Jan 2026

A Loving Farewell from Anxiety Slayer

#754 After more than 16 years of creating the Anxiety Slayer podcast together, this is our final episode. When we began this journey, we couldn’t have imagined the thousands of quiet, brave moments we would be invited into. Your walks, your sleepless nights, your breakthroughs, y ... Show More

7m 55s

Dec 2025

How New Year resolutions can increase anxiety and what to try instead

#753 This week, on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast, we’re talking about how New Year’s Resolutions can cause additional stress and anxiety and what you can do instead.

25m 18s

Dec 2025

How to look after yourself over the holiday season

#752 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we're sharing our favorite tips for calming anxiety during the holiday season. This episode includes a short guided relaxation practice for busy times.

23m 32s

Jul 2021

Radio Headspace Rewind: What’s Real and What’s Not?

A lot of us walk around waiting for something to happen. We can carry that tension in our bodies and minds, constantly on alert, imagining an unpleasant experience. It’s an uncomfortable way to live. And if we walk through life waiting, or intentionally looking for those things, ... Show More

5m 16s

May 2023

Why do I always feel like something bad is going to happen?

<p>We all have stress when things are tough, but have you ever been stressed when things are going well? Things are fine but you just have a lingering sense of doom, like it’s all going to heck any minute? Mindfulness can help!</p> <p>Become a friend of the podcast & access e ... Show More

30m 58s

Jan 2022

Stepping Off the Path of Anxiety

Many of the most painful or troubling emotions we experience are reactions to events that have actually happened - but one powerful and sometimes paralyzing feeling can be provoked by things as yet to occur. Say hello to anxiety.Psychotherapist and meditation teacher Andrea Wacht ... Show More

26m 42s

Oct 2020

Do You Expect Bad Things to Happen?

<p>When things are going well, do you have a feeling in the back of your head that something bad eventually has to happen? In this episode, I am going to talk about the feeling of "waiting for the other shoe to drop" and how to get past those anxious thoughts so that you can full ... Show More

17m 3s

Oct 2023

Delayed gratification and why it will help your anxiety

Is delayed gratification one of the overlooked secrets to reducing anxiety? Is immediacy culture and present bias fuelling our basal level of daily anxiety? That background hum or fizziness we have grown so used to living with? This week on episode of Owning It, with me Caroline ... Show More

53m 23s

Mar 2019

Owning It Bonus: Common Mind Traps With Day to Day Anxiety

I had some time to spare and rather than relax I recorded this quick little episode on the common mind traps that we might fall into that give rise to stress and anxiety in our day to day lives. For example, a big one is 'catastrophizing' (I'm using a 'z' in that word for US list ... Show More

13m 50s

Aug 2023

Why Is It Stressful Not To Know?

One of the most stressful aspects of life is the constant worry about the future. Stress can take hold when we feel dissatisfied with our present circumstances, leading us to question whether things will ever improve. I invite you to listen to this podcast, where you can gain val ... Show More

10m 58s

Mar 2023

77. Why do we worry about the future?

This week on the podcast we discuss the experience of worrying and overthinking the future. From anticipatory anxiety, the the illusion of control, paradox of choice and self preservation, anxiety about the future has a lot of psychological origins that we will unpack in todays e ... Show More

35 m

Sep 2021

How To Tap Into The Good Anxiety In Your Life

Anxiety can feel like the enemy, and it's easy to want to obliterate those feelings. But that might not be the best approach, according to Wendy Suzuki.In this episode, Suzuki, author of Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion, outlines strategies to ... Show More

13m 34s

How to stay in gratitude when you're alw...