093: Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Do I Have to Do Exposures in Order to Recover?

Why is it that we can sign up for the adrenaline of a new tattoo or riding a rollercoaster, but the idea of an unplanned panic attack feels like a 10/10 threat?Logic doesn't always live here, but we d...

23 Maalis 48min

Are you organizing your life around your goals and living life, or are you organizing it around the hope that you won’t feel anxious?When we think of avoidance, we usually picture the big, external "n...

16 Maalis 21min

“How long until the anxiety goes away? How long until I can drive again? Am I going to be like this forever?”If you are struggling with panic disorder or agoraphobia, these are likely the questions ke...

9 Maalis 19min

If the word ‘death’ makes your chest tighten, or if you’ve spent months body scanning and wondering ‘what if this is it,’ what if I told you that death isn’t the scary, painful monster we’ve been taug...

2 Maalis 48min

Is it possible to be "fully recovered" and still have anxious thoughts, or are we all just making it up as we go?Welcome to the very first episode of Recovered & Rambling! This is a new monthly featur...

23 Helmi 52min

Have you ever been gripped by the fear that you wont make it to a bathroom in time?In this episode, we’re diving deep into a topic that many people struggle with, but almost nobody talks about: toilet...

16 Helmi 27min

Have you ever felt like you’re a nervous wreck for absolutely no reason at all? Maybe you’re just sitting on the couch, watching a show, or grabbing a coffee, and suddenly your heart is racing and you...

9 Helmi 46min

What do you do when the world feels like it’s on fire, and your nervous system is simply running out of capacity to hold it all?Today, I’m stepping away from the usual "teaching" and "fixing" to have ...

2 Helmi 23min