Summary:
In this episode we celebrate 100 episodes of The Anxiety Podcast, I discuss the future, read out some of your feedback and announce The Anxiety Journal.
Links:
Get my End Anxiety Tool Kit here: http://timjpcollins.com/free
Here is the Tony Hawk Video I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnvPt_a7iOQ
In this particular episode you will learn:
- What it was like for me to start the anxiety podcast even though I wasn't sure I was ready
- How if you wait till things are perfect you may never start
- I read out lots of your awesome feedback
- I announce The Anxiety Journal and what it's going to include
Summary:
In this episode I speak to Jason Connell about his year of sobriety. We talk about why he decided to take a break from drinking and how people responded to it.
Links:
Jasons article on sobriety: http://jasonconnell.co/sobriety/
In this particular episode you will learn:
- How Jason was a child magician and learnt a valuable skill to overcoming anxiety
- How the pressure of performing in terms of public speaking built up for Jason to the extent where he decided it wasn't for him
- Shifting mindset to what is possible instead of what could go wrong
- How Jason set out to take a year off of drinking
- What happened when he took a month off of drinking each year
- Why everyone should take 30 days off a year
- How stopping drinking pushes buttons in other people
- Some tips to consider when embarking on a 30 day drinking break
In this episode I answer a listeners question.
How do I stop waking up feeling anxious?
To get my End Anxiety Toolkit go to http://timjpcollins.com/free
Summary:
In this episode I discuss how I'm letting go of belongings, moving and getting ready to travel the world. I talk about embracing the uncertainty of the future.
Links:
Get my End Anxiety Tool Kit here: http://timjpcollins.com/free
In this particular episode you will learn:
- How minimalising my closet makes each day easier
- How we decided to do some traveling
- How as we sell things the weight is lifted
- Why the deferred life plan doesn't work
- I'm open to the fact that I may get this wrong
- Be open to the possibilities
- Less stuff and less concrete feels more freeing
To get my End Anxiety Tool Kit go to: http://timjpcollins.com/free
Summary:
In this episode I speak to Ashley Wiles about running, building confidence and empowering young people.
Ashley Wiles is the Founder and CEO of Sole Programs (Sole Girls, Sole Awesome and Sole4Boys), Youth Speaker, Life Coach, 2xIron(wo)man, Ironman 70.3 World Championship competitor and Mental Health Advocate! She grew up in a family of runners, starting running at 5 years old, and now runs and competes in marathons and triathlons around the world. After seeing Amanda Todd’s video in 2012, she created Sole Girls, a program for girls to build their confidence, connect with mentors and combine that with a love for physical activity. Sole Girls has empowered over 600 girls in the past 3 years and Ashley was named top 10 young entrepreneurs to watch in Vancouver by the Globe and Mail and top Motivators in Canada by Impact Magazine!
She has previously spoke At TedxKidsBC, Rogers Arena, SheTalks as well as schools in Canada and in Spain! Sole Girls was named top 5 small business n BC with a Community Impact by Small Business BC, and has expanded to 12 locations and encompasses workshops across Canada, leadership summits for young women and events for moms to connect more with their tweens.
Links:
Ashley's ted talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Uw0NiseBM
Connect with Sole Girls
Amanda Todd's Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7afkypUsc
In this particular episode you will learn:
- How having anxiety made Ashley not eat or sleep properly
- How running was her way to remove the anxiety
- How Ashley didn't really know it was wrong to feel that way
- How recommitting to physical health made the anxiety start to dissipate
- How watching the Amanda Todd video inspired Ashley to heal herself and to help others
- How Ashley created "Sole Girls"
- How you should just take the first step
- Exercise provides great communities
- "Confidence isn't something you can go to the store and buy, you have to earn it and you have to work for it"
Summary:
In this episode I will answer a listeners question.
This weeks question:
"How do I know when I chose to back off something that it's the best decision? Ex: declining an extra responsibility at work because it will add to my stress OR am I declining it because I'm scared of the increase in anxiety it will cause? Does this make sense?"
Summary:
In this episode I discuss drinking alcohol and how it affects our anxiety. I also suggest some things that may help if you decide to go ahead and drink anyway i.e. how to manage the hangover.
Links:
Get my End Anxiety Tool Kit here: http://timjpcollins.com/free
In this particular episode you will learn:
- First of all decide if in fact you do want to drink
- You will push buttons in other people if you avoid drinking
- Why you should hydrate while you drink
- How you can choose your drinks and be accountable while you're drinking
- Why it's important to know your limit
- Why you should get a paranoia buddy and what you can do with them
- It's important to make sure you don't have any major things going on the day after you drink
- Why you shouldn't text when drinking
- Be gentle on yourself when you're hungover
- How drinking can interrupt your sleep
- Realize that you may get an elevated heart beat or irregular heart beat from drinking
Summary:
In this episode I speak to Sean Croxton about his experience with anxiety. We also get into a discussion around mindset, shifting the paradigm and being polarizing amongst other things
Seans Bio (written by Sean):
I am SUCH a nerd.
