listener specifically suffered with essential tremors and was largely healed by the protocols suggested on the Anxiety Coaches Podcast. T…
Jan. 30, 2023
Bonus: The Happiness of Silence from The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
A special Bonus episode is presented to ACP listeners: The happiness of silence from The Happiness Labs with Dr. Laurie Santos.
Jan. 29, 2023
895: Circle Of Control Affirmations
Gina discusses the concept of circle of control and how we can use it to steady and tame our anxiety. Focusing on what we can control, and letting go of the things we cannot control, can lead to a reduction in anxiety natur…
Jan. 25, 2023
894: Why Gratitude Actually Reduces Anxiety
Gina discusses the importance of gratitude in our anxiety recovery journey and shares a number of findings regarding how and why gratitude helps so much. Included are recommendations for how to increase the amount of gratit…
Jan. 22, 2023
893: Finding Peace During Uncertain Times
Gina discusses how to find and keep your sense of peace and calm during trying times of uncertainty and often disturbing news. From eating healthy, exercising and getting enough rest to what things to avoid, a range of reco…