Send in a question or comment via text. Demanding to create positive emotional states on demand is common misguided strategy that many fall into during recovery. While often we fear emotions because they turn into fear so quickly, we can also demand that we should be able to experience positive emotional states when we want to. When we do this, we are gener ... Show More
Nov 19
Kids, OCD, Anxiety, and Implications for Adult Recovery | EP 331
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2271214/open_sms">Send in a question or comment via text.</a></p><p>Children with OCD and anxiety disorders have the same diagnoses as adults, but their experience looks and feels different in important w ... Show More
30m 52s
Nov 5
When Life Naturally Makes You Anxious | EP 330
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2271214/open_sms">Send in a question or comment via text.</a></p><p>Sometimes life throws real challenges at us—loss, relationship changes, health concerns, financial struggles—that naturally trigger anxi ... Show More
21m 15s
Oct 22
Anxious Parenting? Learning to do LESS with Joanna Hardis | EP 329
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2271214/open_sms">Send in a question or comment via text.</a></p><p>Anxious parenting can feel overwhelming, especially when your own anxiety drives you to do more - more rescuing, more protecting, more i ... Show More
38m 32s
Apr 2024
Are You Emotionally Unavailable? How To Control Your Emotions So They Don’t Control You
<p>When was the last time you cried?</p> <p>For some, crying can be seen as a sign of weakness or vulnerability. Society often teaches us that showing our feelings, especially by crying, should be avoided or suppressed, especially in certain situations or if we want to appear str ... Show More
38m 20s
Feb 2023
243 - All the Feels: How to Ride the Emotional Waves
Are you afraid of your feelings? Do you avoid, numb, or shut down your emotions? How much stress and anxiety do you create trying to avoid uncomfortable emotions? Today I want to talk about the power of emotions, and how to reduce your suffering by feeling your emotions all the w ... Show More
15m 30s
Aug 2022
220 - Stoics and Emotions
Everyone faces up more bravely to a thing for which he has long prepared himself, sufferings, even, being withstood if they have been trained for in advance. Those who are unprepared, on the other hand, are panic-stricken by the most insignificant happenings. —SenecaStoicism is o ... Show More
14m 28s