Episode 478: Self-care series: Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression with Dr. Ellen Vora

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Dr. Ellen Vora is on the show this week to share several holistic approaches to the treatment of anxiety. Ellen is a holistic psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health—considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root. In this episode, we talk about whether or not we are experiencing an anxiety epidemic, strategies for addressing anxiety, the difference between “false” and “true” anxiety, and so much more. I am beyond excited to introduce you to her. She is so smart and has a wealth of information. I had so many questions for her. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! Some other topics we explore: The cause of the anxiety epidemic (10:15) Ellen talks about her approach to defining anxiety, “false anxiety” and some strategies for addressing it (13:43) The connection between hormones, birth control, and mood regulation (18:06) The role of psychedelics in treating anxiety and the mystical experience hypothesis (23:14) Ellen shares her controversial views on sunshine, why our bodies benefit from the sun, and some healthy ways to get sun exposure (31:00) How we can realistically improve our sleep and why is scrolling on our phones at night relevant to anxiety (42:42) Ellen’s hot-take on the effects of nutrient-dense diets on post-partum depression and anxiety (51:50) http://andreaowen.com/478 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	It's your birthright to feel well. But this modern environment with our traumas, with our
0:34.8	inflammatory foods, with our nutrient, nutritionally bankrupt foods,
0:39.5	with our blue light after sunset, this environment sets us up to be anxious.
0:44.2	And so we always have options to take to support that, but you don't need to feel overwhelmed by it.
0:49.7	Think of it as a buffet.
0:51.1	Reach for what resonates, what feels accessible.
0:53.4	That's where you start.
0:59.8	Maybe you make a little bit of incremental progress and the next change starts to feel within reach.
1:04.7	You're listening to Make Some Noise Podcast, episode number 478 with guest, Dr. Ellen Vora. Welcome to Make Some Noise podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
1:20.2	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007,
1:25.3	an author of three books that have been translated into 18 languages
1:29.4	and are available in 22 countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson that will
1:35.1	help you maximize unshakable confidence, master resilience, and make some noise in your
1:41.0	life. You ready? Let's go. Hey, everyone, welcome to another episode of the
1:50.4	podcast. I'm so glad that you're here. You know what? I'm drinking right now that I'm kind of
1:56.3	wishing I never bought this. By the way, this is not a sponsor ad. This is just me telling you how delicious
2:01.7	something is and it was sitting in front of me. And I have ADHD. So that's apparently how my
2:06.2	mind works. I'm going to talk about this thing. Duncan Donuts iced coffee. I have,
2:12.0	I don't think I've ever had one. Not an iced coffee. I've had their coffee, regular coffee.
2:16.4	And I bought it at the grocery
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