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It's Not You, It's Anxiety!
It's Not You, It's Anxiety is a podcast for people who are anxious, but haven't found relief from the usual anxiety help, and feel like there must be something wrong with THEM!
Overwhelmed, tired of overthinking, and exhausted, they're ready for a compassionate and straightforward way to understand and work with anxiety — especially in the current world we’re in.
Hosted by Licensed Professional Counselor and coach Jessica Richards, this mental health podcast blends psychology, compassion, and Jessica's insight as a counselor and as a person who struggled with anxiety and had to figure it out herself. It's time to make sense of your anxiety, ease constant worry and judgement, and believe in and trust yourself.
Anxiety isn’t your fault. You're not the problem. Your anxiety actually makes sense and there is a way to work with it.
Learn how to understand and work with your anxiety...with kindness, compassion, and no judgement (even in these wild times).
Episodes
14 episodes
“Is This Really a Threat?” The Key Question You Need to Ask Anxiety
What if the things making you anxious aren’t actually threats?Jessica explores one of the most important shifts in healing anxiety: learning to separate what is an actual threat from what simply feels threatening because you...
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You Learned Messages That Taught You What to be Anxious About: How This Fuels Your Anxiety
Why are you anxious about the specific things that make you anxious?Episode SummaryIn this episode, Jessica explores the third major cause of anxiety: the messages you learned throughout your life. These mes...
Modern Life is Making You Anxious: How It's Too Much For Your Survival System
Do you ever feel like you just can’t keep up with life? Like there’s too much information, too much stimulation, and too many demands coming at you all the time?Episode SummaryIn this episode, Jessica breaks down t...
Your Normal Biology is Making You Anxious (Why It Makes You See Danger Everywhere)
Learn how anxiety is caused by biology: How your survival system is designed to scan for threats, why it misfires, and how understanding the biology of anxiety can immediately reduce shame and self-blame. This episode h...
Quieting Your Anxiety Can Save the World
In this powerful bonus episode, Jessica explores something most people have never been told: Anxiety quietly shapes how people make decisions, use power, and treat one another in the world. Changing your anxiety can change the world!
It's Not Just People Pleasing: There's Another Reason You Care So Much What Other People Think
In this episode, Jessica unpacks one of the most painful and misunderstood parts of anxiety: caring deeply — and worrying — about what other people think. Episode SummaryYou’ll learn why this isn’t insecurity,...
Feeling Guilty All the Time? Here’s How Anxiety Creates Guilt
If you live with anxiety, chances are you feel guilty all the time.Guilty for disappointing people. Guilty for saying no. Guilty for wanting something different. Guilty for existing. Episode Summary
...Overthinking Explained: You Won't Believe This
If you struggle with overthinking, obsessing, or spiraling, this episode will help you understand why it happens — and why it’s not your fault. Episode SummaryJessica explains that overthinking isn’t a random ...
The Real Reason Anxiety is SO Intense
Why does your anxiety feel so strong, so persistent, and so much bigger than the things happening in your life? In today’s episode, Jessica breaks down the real reason anxiety feels overwhelming — and it’s not beca...
Proof That Trusting Yourself IS Possible (Despite What Anxiety Says)
"You should have known better." "You screwed it up.""You're going to make a mistake again."These are the nasty things anxiety can say to keep you from trusting yourself.When you live w...
Why Anxiety Isn't Your Fault
Anxiety is your fault and you should have it figured out by now, right?Nope.Anxiety isn't your fault. You didn't cause it — in fact, you're actually set up for it.Jessica breaks down three core re...
Criticizing Yourself For Anxiety? Time to Stop
Do you constantly criticize yourself for feeling anxious? You're not alone — but it's not helping.In this episode, Jessica explains why self-criticism actually fuels anxiety, how to recognize your inner critic, and what to do in...
Anxiety Help Hasn't Helped (Spoiler: It's Not You)
Feeling like nothing works for your anxiety? You're not broken — you just haven't been given the right tools.In this episode, Jessica unpacks what anxiety really is, why traditional methods often fall short, and how to start hea...