How do we accept anxiety and willfully tolerate it?

Today, we're talking about the role of core values and doing what matters when triggered.

So let's go.

Hello, everybody.

Welcome back to The Anxious Truth.

This is the podcast and YouTube channel that covers all things anxiety, anxiety disorders, and anxiety recovery.

This is part three and our little three-part series on accepting anxiety.

In parts one and two, which would be episodes 309 and 310 of this podcast, we explored how to observe our anxious experiences mindfully and how to begin opening up to different

ways of responding when we're anxious. Today, we're going to dive into something that might

sound simple, but actually runs surprisingly deep, which is using our values to guide our

responses when anxiety shows up. It's complicated, but we'll get to it, right? So if you are new here to

the anxious truth, I am Drew Lin-Salada, I am creator and host of this podcast. I am a therapist

practicing under-supervision pre-licensed in the state of New York, at least as of early 2025,

specializing in the treatment of anxiety and anxiety disorders. I am a former sufferer of these

exact problems,

including panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, and depression for many years of my life, but better now.

I'm also a three-time author on this topic, a social media advocate, a content creator,

and I am trying to use my experience and now my formal training and expertise to help other people

get through the problems that I once got through myself.

So when you listen to The Anxious Truth or watch these podcast episodes, remember that I'm talking from

academic theoretical professional standpoint, but also from a personal standpoint. I will never try to

hold up my personal experiences as the things that you should do. But keep in mind that I do

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