While planning our road trip home from Mesa, a bit of travel anxiety returned. I've often used distraction and avoidance during times like this, but I know they're not true long-term solutions. Are there better choices?
CHAPTERS
0:00:00 good morning0:01:09 talkin' about anxiety0:01:51 distraction & avoidance0:03:24 obsessing about the weather0:04:48 health worries0:05:26 sometimes distraction helps0:06:08 avoiding the news0:08:11 two questions0:09:19 two choices0:10:0...
While planning our road trip home from Mesa, a bit of travel anxiety returned. I've often used distraction and avoidance during times like this, but I know they're not true long-term solutions. Are there better choices?
CHAPTERS
0:00:00 good morning
0:01:09 talkin' about anxiety
0:01:51 distraction & avoidance
0:03:24 obsessing about the weather
0:04:48 health worries
0:05:26 sometimes distraction helps
0:06:08 avoiding the news
0:08:11 two questions
0:09:19 two choices
0:10:07 sometimes we can't push through
0:10:34 careful with distraction & avoidance
0:11:07 understanding the core
0:12:28 the right counselor can help
0:13:19 drugs are another escape
0:14:03 driving anxiety
0:14:56 what ifs & mindfulness
0:15:50 today will be a good day
0:16:55 my wife says hi
0:17:38 hate recording in front of others
0:18:38 believing our lives can be better
REFERENCES
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Mayo Clinic)
— https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610https:/www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610
What is Mindfulness? A Simple Practice for Greater Wellbeing
— https://www.healthline.com/health/mind-body/what-is-mindfulness
— Crystal Hoshaw, Healthline.com
Feeling Anxious? 7 Coping Skills to Try
— https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/coping-skills-for-anxiety
— Steph Coelho, PsychCentral, October 29, 2021
RECODING INFO
— RECORDED: Saturday, March 2, 2024
— LOCATION: Mesa, Arizona
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PODCAST SUMMARY
Welcome to “uneven,” a podcast about life, anxiety, and being human. In such a chaotic world, how do we better our lives and the lives of those around us? Maybe, just maybe, we might find a few solutions together. Join veteran podcaster D E Foster as he explores the intimate struggles so many of us experience — often in silence. I hope you’ll join us.
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