Anxiety Bites

Jen talks to clinical psychologist, Dr. Julie Smith about her best-selling new book "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" It's the ultimate guide to life for anyone - anxious or not. Jen and Julie talk about self-esteem, making mistakes, motivation, forgiving ourselves, and how it's been for Julie to be such a public figure on her popular and informative Tik Tok account. For more information on Dr. Julie Smith and her book please visit: https://doctorjuliesmith.com and you can follow Dr. Julie Smith on Tik Tok @drjuliesmith or Instagram @drjulie For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode about ADHD got a huge amount of feedback from people who felt like they identified. Jen is doing a solo episode to talk more about what she's learned this year about ADHD symptoms like talking too much, being reactive, hyperfocus, not going to bed on time, and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman  Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Dr. Sharon Orrange, MD about how anxiety shows up in the elderly and what adult children can do about it without being bossy as well as how anxiety symptoms in the elderly are different than in younger adults. Dr. Sharon Orrange, MD specializes in Internal Medicine and is an Associate Professor in Medicine at Keck Medicine USC. To read Sharon's article about anxiety in elderly patients go here: https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/generalized-anxiety-disorder/how-does-anxiety-look-different-in-older-adults For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Liz Fosslien co-author and illustrator of the national best-seller Big Feelings and the Wall Street Journal best-seller No Hard Feelings and an expert on how to make work better. Jen and Liz really drill down into what it means to "sit with uncertainty" and how to notice the early signs of Burnout. For more info on Liz Fosslien go here: https://www.fosslien.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to acclaimed Professor of Neural Science, Joseph LeDoux about how memory shapes our emotions, the limitations of anxiety medication, why people are not getting it right when they call the amygdala the "fear center", and Joseph talks about his band The Amygdaloids. Joseph LeDoux has been working on the link between emotion, memory, and the brain since the 1990s. He's credited with putting the amygdala in the spotlight and making this previously esoteric subcortical brain region a household term. LeDoux founded the Emotional Brain Institute (EBI). He's also a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center. For more information on Joseph LeDoux and his books go here: https://joseph-ledoux.com and to check out Joseph's band The Amygdaloids go here: http://www.amygdaloids.com/music/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman  Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to psychiatrist Ken Howard - founder of Gay Therapy LA about his thirty years in working with gay men and their mental health. Ken talks about how to cope with "birthday anxiety", and he illuminates the different therapy approaches he uses with patients from working on trauma, or using a positive psychology coaching approach, or some good old fashioned cognitive behavioral therapy around anxiety in all stages of life. To find out more about Ken's podcast, public speaking, and his life's work go here: https://gaytherapyla.com/biography-of-ken-howard-lcsw/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Jason Kander, President of the National Expansion at Veterans Community Project. Jason's new memoir is out now, "Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD." 100% of Jason's royalties from the book goes to fighten vetern suicide and homelessness through the Veterans Community Project. Get the book here: https://bookshop.org/books/invisible-storm-a-soldier-s-memoir-of-politics-and-ptsd-9780358674313/9780358658962 Jen and Jason talk about the symptoms of PTSD that may not seem obvious or typical, how untreated PTSD can lead to suicidal thoughts, depression, and a disruption in work and family life, and how he has found peace with the notion that we can't control 97% of life. To check out Jason's podcast "Majority 54" go here: https://www.wondermedianetwork.com/originals/majority-54 and for more information on Jason go here: https://www.jasonkander.com/#page-0 For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second part of the Vagus Nerve series, Jen talks to Deb Dana, LCSW, author & and one of the founders of the Polyvagal Institute about how everyone - even people without anxiety, need to learn how to regulate their nervous systems for better relationships in all area of life, what is polyvagal theory and how it plays into our daily life, and why certain people annoy us. For more information on Deb Dana go to: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/about-deb and for her latest book "Anchored: How To Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory" go here: https://bookshop.org/books/anchored-how-to-befriend-your-nervous-system-using-polyvagal-theory/9781683647065 For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com. Follow Jen on Twitter @jenkirkman or Instagram @jenkirkman  Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Dr. Navaz Habib about the importance of "activating" the Vagus Nerve to bring down anxiety, inflammation, brain fog, and more - and how most adults aren't breathing correctly. For more information about Dr. Habib's book, "Activate Your Vagus Nerve: Unleash Your Body's Natural Ability To Heal" go here: http://drhabib.ca/ayvn-book-page/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to journalist and author, Judith Hoare, about her biography of panic attack pioneer Dr. Claire Weekes: "The Woman Who Cracked The Anxiety Code: The Extraordinary Life of Claire Weekes". For more information on Judith Hoare - go here: https://www.crackinganxiety.com/contact-judith and for more information on Dr. Claire Weekes go here: https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0294b.htm For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Dr. Stephanie Faubion, M.D., M.B.A, author of "The Menopause Solution" and Penny and Bill George Director for Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health and medical director for The North American Menopause Society - about how anxiety, stress & worry can spike during the 7-10 year perimenopause period and what to do about it. For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Alison Seponara about how to build an "anxiety tool kit", good distractions, and Jen gets a mini therapy session about her resistance to making a vision board. Alison Seponara, MS, LPC is a licensed therapist, author, podcast host, anxiety educator, and holistic healer. Along with her private practice, Alison is the CEO of a health and wellness community on Instagram and is known as The Anxiety Healer (@theanxietyhealer) Alison is the author of The Anxiety Healer's Guide: Coping Strategies and Mindfulness Techniques to Calm the Mind and Body. To enroll in Alison's Anxiety Healing Masterclass go here: https://theanxietyhealingschool.com/p/7daysofanxietyhealing111 and for 20% off use code: ANXIETYBITES For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Judy Gold about growing up with undiagnosed anxious parents, being an anxious mom, the anxiety that being gay and closeted as a teenager caused, the lingering anxieties from being bullied and how to handle bad days. Judy Gold is a stand-up comedian, star of critically acclaimed one woman hit Off-Broadway show. She's the author of "Yes I Can Say That: When They Come For The Comedians We're All In Trouble" and host of the mental-health-positive-podcast Kill Me Now. Judy has acted in many TV shows - most recently on FX's Better Things and in the upcoming Showtime Series FLOTUS. For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to ADHD coach Kristen Carder about the 8 Executive Functions that people with ADHD struggle with, why ADHD-ers often get later in life diagnosis, and why you hate doing laundry. To learn more about Kristen's workshops and her podcast "I Have ADHD" go to her website: https://ihaveadhd.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to therapist and OCD specialist, Kimberley Quinlan about Exposure Therapy and Response Prevention (ERP) for intrusive thoughts, and how nothing you've ever thought could shock an OCD therapist. For more information on Kimberley's online CBT School please visit: https://www.cbtschool.com/store To get Kimberley's book “The Self Compassion Workbook for OCD” go here: https://www.newharbinger.com/9781684037766/the-self-compassion-workbook-for-ocd/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to therapist and author of "Toxic Positivity", Whitney Goodman. They talk about how positive thinking and believing that you can manifest things can bring a sense of control which causes more anxiety in people eventually and that the opposite of "positive thinking" is not "negative thinking." For more information on Whitney Goodman - to get her book or follow her on social media go to her website: https://sitwithwhit.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Dr. Nina Vasan about how entrepreneurs can change future of anxiety recovery, the experience of "compassionate search" online, and the Biopsychosocial model for anxiety recovery. Dr. Nina Vasan is the Chief Medical Officer of Real, a mental health care company building a new therapy model. Outside of her work at Real, she is a psychiatrist and professor at Stanford, where she is the Founder and Executive Director of Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation. She holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and completed Psychiatry Residency at Stanford School of Medicine, where she was Chief Resident.                                                                                                       FOR A FREE MONTH OF MEMBERSHIP TO REAL follow the steps below:  Go to join-real.com Select ‘join now' at the top  Select the monthly option and proceed to provide their member info At the paywall (where it asks you to input your credit card) there will be a section for a coupon code/promo – please enter: ANXIETYBITES Click complete and now you have one month free off a monthly membership to Real. Download the app to continue member onboarding, ultimately picking a Pathway to get started!                                                                             For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast To send an email to the show write to anxietybitesweekly at gmail dot com Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to award-winning research psychologist, Michael Addis PhD, about his book "Invisible Men: Men's Inner Lives and the Consequences of Silence" as well as his personal and clinical experience with anxiety in men due to the epidemic of men being taught to stay silent about their feelings and vulnerabilities. For more information go here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429974066/invisiblemen For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to Dr. Robert Meisner, MD, the founding Medical Director of The McLean Ketamine Service about developments in Ketamine for Anxious Depression but how ultimately there is no miracle drug for anxiety and the goal is to get people well enough to see benefits from mindfulness practices for anxiety. For more information on Dr. Robert Meisner, MD please go to: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/profile/robert-meisner For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen talks to author, Sarah Fay, about her new book "Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses" and why the DSM (The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) isn't always accurate. Sarah Fay is an author and activist. Her writing has appeared in many publications, just to name a few, the New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Paris Review where she served as an advisory editor. For more information on her book "Pathological..." and her work go to: https://sarahfay.org For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast  Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen reads and discusses listener emails about the Sunday Scaries, how to find a therapist, and more! Referenced in this episode: How to Find a Therapist https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-choose-the-right-therapist-for-you-4842306#toc-questions-to-ask-a-therapist-before-you-meet To get more information on Anxiety Bites go here: https://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to Dr. Zachary Rosenthal, clinical psychologist and Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. He is Director of the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation (CMER), where he leads a team conducting research, providing education, and developing clinical care pathways for Misophonia. For more information on Dr. Rosenthal's work go to: https://www.misophonia.duke.edu For more information about Misophonia - please visit: https://misophoniaeducation.com or https://misophonia-research.com/international-misophonia-research-network-imrn/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link and to get the takeaways for this episode please visit: http://www.jenkirkman.com/anxietybitespodcast Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to certified intimacy educator, Shan Boodram about how people can handle anxiety around sex. Boodram is a best-selling author with her book The Game of Desire. Her podcast Lovers and Friends with Shan Boodram is available everywhere podcasts are. She is now serving as a sex and relationship expert on Peacock's new dating show, Ex-Rated, hosted by Andy Cohen. She is also an intimacy expert and workshop facilitator on Netflix's #1 show Too Hot to Handle. To get all things Shan - go to her website: https://www.shanboodram.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to Anxiety Recovery podcaster and author, Drew Linsalata, about how his panic attacks started out of nowhere, how he licked his anxiety and it "came back" ten years later even bigger, and how he was agoraphobic and had to work from home before it was cool. Drew Linsalata is the creator and host of The Anxious Truth podcast. Having suffered with anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and depression several times over a 20 year period, Drew got it together once and for all in 2008. For the last 15 years Drew has been active in the online anxiety community, with his no-nonsense approach, working to use his experience and understanding to help those that are following down the path he's travelled. He's also a bestselling author of two books on anxiety and anxiety recovery. For more information on all of Drew's work visit: https://theanxioustruth.com/about-the-anxious-truth/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

YOU are the special guest today as Jen reads emails from listeners who want to share their anxiety tips, get some hope, and all things anxiety! For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to comedian Andy Kindler about not going to therapy until he was 60 for OCD and ADHD, how having OCD informs performing comedy and how it doesn't, and how to work on overcoming that negative self-image from childhood. To buy Andy's comedy album "Hence the Humor" go here: https://astrecords.com/products/hence-the-humor and to check out Andy's podcast "Thought Spiral" go here: https://thoughtspiral.libsyn.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Hi, Anxiety Bites fans! We are excited to announce Lady of the Road- a podcast that highlights influential and inspiring women. About Lady of the Road: In this inspiring, heartfelt and funny podcast, actor-comedian Arden Myrin from Shameless, Insatiable, Chelsea Lately and iHeartradio Podcast Will You Accept This Rose?; and Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated Bridgerton director Julie Anne Robinson have conversations with influential women about their lives and get self-help advice. Arden and Julie Anne are always looking to improve themselves. They figure there is no better source for learning how to be brave and taking risks in life than speaking with motivating, uplifting women like Joan Jett, Nicole Byer, Lauren Lapkus, Retta, Riki Lindhome, Kate Miccuci, Kate Walsh, Betsy Beers, Adjoa Andoh, Jen Kirkman, and more. Listen and subscribe to Lady of the Road on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to therapist and host of the You Need Therapy podcast, Kathryn DeFatta about the three adult attachment styles for love - Anxious, Avoidant, and Secure and Kat debunks the notion that people have "pickers that don't work." Kat is also the founder of Three Cords Therapy - a private practice in Nashville. For more info go here: https://threecordstherapy.com and to check out Kat's podcast go here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-you-need-therapy-72848161/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to comedian, best-selling author, TV host, and podcaster, Chelsea Handler about her experiences going to therapy, and working on feelings of childhood abandonment that prevented securely attached romantic relationships in her past. For more info on Chelsea's current stand-up tour go here: https://www.chelseahandler.com and to listen to the Dear Chelsea podcast go here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-dear-chelsea-81449817/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to psychotherapist Joshua Fletcher - who is also very well known as @anxietyjosh on Instagram. In addition to having a practice in the UK, Josh is an author and podcaster - and self-described "Anxiety Nerd" who across many mediums helps people with their anxiety symptoms. Josh talks about the lesser talked about anxiety symptoms like "Derealization" and "Depersonalization". For more information on "Anxiety Josh" visit his website here: https://www.thepanicroom.co.uk For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to Abbe Greenberg and Maggie Sarachek - aka "The Anxiety Sisters" about their decades long friendship, bonding over anxiety, helping a community of hundreds of thousands of anxious people, and some tips for surviving this third year of the pandemic. To join the Anxiety Sisters community, get their book or podcast - go here: https://anxietysisters.