Anxiety Connection

By: Wendy Leeds
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  • Our Anxiety Connection is where anxious people can come together for a sense of connection, understanding, and to get information on what causes anxiety and how to manage it. Host Wendy Leeds, a three-time cancer survivor and psychotherapist, shares her personal story of life-long anxiety, how she’s dealt with cancer, and found her way through her fear. As an experienced therapist, she shares the latest research, explores ways anxiety impacts our lives and offers simple, effective tools and techniques that you can use to ease your anxiety.
    © 2020 - 2024 Wendy Leeds
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  • Our Anxiety Connection: Past, Present, and Future | Ep #65

    Our Anxiety Connection: Past, Present, and Future | Ep #65
    Aug 13 2024

    For 4 years we’ve come together at our Anxiety Connection to talk about what causes our anxiety, how anxiety affects our lives, and what we can do to feel better. We’ve explored practical things we can do to ease our fears. We’ve shared our common experience of dealing with our negative thoughts. And we’ve united in community of caring and support. While this episode will be the last for a while, I’m hoping we can keep in touch.


    SHOW NOTES:

    Links from the episode:

    • BLOG: https://wendyleeds.com/blog
    • EMAIL: https://wendyleeds.com/subscribe


    Highlighted episodes:

    • Getting through tough times: “An Unexpected Miracle” (Episode 38) and “Choose to Bloom” (Episode 49)
    • Getting started: “Procrastination: 4 Simple Steps to Reduce Its Power Over You” (Episode 51)
    • How to keep going: “Walking into the Fire” (Episode 46)
    • How to get a good night’s sleep: A New Perspective on Insomnia" (Episode 28) and “4 Techniques to Help You Fall Asleep” (Episode 40)


    MORE WAYS TO CONNECT:

    • FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm
    • YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@wendyleedskeepingcalm
    • INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm
    • THREADS: https://threads.net/@wendyleedskeepingcalm


    MORE RESOURCES FROM WENDY:

    • BOOK: Calm & Sense: A Woman's Guide to Living Anxiety-Free https://wendyleeds.com/book
    • QUIZ: Find Out the Cost of Your Anxiety https://wendyleeds.com/quiz
    • MINI-COURSE: Why You're Anxious & What to Do About It https://wendyleeds.com/mini-course
    • PODCAST: Anxiety Connection, hosted by Wendy Leeds https://wendyleeds.com/podcast


    © 2020 - 2024 Wendy Leeds
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    12 mins
  • Why Therapy is Worth the Effort: Interview with Lucille Fisher | Ep #64

