Sep 4

Anxiety And The "Yeah But" (Episode 171)

Send us Fan Mail"Yeah, but." Two words that show up constantly in anxiety recovery, right after a win. You did the thing, and before it can count, the mind adds a condition: yeah, but I had my water bottle with me, yeah, but I still felt anxious, yeah, but a real doctor might fin ... Show More

39m 6s

Aug 28

Anxiety, People Pleasing, and Self-Esteem (Episode 170)

Send us Fan MailNot everything is an anxiety disorder, but people pleasing and low self-esteem feed into it constantly. This week we talk about why the two overlap so heavily, and why learning to desensitize almost always requires putting yourself first, which can feel like the l ... Show More

50m 4s

Aug 21

Common Anxiety Recovery "Mistakes" (Episode 169)

Send us Fan MailThis week we go through the most common mistakes people make while trying to recover from anxiety disorders, the ones that feel intuitive in the moment but end up keeping the cycle going.We cover minimizing your own wins, thinking a place or situation is the actua ... Show More

48m 37s

Aug 2023

EP 272 - Anxiety Recovery And Learning To Do .... Nothing?!

This week my guest is anxiety and OCD specialist Joanna Hardis who stopped by the podcast to talk about the art of doing ... nothing.Wait ... what? Nothing? Yes. Nothing. Humans are conditioned to automatically spring into action to solve problems, and often we declare that our e ... Show More

38m 57s

Oct 2021

EP 177 - The Discomfort Of Hesitation In Anxiety Recovery

So much of the recovery process brings us discomfort. Discomfort is woven into everything that we talk about with anxiety, panic, exposure, and recovery. Being uncomfortable is something that we unfortunately have to accept as part of the process.When it comes to doing exposures, ... Show More

19m 11s

Jul 2020

EP 116 - Ignoring Anxiety vs. Non-Reactive Acknowledgement

One of the concepts that confuses people more than any other is understanding the difference between accepting and surrendering to anxiety, learning to be nonreactive to anxiety, or ignoring anxiety. Let's talk about that today.There is a difference between ignoring anxiety and l ... Show More

28m 45s

Aug 2024

Anxiety and Avoidance: How Can I Tell If I'm Avoiding? | Ep 299

Are you struggling to identify whether your behaviors are forms of avoidance in your anxiety recovery journey? This episode of The Anxious Truth addresses the often murky and uncertain nature of avoidance habits, emphasizing that nobody navigates these waters flawlessly. We'll sh ... Show More

21m 27s

Mar 2025

Anxiety Recovery: Acceptance Is Better Than Control | EP 314

When struggling with chronic anxiety or anxiety disorders, our instinct is often to search for ways to control, manage, or eliminate our symptoms. But what if that approach is actually keeping us stuck?This week we're looking at the fundamental difference between acceptance-based ... Show More

29m 49s

Oct 2020

EP 127 - Accepting Anxiety Does NOT Mean Liking It

This is common misconception for many, and it's keeping some folks stuck! When we talk about accepting anxiety as the path to recovery, and when we talk about surrendering to anxiety, we are not saying that you have to LIKE or LOVE your anxiety. You do not. If you've been struggl ... Show More

20m 23s

Oct 2025

Ep 474: Why Trying to “Fix” Anxiety Keeps You Stuck | Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress

Why Trying to “Fix” Anxiety Keeps You Stuck | Understanding the Anxiety LoopMost people believe the key to healing from anxiety, panic, or intrusive thoughts is to get rid of them.But what if the harder you try to stop anxiety, the more anxious you actually become?In this episode ... Show More

8m 53s

Oct 2024

Expectations and Demands in Anxiety Recovery | Ep 303

Resisting the reality of anxiety - the fact that it does exist in your life even when you are trying really hard to escape it or make it stop - means clinging to "feel good" expectations that are rarely met. This mismatch between expectations, demands, and reality can make overco ... Show More

19m 45s

Aug 2023

# 101 Avoidance and Anxiety

<p>Avoidance... we all do it! While it is not good to start avoiding things that we think might trigger anxiety, most of us with anxiety will start doing it. What I would want more than anything is for you to be able to do the things you want to do. Having a plan and executing is ... Show More

14m 3s

Mar 2022

177 | In Anxiety Hell? Act ’as if’ to Break Out

<p>On this episode, I talk about how you can use your behaviours to break your current anxious patterns. Why do so many of us have a difficult time getting into a new healthy routine? How can you? I go over the new routines I adopted that broke me out of this anxiety loop. </p> < ... Show More

26m 33s

Doing ... And NOT Doing ... In Anxiety R...