I like to hang around my house and read books. In fact, I order them much faster than I can consume them. Thanks, Amazon…
I happened to like reading so much that I thought it would be a good idea to start interviewing the authors. That’s when I launched my first podcast, Underground Wellness Radio, way back in 2008, when no one really knew what a podcast was.
Oh, wait. The podcast came second. In 2007, I launched a YouTube channel about health. Basically, I took really complicated matters of health and made them easy for my viewers to understand. It was an instant hit. Probably, in part, because there weren’t many health channels on YouTube back then. But also because I brought some “edu-tainment” to a space dominated by jargon the average person couldn’t quite understand.
Anyway, back to the podcast. Underground Wellness Radio ran for 7 years, with 348 episodes about all things real food and functional medicine, with a sprinkle of personal development on the side.
In late 2015, I decided to close up shop at Underground Wellness. It was time for something new — to turn things upside down, to talk and write about personal development with a sprinkle of health on the side.
At the time of this writing, my new podcast, The Sessions with Sean Croxton, has just debuted. Back to the beginning. I’m excited for what’s to come.
In this particular episode you will learn:
- How Sean got started in business, on youtube and podcasting
- How Sean was always quiet and had to build up the courage to talk to people when suffering with social anxiety
- How Sean had his first panic attack while doing some personal training
- What Sean's experience was like with medication
- How the social anxiety isn't completely gone and Sean's ok with that
- What Sean's motivational influences were
- How we have the power to choose what we're going to accept and reject
- You're either moving forwards or moving backwards, there is no standing still
- How Sean went through a paradigm shift
- "In order to change your life, you have to change yourself"
- How to be unapologetically you
Summary:
In this episode I will answer a listeners question.
This weeks question:
How do I establish a gratitude practice?
Here are a few of the reasons why a gratitude is so cool:
- Increased self esteem and confidence
- Decreased Anxiety, Stress & Tension
- Stronger immune systems and lower blood pressure
- Feeling less lonely and isolated
- Improves physical and mental health
- Makes us more social
- Makes us more likely to exercise
- Increases quality of sleep
- Makes us more optimistic
- Gratitude reduces materialism
Summary:
In this episode I talk about the 3 C's and how you can start using them today.
What do I do when my Anxiety Shows up?
Curiosity, Courage & Compassion.
Do the 3 C's
Write the 3 c's on your hand in the morning when your doing your journaling as a reminder.
It's essentially how I ask people to respond to anxiety when it shows up.
CURIOSITY
i.e. what's the message here ? Am I safe ? I wonder why it's here ? This engages your pre frontal cortex. Anxiety is kicked off by your croc brain (amygdala) and this allows us to pattern interrupt and bring a question to the table.
This breaks the fear cycle.
COURAGE
Be prepared to feel the feelings and be uncomfortable until it passes. Get to know your anxiety, embrace it.
COMPASSION
Anxiety sufferers are amazing at beating the shit out of themselves with guilt, shame, worry and embarrassment.
Realize it's not your fault, be gentle on yourself. And let it pass.
Summary:
In this episode I talk to Jillian Arany about her experience with anxiety/ depression and dealing with it while going through university.
Jillian moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia to start her undergraduate degree in Marine Biology and Environmental Science. She graduated in May 2013 and moved to a small town named Wolfville, about an hour outside of Halifax, to persue her Masters Degree in Biology while still working with fisheries.
Jillian is an avid runner and regularly runs both half marathons and full marathons.
In this particular episode you will learn:
- How Jillian got anxiety in the first place
- What she chose to do about it
- How she got into running
- What kinds of support are available to you at university
- How Jillian wrote down her worries to get them out of her head
- Why it's important to have a pre game routine
- Jillian's views on how the use of technology can affect people
Summary:
In this episode I will answer a listeners question.
This weeks question:
"I have committed to overcoming my anxiety and working on myself and doing whatever it takes to have less anxiety in my life in the future. However, my friend also has pretty severe anxiety and I speak to them on the phone regularly and listening to them complain about their anxiety upsets me. I've make numerous suggestions but they are unwilling to do any of the work required to improve and just want to complain to me about it. What do I do?"
Summary:
In this episode I share my vision for changing the way people with Anxiety are treated.
My Vision is:
A world where everyone has the necessary tools, information and support to overcome Anxiety.
To empower people to avoid the default of just taking medication/ drugs, which often just make things worse.
To let everyone know they are not weird, broken or damaged, they are just human. Everyone struggles.
That the answer we search for externally is ALWAYS within us and alignment to our truth is the solution.
That a bigger life is waiting for you on the other side of courage.
You are enough.
You are not alone.