The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

Episoade

• 1264: How Claire Weekes Explained Anxiety: First Fear, Second Fear and Real Recovery 19.07.2026 20min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses an important component of Claire Weekes' conception of anxiety: first fear and second fear. First fear is the body's initial alarm response to a threat or other aversive stimulus in the environment. We cannot control first fear. Second fear includes the thoughts and interpretations of the first fear. It is with second fear that anxiety grows into an intense, unpleasant, chronic syndrome. It is also with second fear that we can influence if not outright control our response. Listen in to learn more about this distinction and how to gain better control over second fear and start to eliminate your anxiety today!
• 1263: Claire Weekes Was Right: What We Know About Anxiety Recovery Today 15.07.2026 19min

  In today;s episode, Gina introduces a new series she is doing on the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, devoted to helping update Claire Weekes' anxiety recovery methods to our contemporary vocabulary and world. Specifically in this episode, the point that anxiety recovery is not about eliminating fear but adapting how we come to meet fear, is emphasized. Listen in for more discussion about Claire Weekes' work and what to expect in upcoming episodes!
• 1262: Classic ACP Listener Q And A: How To Relax In A Social Situation 12.07.2026 19min

  Today's episode we have a listener question from the Send Voicemail Tab on our website. Kellie asks about how to deal with building anxiety when in a social setting.
• 1261: Gentle Affirmations For Anxiety: Urgency And Feeling Behind In Life 08.07.2026 17min

  In today's episode, Gina shares a number of affirmations designed especially for when we are feeling anxiety around time pressure, urgency and the feeling of being behind in our lives. Repeating these affirmations to ourselves throughout the day can take advantage of a shaping and adaptation process our body and mind undergo based on what we give our attention. Use these affirmations throughout the day and begin to adapt your mind and body to a better, more peaceful life today!
• 1260: You Are Not Behind: Healing Time Anxiety From Within 05.07.2026 19min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses the role of time in our anxiety healing journey, and specifically, our thoughts and perceptions of time. Urgency and the role of technology, constant notifications and information overload in exacerbating our anxiety are important factors discussed in this show. Listen in for tools and strategies you can use to reduce the effects of these factors that seem to rob us of our time and space. Start feeling better today!
• 1259: Feeling Stuck In Anxiety: Why It Doesnt Mean Youre Not Healing 01.07.2026 22min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses how feeling stuck in our anxiety recovery journey is inevitable and that it does not mean we are not successfully on the path towards clearing our anxiety. The nervous system learns and changes through repetition and it can be particularly helpful to experience safety repeatedly. Listen in to learn how to teach your nervous system it is safe and start dialing down your anxiety today!
• 1258: Classic ACP What Is Depression? 28.06.2026 13min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses depression, both as a condition in its own right and in the context of anxiety. Anxiety can both accompany depression and also lead to depression. Some suggestions for how to handle depression are offered.
• 1257: From Listening To Living The Tools: Diane's Anxiety Recovery Journey Part 2 24.06.2026 16min

  In today's episode, Gina shares the last part of her interview with listener Diane, who finishes her wisdom and experience from her own anxiety clearing journey and how ACP has helped her along the way. A key part of her message describes the differences between signals from the body and signals from the mind (and the external world). Being able to discern between the two have been very helpful for her. Diane shares a number of other practices that have help her in her anxiety clearing journey, listen in and try them out for yourself!
• 1256: From Listening To Living The Tools: Diane's Anxiety Recovery Journey 21.06.2026 17min

