Rewiring Anxiety - Anxiety Course Day 3

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Buy the course Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills Your brain is wired to adapt to circumstances, it can physically rewire itself based on how you think and the experiences you have. The human brain is one of the most complex, brilliant, and amazingly powerful creations in the world. So why the heck does it make so many anxious thoughts, why can it make us miserable sometimes? There are some ways we accidentally teach our brain to be more anxious. Let me show you. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Therapy in a Nutschell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family
0:05.0	therapist, and it's my mission to create easy to understand educational content about therapeutic
0:10.3	skills and topics that anyone can use in their daily life. Stay tuned until the end of the video
0:15.5	to learn more about my mental health courses, discounts, and other news related to therapy in a nutshell. I hope you
0:22.0	enjoy the episode. Each podcast episode comes from a corresponding video you can find on the
0:27.8	Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. Also, these podcasts are educational and don't replace the
0:33.6	advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist or other health professional.
0:38.3	Alright, let's jump in.
0:40.3	Hi there, I'm Emma from Therapy in a nutshell.
0:42.3	Today you'll learn how you accidentally feed anxiety.
0:46.3	I'm going to break down the amygdala's role in determining whether something is safe or dangerous,
0:51.3	and how you can leverage that to rewire your brain to be less anxious.
0:56.5	And I've got some great stories to tell, including how I was nearly killed by a herbivore.
1:02.0	This is day three from my 30-day online anxiety course, so let's dive in.
1:07.0	Your brain is wired to adapt to circumstances.
1:10.0	It can physically rewire itself based on how you think and the experiences you have.
1:15.1	The human brain is one of the most complex and brilliant and amazingly powerful creations in the world.
1:20.6	So why the heck does it make so many people anxious? Why does it make so many anxious thoughts? Why can it make us so miserable sometimes?
1:32.3	There are some ways we accidentally teach our brain to be more anxious. So let me show you how. Okay, so your brain and your body like to have an internal sense of safety. I think that's their default mode.
1:39.3	And when we feel safe, we can relax, our body can rest and digest, heal, connect, feed, and
1:45.6	breed.
1:46.4	So let's say that you're happily walking down a trail, you're listening to some music,
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