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Are Safety Behaviours Keeping Your Anxiety Stuck? affirmations for anxiety avoidance avoidance coping coping strategies procrastination safety behaviours social anxiety stuck anxiety Mar 12, 2022

I love working with my E.A.S.E. Bootcampers! The conversations we have during the weekly coaching calls are phenomenal and always raise such interesting discussions. Safety behaviours was one such topic that I believe deserves some extra attention. We think of safety behaviours (the strategies...

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3 Simple Strategies To Challenge Anxious Thoughts anxiety anxious thoughts thought challenge Feb 26, 2022

Stuck anxiety can be a nasty little beast. Not only does it keep looping in a vicious cycle but it is easily fuelled by negative, anxious thoughts. In fact, those "what if" questions you keep asking yourself about an unwanted future outcome are high octane fuel for your anxiety. So here are 3...

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Is This Belief Keeping You Anxiously Stuck This Holiday Season? beliefs feastive season anxiety managing holiday season anxiety mindfulness stuck Dec 16, 2021

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" is a song that is playing on repeat in my mind at this time of the year. And it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there. With that may come the additional stress and anxiety of social gatherings, buying gifts, putting on a cheerful face....

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How To Release Fear And Reduce Anxiety breath into it coping with anxiety fear fear release reduce anxiety release fear strategies Oct 25, 2021

The world seems to becoming more and more crazy, don’t you think? And I am receiving more referrals for people struggling with anxiety than I have ever before. When we get talking it soon becomes apparent that there are deep rooted fears underlying their anxiety. I think it is time we look...

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10 Affirmations To Shift Anxiety affirmations affirmations for anxiety anxiety coping coping skills coping with anxiety reduce anxiety strategies strategies for anxiety Jul 15, 2021

I have re-discovered the transformative power of a great morning routine. (I say “re-discover” because I used to follow one religiously but then got waylaid by life – as we sometimes do). But I have learned that the most significant part of my morning routine is identifying 3...

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The Power of Thoughts: How Thoughts Perpetuate Anxiety anxiety cbt change thoughts positive thinking power of thoughts thoughts Jun 27, 2021

I watched the documentary HEAL on Amazon Prime the other day. I highly recommend it. It was so powerful in reminding me of how powerful our minds are. And it got me thinking about our potential to heal ourselves of anxiety. So I wanted to discuss the power of thoughts today and how...

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Mindfulness: How To Get Started being present coping skills coping with anxiety easy strategy get started mindfulness shift anxiety Jun 20, 2021

I am asked, on repeat, what is the most effective way to overcome anxiety? As you know – I don’t believe we will ever be anxiety FREE… That is impossible. But we sure as heck can live a life we love despite the occasional episode of anxiety. And the one sure fire way of...

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Why Am I Anxious: 3 Main Reasons For Your Anxiety anxiety anxiety reasons reasons for anxiety why am i anxious Jun 06, 2021

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “Why am I anxious?”. Here are 3 main reasons for your anxiety.

People often experience all the physical feels of anxiety but can’t figure out what could have triggered an emotional response. Others are often asked “well...

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What Is The Difference Between Stress And Anxiety? anxiety being present challenges stress May 31, 2021

I have encountered this question quite frequently across the support groups and platforms I participate in. And it seems a reasonable question, right? Most people have experienced both stress and anxiety. And in many ways they feel the same. But how do we know if what we have is stress (and...

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Anxiety: Is โ€œRelapseโ€ Inevitable? anxiety anxiety free interventions relapse May 07, 2021

If you are like some of my clients then you have experienced a relapse and wondered whether you will ever be “anxiety free” again. The idea of being stuck with anxiety for the rest of your life feels unbearable and the fear that you may never be “normal” again is real. So...

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Accepting Anxiety: 4 Mindful Steps To Befriending Your Anxiety acceptance anxiety befriending anxiety coping with anxiety mindful mindfulness Apr 14, 2021

Accepting anxiety!?!? Most of my clients feel a little shocked when I suggest this to be the most effective way to getting their lives back. They want to be rid of anxiety. My clients wish to overcome it. Accepting anxiety has never been part of the picture… Until now. I want to share 4...

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Is Medication For Anxiety The Right Choice For Me? anxiety effective treatment interventions medication Apr 01, 2021

Many of our clients are offered medication as an intervention option. And so many resist the idea of it right from the start. The stigma around medication still exists and doctors don’t always spend the amount of time needed to clearly explain the role and benefits (and side effects) of...

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