  In today's episode, Gina shares part one of an interview she conducted with a long time group member and listener of The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Diane shares her own wisdom and experience in overcoming the worst of her anxiety and how the show helped her do it. Listen in for some simple steps to help you maximize your benefit from listening to the show in your own anxiety clearing journey.
• 1255: When Breathwork Backfires: Why Trying To Calm Anxiety Can Make It Worse 17.06.2026 18min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses the important tool of breathwork for calming anxiety. Specifically, breathwork is addressed in the frame of when it goes wrong: sometimes, trying to use breathwork with the wrong idea in mind can make anxiety worse. Listen in for a better understanding of how using breathwork in the wrong ways or at the wrong times can make anxiety worse, and how to use breathwork in a gentler way to help get the most benefit out of it.
• 1254: When The Blood Pressure Cuff Becomes The Stress: White Coat Syndrome And Blood Pressure Anxiety 14.06.2026 21min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses health anxiety, especially in the context of the dreaded blood pressure reading at the doctor's office. It is important to remember that the blood pressure reading is simply information and the machine and entire process are not in themselves harmful, though they can be uncomfortable. Listen in for practical tips on how to disrupt the anxiety cycle that can form around blood pressure and other medical testing and start to feel more calm!
• 1253: Existential Anxiety: Why So Many Of Us Feel Lost Overwhelmed And Emotionally Exhausted 10.06.2026 19min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses a common theme of many individual's anxiety: rumination about self-existence and threats and uncertainty surrounding this existence. An interesting idea to consider is that these thoughts and feelings relating to existential anxiety can come up when changes are afoot and old coping patterns are no longer helpful. Listen in for tips and suggestions on how to handle this sort of anxiety and how you can use it (and the recovery tools) to grow into a more resilient, happier and stable you!
• 1252: How To Ride The Wave Of Anxiety Instead Of Fighting It With Urge Surfing 07.06.2026 19min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses urge surfing as a technique for relating to our stress and anxiety differently, interpreting such signals less like immediate emergencies and more like fleeting, temporary conditions. Urges like overthinking, checking, and scrolling are included. We can use urge surfing to observe these often powerful urges, rather then simply reacting to them. Listen in and learn how to use urge surfing to your immediate benefit and give yourself more space and grace.
• 1251: Listen To This When You Can't Relax Or Let Go 03.06.2026 22min

  In today's episode, Gina shares a discussion and meditation designed to help you get calm and relax during the most anxious and upsetting moments. This is one of the shows you have been looking for! Use this podcast episode to release tension during those times when you are all wound up! A soothing guided meditation to help guide you out of your most anxious moments is included!
• 1250: Classic ACP Grief and Anxiety Listener Q and A Speakpipe 31.05.2026 16min

  In today's episode, Gina responds to a listener question regarding grief and anxiety. Gina offers strategies for coping with the generally disturbing combination of grief and anxiety, particularly in the case of losing someone close to you. Gina underlines the particular emotions that are exhibited when experiencing grief as well as techniques that can be used to enhance and maintain support and self-care.
• 1249: When Anxiety Feels Physical: Dizziness, Brain Fog, And Feeling Unsteady 27.05.2026 21min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses some of the more disturbing physical symptoms that anxiety can present us with. These symptoms can strike us at any time and often lead us to think there is something medically wrong with us. A range of these symptoms are explored: what causes them and what can be done to quiet them when we realize that anxiety is the cause. Listen in for great tips on how to reduce and eliminate some of anxiety's worst bodily sensations and symptoms!
• 1248: Anxiety, Stress And The Vagus Nerve: Small Things That Help You Feel Safe Again 24.05.2026 22min

  In today's episode, Gina shares some key tips to help you strengthen your vagus nerve to help you feel safer and more stable. A description of how the vagus nerve connects the brain and body is included, as is how it can influence a range of anxiety related symptoms, including sleep and digestive problems. A number of ways you can strengthen your vagus nerve are also included. Helping signal to your brain that you are safe can go a long way to restoring your sense of peace and balance.
• 1247: Why Do Longer Days Make Me Anxious: Listener Q And A 20.05.2026 22min

  In today's episode, Gina answers a listener question about how longer days in the summertime can actually seem to make himself more anxious. This is contrary to the pattern more commonly observed of less light in the winter months causing more depression and anxiety. The importance of regular sleep is discussed as well as how the darkness (more plentiful in winter months) can actually provide a sense of closure and comfort at the end of the day. Listen in for advice on how to adapt to the lengthening of the daylight hours during spring and summer!
• 1246: Intrusive Thoughts And Anxiety: 3 Gentle Steps To Stop The Fear Spiral 17.05.2026 20min

  In today's episode, Gina discusses how to deal with intrusive thoughts, especially as they manifest for people with anxiety. Intrusive thoughts can be very common for individuals with overstimulated minds and bodies. They can be highly disturbing, as well. Listen in for tips on how to address your intrusive thoughts: calm the mind, thoughts and body.
• 1245: Small Daily Things That Quiet Anxiety Naturally 13.05.2026 20min

  In today's episode, Gina explores small, simple actions that can help individuals calm anxiety. Through small, incremental steps, anxiety can be lessened, both in the immediate sense as well as the longer term sense. Many of these actions are easy to implement, such as stepping outside for some exposure to the sunlight. Listen in for many more easy to use actions you can start to use today and feel more peace and calm!