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The Dr. Leaf Show

Podcast 389: The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding & Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Sign up to become a Neurocycle Certified Facilitator today and get 25% OFF! The first training will be August 4-7 in Dallas, Texas. Just use code INAUG25 to get your discount: https://neurocycleinstitute.com EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to holistic psychiatrist,  Dr. Ellen Vora about the importance of taking a functional medicine approach to mental health, addressing imbalances at the root, taking a whole person approach to wellbeing, her amazing new book The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response, exploring what anxiety tells us, why women are often accused of being more anxious than men, anxiety and hormonal changes, and so much more! Read the blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-anatomy-of-anxiety-understanding-overcoming-the-body-s-fear-response Get Dr. Vora's book here: https://ellenvora.com/book/ OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Best Fiends: Download Best Fiends for FREE from the App Store or Google play. Plus, earn even more with $5 worth of in-game rewards when you reach level 5. That’s Friends, without the r—Best Fiends. -Amen Clinics: Visit amenclinics.com/drleaf and use the promo code DRLEAF10 to get 10% off your first evaluation. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 4:00 Dr. Vora’s new book The Anatomy of Anxiety 4:40 Anxiety is not just in your head 6:00 Why you should stop believing this mental healthcare myth 8:10 Why there is more to mental health than our genes 13:00 There are things we can do right now to improve our mental health! 15:04 How our modern environment can impact our mental health 15:30 Psychotropic medications & mental health 18:00 Anxiety as a signal 19:44 The difference between false anxiety & true anxiety 28:00 Mental health & addressing the whole person 29:20 Women & mental health 40:20 Simple ways to start managing anxiety 42:15 Mental health is physical health ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app -Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! -Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:44.1

Hi, I'm Dr. Caroline Leif and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mace.

0:54.4

In today's podcast, I interview psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Voira.

0:58.9

She's a holistic psychiatrist, acupunctrist and yoga teacher.

1:02.7

She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health considering the whole person

1:06.8

and addressing imbalances at their root.

1:09.5

Dr. Voira received a BA from Yale and her MD from Columbia and she's born certified

1:14.3

in psychiatry and integrative holistic medicine.

1:17.2

In today's interview, we talk about her new book, The Anatomy of Anxiety.

1:20.9

We really focus in on instead of asking, how can I stop doing so anxious?

1:26.1

We should actually be asking, what is my anxiety telling me?

1:30.1

It's natural to resist uncomfortable feelings and culturally leaving so taught to view anxiety

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