    Why Therapy is Worth the Effort: Interview with Lucille Fisher | Ep #64
    Jul 16 2024
    Have you ever considered going to therapy but hesitated because you didn’t know what to expect? Join us as Lucille Fisher and I explore what it’s really like to go to therapy. We discuss why it’s important to find the right therapist and what you can expect from the therapeutic process – the challenges, the changes, and the potential life-changing benefits. SHOW NOTES My Friend Lucille Fisher is a wife, mother, grandmother, and business owner. Her company, Sage and Savvy Marketing, specializes in helping businesses and non-profits grow through savvy social media marketing and customer-focused website development. Contact: lucille@sageandsavvymarketing.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lucillefisher/ WENDY’S RESOURCES RELATED TO EPISODE 64: WATCH: I have a module in my mini-course about how to decide whether or not professional help is right for you: How to Know if Therapy Is Right for You (Module 9 of 10) https://youtu.be/npworQAah2o DOWNLOAD: I’ve prepared a checklist of criteria to help you in your decision along with a set of questions to ask in order to assess a therapist: When and How to Get Help.pdf https://d875ac62-c9ec-4647-9e46-6e3985079b73.usrfiles.com/ugd/d875ac_752655ac8df94673a30b079172193c4a.pdf READ: Chapter 10 of my book is about how to assess a therapist to make sure they are a good fit – including the questions to ask a therapist. The book is: Calm & Sense: A Woman's Guide to Living Anxiety-Free https://wendyleeds.com/book LISTEN: Episode 53 of Anxiety Connection breaks down the stigma of seeking help for our mental health in today’s culture: Should I Go to Therapy? 8 Reasons to See a Therapist https:// wendyleeds.com/podcast/episode/1edba46d OTHER RESOURCES RELATED TO EPISODE 64: 1. What is Dysregulation? According to the Cleveland Clinic, “emotional dysregulation is a mental health symptom that involves trouble controlling your emotions and how you act on those feelings. To those around you, your emotions and reactions will seem out of proportion compared to what you’re reacting to… You can think about emotional regulation like volume control for your feelings. When you use the volume control for a device, you can keep it from being too loud. With emotional dysregulation, your brain can’t regulate emotion signals. In effect, your volume control doesn’t work like it should, making your emotions “louder” and harder to manage.” Cleveland Clinic, Emotional Dysregulation. Last reviewed. June 6, 2023. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/25065-emotional-dysregulation 2. To read more about how trauma affects the body I recommend: The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk. Look up: van der Kolk, Bessel. (2015). The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books. New York, New York. 3. To learn more about the vagus nerve and how it affects anxiety here are two resources The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen W. Porges. Look up: Porges, Stephen. W. (2011). The polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation. W W Norton & Co. New York, New York. And Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by Stanley Rosenberg. Look up: Rosenberg, Stanley.2017) Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism. North Atlantic Books. Berkely, California. 4. My favorite book on the therapeutic process is: The Gift of Therapy by Irvin D. Yalom. Look up: Yalom, Irvin, D. (2009) The Gift of Therapy: Reflections on being a Therapist. Harper Perennial. New York, New York. MORE RESOURCES FROM WENDY: PODCAST: Anxiety Connection, hosted by Wendy Leeds https://wendyleeds.com/podcast QUIZ: Find Out the Cost of Your Anxiety https://wendyleeds.com/quiz MINI-COURSE: Why You're Anxious & What to Do About It https://wendyleeds.com/mini-course BOOK: Calm & Sense: A Woman's Guide to Living Anxiety-Free https://wendyleeds.com/book WAYS TO CONNECT: I respond to every message I get, so please do reach out. I send infrequent emails and I love to get replies from the community: EMAIL: https://wendyleeds.com/subscribe My Facebook page is active; Instagram less so: FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm I have a lot of anxiety and panic-related videos on my YouTube page: YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@wendyleedskeepingcalm © 2020 - 2024 Wendy Leeds
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    28 mins
  • Mapping Your Healing Journey | Ep #63

    Mapping Your Healing Journey | Ep #63
    Jun 11 2024

    Do you feel like you’ve taken the wrong road in life? You’ve ended up lost, afraid, and you have no clue what to do next? Join us as we explore the step-by-step process of creating a life plan that’s specifically tailored to who you really are, where you really want to go with your life, and the best way for you to get there.

    LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE 63:


    DOWNLOAD: Daily Anxiety Log.pdf
    Includes 12 key questions so you can look for anxiety patterns or specific triggers.

    MORE RESOURCES FROM WENDY:

    PODCAST: Anxiety Connection, hosted by Wendy Leeds
    https://wendyleeds.com/podcast


    QUIZ: Find Out the Cost of Your Anxiety
    https://wendyleeds.com/quiz


    READ: 10 Powerful Questions to Calm Your Anxiety by Wendy Leeds for additional ways to get to calm your anxiety.
    https://www.wendyleeds.com/post/10-powerful-questions-to-calm-your-anxiety

    WAYS TO CONNECT:

    I respond to every message I get, so please do reach out.

    I send infrequent emails and I love to get replies from the community:
    EMAIL: https://wendyleeds.com/subscribe


    My Facebook page is active; Instagram less so:
    FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm
    INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm


    I have a lot of anxiety and panic-related videos on my YouTube page:
    YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@wendyleedskeepingcalm


    © 2020 - 2024 Wendy Leeds
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    20 mins

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