The most popular advice about how to calm your feelings often makes things worse.
How to Calm Your Feelings
If you’re searching for how to calm your feelings, you’re not alone.
If you’re searching for how to calm your feelings, you’re not alone.
Feeling Good About Feeling Bad?
Studies consistently show that excessive reassurance-seeking provides immediate anxiety reduction but leads to a paradoxical increase in anxiety over time.
Studies consistently show that excessive reassurance-seeking provides immediate anxiety reduction but leads to a paradoxical increase in anxiety over time.
Anxiety and Mindset: Not What You Think
When it comes to anxiety and mindset, conventional wisdom says you need to think positive thoughts, adopt empowering beliefs, and maintain motivation to overcome anxiety disorders.
When it comes to anxiety and mindset, conventional wisdom says you need to think positive thoughts, adopt empowering beliefs, and maintain motivation to overcome anxiety disorders.
Why Is Exposure Good for Anxiety
Exposure for anxiety is widely recognized as the gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders.
Exposure for anxiety is widely recognized as the gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders.
A Personal Recovery Story: From Agoraphobia to Astrophotography
For 25 years of my life, on and off, I struggled with panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, and depression.
For 25 years of my life, on and off, I struggled with panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, and depression.
Too Much Problem Solving and an Anxious Mind
Are you stuck in cycles of too much problem solving? Your mind is an amazing problem-solving machine.
Are you stuck in cycles of too much problem solving? Your mind is an amazing problem-solving machine.
Medication for Anxiety: Why We Don’t Really Talk About It
I understand why these questions come up constantly. When you’re struggling with panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, or any anxiety disorder, you want answers.
I understand why these questions come up constantly. When you’re struggling with panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, or any anxiety disorder, you want answers.
Mindfulness in Anxiety Treatment: Part 2
When most people think about mindfulness in anxiety treatment, they picture gentle meditation and peaceful breathing exercises.
When most people think about mindfulness in anxiety treatment, they picture gentle meditation and peaceful breathing exercises.
Mindfulness in Anxiety Treatment: Part 1
Mindfulness in anxiety treatment isn’t about finding peace—it’s about finding freedom.
Mindfulness in anxiety treatment isn’t about finding peace—it’s about finding freedom.
Why Nothing Works for Your Anxiety
The problem isn’t your implementation of these strategies—the problem is the strategies themselves.
The problem isn’t your implementation of these strategies—the problem is the strategies themselves.
Fearing Emotions – How Anxious People Can Become More Emotionally Allowable
If you struggle with anxiety, you might be familiar with that moment when an emotion begins to surface, and your first instinct is to run from it or shut it down.
If you struggle with anxiety, you might be familiar with that moment when an emotion begins to surface, and your first instinct is to run from it or shut it down.
Driving Anxiety and Driving Exposures
Driving anxiety is something that affects countless people, and it’s a topic that regularly comes up in conversations with my listeners and clients.
Driving anxiety is something that affects countless people, and it’s a topic that regularly comes up in conversations with my listeners and clients.
Why Accepting Anxiety Is Better Than Controlling It
Accepting anxiety can feel way too hard.
Accepting anxiety can feel way too hard.
Common Questions About Anxiety
Anxiety shows up differently for each of us, but certain questions appear repeatedly in my inbox.
Anxiety shows up differently for each of us, but certain questions appear repeatedly in my inbox.
Your Anxiety Is Not Special (This Is Good News)
If you’re struggling with an anxiety disorder, there’s something important you need to hear: your anxiety is not special.
If you’re struggling with an anxiety disorder, there’s something important you need to hear: your anxiety is not special.