The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast
Struggling with panic attacks, agoraphobia, or other anxiety problems? The Anxious Truth will educate you, empower you, encourage you, and inspire you to get your life back!
* Featured in the New York Times: "6 Podcasts to Soothe An Anxious Mind" (April 27, 2024)
* Featured in Vogue Magazine: "The 15 Best Mental Health Podcasts Recommended by Therapists" (October 2023)
Listen to the podcast, read the books, join the social media community, and get on the path to recovery.
Episodes
345 episodes
Anxiety and Avoidance Explained | EP 350
Anxiety and avoidance go hand in hand, and most people struggling with an anxiety disorder have been told that avoidance makes things worse. But there's a lot of confusion in this community about what avoidance actually means. What are you avoi...
Anxiety Recovery Relapse Prevention - The Morning Routine | EP 349
One of the more common mistakes people make as they progress in anxiety disorder recovery is treating recovery as something separate from the rest of their lives. You do the therapy work in one box, and everything else goes in another. That ten...
How Do I Stop Obsessing Over ...? | EP 348
Everybody wants to know how to stop obsessing over whatever has them scared right now. In this episode I explain why that's the wrong question, and what to ask instead.In OCD and anxiety disorders, an obsession isn't just a strong though...
The Truth In Anxiety Recovery. There Are No "Game Changing" Moments | EP 347
In my anxiety recovery journey, there were no game-changing moments. No mic drops, no epiphanies, no single concept or technique that suddenly moved me forward. And when I look at the people I've worked with in my therapy practice and the commu...
Core Principles of OCD Recovery w/Kimberley Quinlan | EP 346
In this episode, we are breaking down five core principles of OCD recovery. To help explore this topic, I am joined by Kimberley Quinlan, an anxiety and OCD specialist practicing in Los Angeles and host of the Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast.<...
How Does an Anxiety Therapist NOT Get Triggered? | Ep 345
How Does an Anxiety Therapist Talk About Anxiety All Day Without Getting Triggered?People ask me this constantly. I'm a former sufferer of panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, and depression — and now I spend my days immersed in all ...
OCD and Acceptance - How Does That Work? | Ep 344
Many people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) struggle to understand how the concept of acceptance applies to their recovery. While it seems straightforward in the context of panic disorder or health anxiety, where sufferers learn to acc...
Neuroscience and Therapy w/Ana Lund | Ep 343
This episode of The Anxious Truth dives into the messy intersection of neuroscience and psychotherapy. I’m joined by Ana Lund, a UK-based psychotherapist specializing in the link between brain science and clinical practice, to discuss how we ac...
Blood Pressure Anxiety. How To Stop Checking and Start Living | EP 342
If you recognize the sound of a Velcro rip and your heart starts to pound the minute you hear that familiar hum, we need to talk. You likely bought a home blood pressure monitor to feel safer and healthier, but now you might feel like a slave t...
Regular Emotions ... or Anxiety Recovery Problem? | EP 341
Want to talk about what you heard today? Interact with me and others that understand your experience on the Disordered Community app.https://disordered.fm/community----In this episode, we tackle a common trap: viewing every...
Anxiety and OCD Are Like Cult Leaders In Your Head! | EP 340
Want to talk about what you heard today? I'm hanging out on the Disordered Community space. https://disordered.fm/community----Living with an anxiety disorder or OCD often ...
Anxiety Recovery Questions & Answers | Ep 339
Want to discuss what you heard today with Drew, Josh Fletcher, and others that share your struggle and experience?https://disordered.fm/community----Overcoming an anxiety disorder comes with a TON of questions, so let's ans...
Negative Self Beliefs in Anxiety Recovery | Ep 338
Want to discuss this episode with me and others that share your experience?https://disordered.fm/community-------In this episode of The Anxious Truth, we look at why the lessons...
Understanding Mental Compulsions in OCD and Anxiety | EP 337
Questions about what you've heard today? Want to interact with Drew and other listeners of this podcast? Check out the Disordered Community space.-----When compulsions are behavioral, ...
Anxiety And The Bad Weather Trap | EP 336
When a blizzard or thunderstorm is in the forecast, do you find your anxiety levels spiking long before the first snowflakes or raindrops fall? You aren’t alone. Many people struggling with anxiety disorders or chronic states of anxiety find th...
Anxiety and Fear: Anxiety Disorders Are Just ONE Fear | EP 335
When you have an anxiety disorder, it can feel like your list of fears and triggers just keeps getting longer. You might have started being afraid of one or two things, but now it seems like everything sets you off. Driving, being home alone, i...
Mental Health Misinformation: Why is Online Anxiety "Science" So Confusing? | EP 334
If you've been searching online for ways to deal with your anxiety, you've probably noticed there's an avalanche of information claiming to be "science-based" or "evidence-based." But here's the problem. That isn't always true.This week...
Stoicism, Anxiety, and and Marcus Aurelius ... Gone Wrong? | EP 333
If you're struggling with panic disorder, health anxiety, OCD, GAD, or other anxiety issues you've may have encountered online content that references Stoicism, warrior philosophy, and Marcus Aurelius. The message: master your emotions, be toug...
When Coping Skills for Anxiety Go Wrong | EP 332
Anxious people love coping skills and coping strategies. Everybody loves to cope. But today we're going to talk about how coping can go off the rails and become part of the problem instead of part of the solution.When you're dealing wit...
Kids, OCD, Anxiety, and Implications for Adult Recovery | EP 331
Children with OCD and anxiety disorders have the same diagnoses as adults, but their experience looks and feels different in important ways. In this episode, I sit down with child anxiety and OCD specialist Natasha Daniels to explore tho...
When Life Naturally Makes You Anxious | EP 330
Sometimes life throws real challenges at us—loss, relationship changes, health concerns, financial struggles—that naturally trigger anxiety. But when you're dealing with an anxiety disorder, these moments become especially confusing. How do you...
Anxious Parenting? Learning to do LESS with Joanna Hardis | EP 329
Anxious parenting can feel overwhelming, especially when your own anxiety drives you to do more - more rescuing, more protecting, more intervening. But what if the path to better parenting actually requires learning to do less?In this ep...
Questions and Answers About Anxiety And Recovery | EP 328
This week we're doing a special "no frills" edition of The Anxious Truth (just like the old days). I asked my Instagram audience for questions, and I'm here to do my best to answer them. If you're dealing with panic disorder, agorap...
How Anxiety Is Constructed In The Brain | Ep 327
Anxiety that you cannot control, that keeps coming back, that you don't understand and are terrified of, will trick you into believing that something is really wrong. But what if that intense fear you experience—while absolutely real—is based o...