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Dear Anxiety

Dear Anxiety

GoZen!

Worry, anger, stress, perfectionism, body image: if you feel it, we want to talk about it. This is a show for humans of all ages about the difficult emotions we all struggle with. We share research-based solutions for the greater mental wellness of your whole family. You’ll learn tools for improved mindfulness, communication, self-awareness, and we hope you’ll laugh with us along the way. Join hosts Ed Crasnick, a comedian and Emmy Award winning writer, and Renee Jain, positive psychology guru and the founder of GoZen!
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Dear Anxiety episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Dear Anxiety for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Dear Anxiety episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Dear Anxiety - Stuck in the What-If Loop
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07/12/19 • 36 min

Humans have a unique ability to time travel in our minds. We revisit the past so we can learn from it. We try to predict the future so that we can be prepared. But sometimes, when we look into the future, we see too much uncertainty, and the result is a truckload of worry and anxiety. "What if it rains during the party? What if the food doesn't turn out? What if nobody shows up? What if nobody has fun? What if none of these people are really my friends?" Ed and Renee are master what-iffers, and all that experience has left them with a lot of tools for managing what-ifs, and focusing on what really matters.

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Dear Anxiety - Turning the Tide on Sleep Deprivation
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11/01/19 • 37 min

Most adults know that they're supposed to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. Despite that knowledge, many of us don't really come close hitting that target. And teens are even worse! When it comes to getting their recommended hours of sleep, 97% of them fall short. So, what is the real cost of sleep deprivation? How can we help our kids get the rest that's essential for their development, and how can we change our own sleep habits so that we can show up as our best selves? Ed and Renee have answers to all these questions on this weeks episode.

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Dear Anxiety - Teaming Up Against Separation Anxiety
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09/13/19 • 28 min

Maybe it's that time of year, when your kids are heading back to school, or maybe going for the first time. Maybe it's a first stay with a babysitter. Maybe it's a first sleepover. Whatever the case, it can be hard for a child to leave a parent. And really, just as hard for a parent to leave a child. At some point, we all experience some anxiety over being apart. It's a normal, biological response to separation from a protector or dependent. But we all need to endure those separations, and Ed and Renee are here with some tools for doing just that.

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Dear Anxiety - Anxiety: The Good, The Bad, and The Awesome
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02/07/20 • 37 min

And, we're back! In this season 2 premier, Ed and Renee return to the root of the show, anxiety, with some strategies for identifying its good, its bad, and its awesome. If you're wondering what on earth could be good, let alone 'awesome,' about such a difficult emotion, you're just a click away from learning.

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Dear Anxiety - Putting Sleep Anxiety (and Your Kids) to Bed
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05/17/19 • 38 min

Nearly everyone, kids included, struggles with sleep. In fact, the problem is so rampant, the Centers for Disease Control called insufficient sleep a public health epidemic. Anxiety kicks in, thoughts begin to race, fears run wild, and all we can do is stare at the ceiling. In this episode Renee recounts her battles with sleep, Ed ponders whether he's slept enough to be considered human, and together they share nine tools, strategies, and bits of wisdom to help you and your child when it comes to nighttime battles.

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Dear Anxiety - Spotting Thought Holes
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06/14/19 • 36 min

Our thoughts are notoriously inaccurate. We exaggerate. We misinterpret. We process selectively. So how can we tell the difference between the truth and lies? Renee thinks that understanding cognitive distortions, or "thought holes," is the single most important mental wellness tool a person can have. In this episode, she and Ed help us identify different kinds of thought holes, show us how we can get ourselves unstuck from them, and they host a game show with fabulous prizes.

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We loving getting your letters and messages, and we've dedicated this entire episode to reading and responding to our favorites. There are letters from parents with struggling children, encouraging success stories from listeners who are making positive changes, and new strategies and interventions for dealing with the mental wellness challenges we face every day.

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Dear Anxiety - Ending Negative Thought Parades
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02/22/19 • 39 min

It feels like negative thoughts have a living, physical presence. They travel in groups, often gaining speed and momentum, following one after the other. They can surround us, cage us, keep us up at night like obnoxious neighbors. We spend a lot of energy fighting them off, like an infestation of pests. Luckily, Ed and Renee know these feelings well, and they’re here with strategies for ... wait a second ... allowing them? How can that be right? Listen and find out!

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Dear Anxiety - Meditation: The Art and Science
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03/15/19 • 41 min

Most people know what meditation is: cross your legs uncomfortably; get rid off all your thoughts; enter a trance-like state. Right? Um, no. In this calming episode, Ed and Renee debunk some widespread myths about what meditation is and is not. They describe the real science of the practice, how it affects our bodies and our minds, and how we can easily incorporate it into our daily lives. If that wasn't enough, they guide us through some simple meditations right in the episode, leaving us all in a better, more peaceful place.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Dear Anxiety have?

Dear Anxiety currently has 55 episodes available.

What topics does Dear Anxiety cover?

The podcast is about Body Image, Health & Fitness, Anger Management, Motivation, Stress, Parenting, Kids & Family, Anxiety, Mental Health, Productivity, Podcasts, Adhd and Mindfulness.

What is the most popular episode on Dear Anxiety?

The episode title 'Turning the Tide on Sleep Deprivation' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Dear Anxiety?

The average episode length on Dear Anxiety is 38 minutes.

How often are episodes of Dear Anxiety released?

Episodes of Dear Anxiety are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Dear Anxiety?

The first episode of Dear Anxiety was released on Jan 9, 2019.

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