Ep 96 - Dr. Anita Phillips: Normalizing Anxiety, Radical Compassion And The Healing Power of Awkward Hugs

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In these stressful post-pandemic years, more and more of us find ourselves struggling with mental health. Whether you’re experiencing a battle in your own mind or watching a loved one wade through panic attacks and face anxiety daily, it’s helpful to remember there are things you can do to help. Nationally acclaimed trauma therapist, Oprah contributor and host of In The Light podcast, Dr. Anita Phillips, joins Paula for a conversation at the intersection of mental health, faith and culture. Years after experiencing childhood trauma, Dr. Anita would discover her search for healing was also a larger calling to champion others suffering from mental health issues. In this intimate conversation, hear Dr. Anita’s advice to Paula and anyone parenting or walking alongside someone struggling and her unveiling of the misunderstanding many of us have on emotions. Learn practical tips for reframing your thinking, how to best show up when those you love are struggling and why weighted blankets and 20 second hugs are completely underrated. Keep up with Dr. Anita over at AnitiaPhillips.com. Check out Dr. Anita’s podcast, In The Light Follow Dr. Anita on Instagram @DrAnitaPhillips Grab your copy of Paula’s new book, “You Don’t Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom Guilt and Find a Better Way Forward'' ! Visit PaulaFarisOfficial.com to find out how you can join her in Tennessee on the #YDHTCIA meet and greet book store tour! Don’t miss Paula’s biweekly newsletter where she shares facts, favorites, fun… and giveaways! Visit PaulaFarisOfficial.com and scroll to the bottom to add your email to the list. Learn everything about Paula’s company CARRY Media and sign up for The CARRY ALL, THE essential weekly newsletter for the working mom that drops every Sunday! Follow along with CARRY Media on social media: @carry_media Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple

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0:00.0	Access More.
0:02.0	Hi friends, it's Paula, and if you know me, you know that I have a heart for empowering people to live the life that they were meant for.
0:12.0	So I invite you to join me and my friends each week as we dive into really honest conversations about life, struggles, triumphs, and everything in between. I hope that these
0:22.7	stories equip you and what you're called to do and who you're called to be. So come on in to
0:28.8	the Paula Ferris Faith and Calling podcast. Hey friends, I'm sure you're aware that we are seeing
0:36.9	record levels of anxiety and mental health issues in this country.
0:41.8	And in all transparency, I am seeing a therapist right now for things that I'm carrying in my life.
0:47.8	And one of those things is the severe anxiety of my youngest child.
0:52.8	I have mentioned this to you guys before. My youngest
0:55.7	Landon was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder about a year ago, generalized anxiety disorder.
1:02.2	He was diagnosed with ticks and Tourette's. And it's a lot to carry. And I don't always know
1:08.5	how to help him. So I wanted to bring in someone today that can really help all of us
1:14.9	understand whether or not we are experiencing anxiety and mental health issues. I'm sure all of us
1:20.5	know someone who is experiencing those things. We can exacerbate people's symptoms who are struggling with mental health issues
1:29.8	when we reject them for it, when we are impatient about it, when we get to that point of like,
1:37.4	oh, I just need you to get yourself together, just stop it. Remember that as hard as it is on you,
1:42.8	it's harder on the person who is experiencing it.
1:47.4	The bomb is going off inside of them. That's Dr. Anita Phillips. She has contributed to Oprah,
1:54.1	and she's a trauma therapist. And that's something that she pursued based on her own experience.
1:59.7	Started experiencing trauma at a very young age before there was a word for it for me.
2:03.8	And before it was a public conversation, I had an older sister who developed symptoms of
2:10.1	a severe mental illness when I was about seven years old, six or seven years old.
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