1006: Using The Power Of Awe To Overcome Anxiety
The Anxiety Coaches Podcast
Gina Ryan
4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In today's episode, Gina discusses a book she recently read that contains tools that can help you overcome anxiety. Specifically, these tools are designed to help empower individuals to discover a sense of awe in their life, practically at will. Being able to touch into the power of the state of awe can be a great benefit to those on the anxiety clearing journey. Listen in and find out how to harness the power of awe and expand your healing journey today!
The book referred to in today’s episode
by Jake Eagle LPC and Michael Amster MD
Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!
https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/
Thank you for supporting The Anxiety Coaches Podcast.
Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/
Here's what's included for $5/month:
❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday
❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes
❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind
❤ And more fun surprises along the way!
All this in your favorite podcast app!
To learn more go to:
https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com
Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program
Learn more about our One-on-One Coaching
Quote:
People say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.
-Salma Hayek
Chapters0:00:24 Introduction to The Power of Awe
0:06:47 Link to The Power of Awe in Show Notes
0:12:43 Awe as an Effective Tool
0:17:42 The AWE Method Explained
0:20:36 Finding Joy and Presence Through Awe
SummaryIn this episode, I share insights from the book "The Power of Awe," authored by Jake Eagle and Michael Amster, MD. The book introduces the AWE method, which stands for Attention, Wait, Exhale, and Expand. This method is a simple 3-step process that can be practiced in 5 to 15 seconds to induce awe, a powerful emotion with several benefits. Awe can be experienced at any moment throughout the day, making it a practical tool for enhancing mindfulness and promoting wellness. The authors highlight how awe can alleviate depression and anxiety by shifting one's perspective and fostering a positive feedback loop. They also discuss the limitations of traditional treatments like medication and therapy, emphasizing the importance of integrating practices like the AWE method into mental health care. By focusing on being present and appreciating the wonders around us, individuals can cultivate a sense of awe and tap into its transformative potential.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Anxiety Coaches |
| 0:08.9 | Coaches podcast, a relaxing and informative show where we explore anxiety, panic and PTSD sharing how you can overcome them for life. |
| 0:22.0 | Aloha, welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches Podcast. I'm your host and coach Gina Ryan, |
| 0:30.3 | and I am so happy to be with you again today as together we can consider the many ways to bring |
| 0:38.2 | your mind and body back to its natural peace and calm. In today's episode I wanted to share with you an awesome |
| 0:49.0 | book that I was sent by the authors by their publisher actually and I wanted to share it because |
| 0:58.5 | it is exactly what we have been looking for. As far as overcoming burnout, anxiety, ease chronic pain, find |
| 1:10.0 | clarity and |
| 1:15.0 | I get a lot of purpose in less than one minute per day. |
| 1:16.0 | I get a lot of books and I don't talk about most of them. |
| 1:20.0 | But when I get one that really speaks to me, I love sharing it with you. |
| 1:25.2 | And this is one of them. |
| 1:26.8 | And the title of it is The Power of Aw. |
| 1:30.4 | And so let me tell you a little bit about the authors to begin with because who writes these things right who are these people and they are Jake Eagle and he is a psychotherapist, a mindfulness instructor and a fellow |
| 1:48.1 | member trainer of the International Association of NLP. |
| 1:53.0 | And so the co-author is Michael Amster, MD, |
| 1:58.0 | and he's a physician and a faculty member of the Truro School of Medicine and he has 20 years of |
| 2:05.2 | experience as a pain management specialist and he is currently the |
| 2:10.0 | founding director of the pain management department at Santa Cruz Community |
| 2:16.0 | Health. |
| 2:17.0 | So we're talking about some very interesting people here that teamed up because they both practice this and so what is it like so what |
| 2:28.6 | it is is think about awe we all have experienced awe and so experiencing awe does not require any demanding discipline. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Gina Ryan, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Gina Ryan and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.