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen does a solo episode where she talks about what she's been facing lately with her anxiety - being unwilling to do what works on some days. We all know a lot of the things that help relieve anxiety but what stops us from putting them into practice? The answer is often perfectionism, negative self-talk, and other distorted thinking. To read about the link between Perfectionism and Panic Disorder click here: https://www.verywellmind.com/perfectionism-and-panic-disorder-2584391 and to get the Anxiety & Phobia Workbook click here: https://www.newharbinger.com/9781684034833/the-anxiety-and-phobia-workbook/?gclid=CjwKCAiA55mPBhBOEiwANmzoQvsrlkeJ_tPGP2iVskJsSmlsKRpI4WU-KM3bTNhylezsbY0uTR2IRBoC0HsQAvD_BwE For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to writer and radio personality John Moe about his depression and why he doesn't always feel the need to label his feelings as either depression or anxiety anymore. They talk about his childhood and how he's learning to reframe his upbringing and use his therapy tools to identify moments of cognitive distortion. John also talks about why he started his podcast Depresh Mode - what is it that compels him to help others by bringing conversations about mental health to light. To get John's book "The Hilarious World of Depression" and for all things John Moe go to: https://www.johnmoe.website/bio For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to writer and journalist Olga Mecking about her wildly popular book Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing. They talk about how doing nothing is different than mindfulness and meditation and that to do nothing has to have no goal - even though science shows that taking time to do nothing vastly improves our nervous system and creativity. For more information on Olga Mecking and her work go here: http://www.olgamecking.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to best-selling author and philanthropist Sarah Wilson about her memoir about anxiety, 'First, We Make the Beast Beautiful.' Sarah tells Jen that even the Dalai Lama told her he can't stop the chatter in his head, Charles Darwin had panic attacks, and how being playful, experimental, and curious in approaching our anxiety work is key. To get Sarah's latest book 'This One Wild and Precious Life' about hope and a path forward in a fractured world during climate change go to her website - where you'll also find info on all of her best-selling books, her blog, information on her speaking engagements and more at: https://www.sarahwilson.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett about her latest book, '7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain.' Dr. Barrett breaks down what is happening in the moments before a panic attack, and the mythology that won't die about humans having a lizard part of their brain that runs entirely on instinct and is the source of our emotions. Dr. Barrett explains how our brain functions and believes that the more we know about our brain the more we can understand why and when uncomfortable feelings might arise. For more information on Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett's work or to purchase her books go here: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to author Amanda Stern about her memoir, 'Little Panic.' They bond over having panic attacks as kids and talk about how using anxious coping mechanisms throughout childhood can affect our relationships later in life. To get Amanda's books or subscribe to her free mental health newsletter, "How To Live" go here: https://amandastern.com For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to PhD George Bonanno, about what counts as trauma and what is just chronic stress. How a PTSD diagnosis is determined. His research on the resiliency of humans and why he doesn't believe that America is facing a mental health crisis. Professor Bonanno heads up the "Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab" at Teachers College, Columbia University and is the author of the new book 'The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD.' To get George Bonanno's book go here: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56643994-the-end-of-trauma and for more information on Professor Bonanno's work visit his website: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/gab38/ For more information on Jen Kirkman, the host of Anxiety Bites, please go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to therapist, renowned grief expert, and author of 'Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief' Claire Bidwell Smith about how unexpressed grief can cause anxiety, how we cope with grieving while also living our lives, and why there is no such thing as closure. For more about Claire Bidwell Smith and her books and podcast go to: https://clairebidwellsmith.com For more information on host Jen Kirkman go to: https://jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen does a solo episode chronicling her history with having a phobia of air travel in honor of the release date of this episode, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving - usually the busiest travel day of the year. Jen talks about writing wills on airplanes, running to try to stop the pilot from a take-off, medication mishaps, and finally the recovery from fearful flyer to fearless flyer. The episode ends with a guided Progressive Muscle Relaxation from Jen.  For more information on Jen Kirkman - the host of Anxiety Bites - go here: jenkirkman.bio.link Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Contarino Panning about her work with adolescents with anxiety. They also discuss the rise in anxiety among college students and how simple things like nature and building a life work well along with therapy in curbing anxiety. Dr. Panning also coined the term "Trump Anxiety Disorder" and was a contributer to the 2017 book: 'The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.' For more information on Dr. Panning's work click here: https://www.evanstonpsychologists.com/our-evanston-therapists/dr-jennifer-contarino-panning-evanston-psychologist/ Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jen talks to former ABC newsman and current podcast host of "Ten Percent Happier" Dan Harris about his famous panic attack on air on ABC news in 2004, how a Type-A workaholic went from embedded war reporting to becoming the host of a podcast about meditation, and how stress does not help us succeed. Watch Dan's famous panic attack on air here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qo4uPxhUzU Get Dan's books "10% Happier" and "Mediation For Fidgety Skeptics" here: https://www.tenpercent.com/dan-harris-books and listen to Dan's hugely popular podcast Ten Percent Happier here: https://www.tenpercent.com/ten-percent-happier-podcast Anxiety Bites is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and co-produced by Dylan Fagan and JJ Posway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com