Welcome to episode 253 of Live Happy Now.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and I'm so glad that you chose to make us part of your week.

There's no question that we're experiencing a chaotic time right now, and we've heard so many

concerns from people who are worried about COVID-19, about the financial toll it's already

taking, and what this means for the future.

We're all learning how to manage this new normal that, frankly, doesn't feel normal at all.

The good news is there are ways that we can find calm in the midst of this chaos, and today

we've invited Aaron Pickney back to give us tips on how to make the most of our current situation.

Aaron is a Nashville-based therapist specializing in recovery from anxiety and depression,

and she's here to give a few suggestions on how we can decrease our anxiety and increase our sense of well-being.

Erin, welcome back to Live Happy Now.

It's great to have you on the show again. Thanks. It's great to be back.

Well, we have a lot to talk about today because as you and I had talked earlier, we didn't really expect to be talking on the air again this soon.

But there's a lot going on and a lot of things that people need some reassurance with.

And you are the person we need to talk to about this.

All right.

Happy to be it.

Obviously, there's a lot of anxiety going on right now.

And I think one of the things I want to understand is what is causing us so much anxiety

because I hear different things from different people. As a therapist, as a professional, what is causing us so much anxiety? Because I hear different things from different people

as a therapist, as a professional. What is it that you see causing us the most anxiety right now?

You know, it's interesting because you would think more people were being super anxious about

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