The Hidden Root Cause of Anxiety and Depression- Codependency With Dr. Sarah Michaud

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

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

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Sometimes anxiety attacks and panic attacks are actually suppressed anger and caretaking that are showing up as Anxiety. In this conversation with Dr. Sarah Michaud, we explore how our anxiety around other people's feelings often shows up as caretaking, codependency, and unhealthy relationships. When we learn to be more assertive, more clear, and to allow other people to be responsible for themselves, we can heal from codependency and improve symptoms of depression or anxiety. 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	This is the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist.
0:06.0	These episodes are filled with research-backed therapeutic education that you can start applying in your life today.
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0:19.0	Let's work together and share tools everyone can
0:21.9	use to help deal with the difficult mental health struggles they're going through. Each podcast
0:27.0	episode comes from a corresponding video. You can find them on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube
0:32.4	channel. Also, these podcasts are educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist or other health professionals.
0:43.3	Please enjoy the episode.
0:46.3	What would be some signs or symptoms that someone's codependence?
0:50.3	One thing is, you may be exhausted.
0:53.3	You may be really tired.
0:55.3	Because codependent people are busy trying to manage everybody else.
1:02.7	And the focus is on what are my kids doing?
1:05.8	What's my spouse doing?
1:06.9	What's my boss doing?
1:07.8	What are my workers doing?
1:08.7	But it's really focused on trying to manage things that really you cannot manage.
1:14.6	But you keep trying. And that's another huge contributor to anxiety and depression, by the way.
1:21.6	If you keep trying to manage and control someone you love in your life and some behavior they have,
1:28.7	but they're not interested in changing it. Guess who's going to get depressed?
1:34.2	Yeah. Depressed and angry and feel resentful and victimy all at the same time.
1:38.8	Yes, which are all signs of codependency.
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