Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
708 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 712 ratingsAnxiety Slayer is an Award-Winning anxiety relief podcast with supportive tips, tools, and practices to help you calm anxiety, stress, PTSD, and panic attacks. Celebrating 700 episodes and over 13 million downloads! Visit AnxietySlayer.com to listen in and get our free Anxiety Slayer Starter Course.
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Breaking Free from the Anxiety Trap
September 27, 2018 15:42 - 19 minutes - 23.3 MB#415: Over the last nine years, we've uncovered the biggest challenges people face with anxiety attacks. The three concerns we hear most include the fear of an attack, not knowing the cause of an attack, and managing anxiety. In our new course: Anxiety Slayer First Responder Series - Anxiety Attacks, we respond to these three challenges with step-by-step teachings, tools, and techniques to help you overcome anxiety attacks. This supportive online course is for you if you're ready to STOP ...
What you need to know about magnesium deficiency and anxiety with Dr. Carolyn Dean
September 21, 2018 09:56 - 31 minutes - 55.4 MB#414: We're replaying Shann's conversation with Dr Carolyn Dean about the benefits of magnesium for anxiety relief. Carolyn Dean, MD, ND is a health pioneer with over 35 years of experience with stress management, sleep, and nutrition issues. She’s authored 30 books including “The Magnesium Miracle". With almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.
Anxiety and the Caffeine Connection
September 13, 2018 10:52 - 18 minutes - 22 MB#413: Did you know that caffeine is a primary culprit in provoking anxiety? If you have found this episode supportive, please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/anxietyslayer We're on a mission to reach a goal of 500 active supporters. This will help us keep the podcast going and create more in-depth tutorials, mini-courses, and walkthroughs on the anxiety problems our podcast listeners are asking for help with - like how to get relief from the symptoms of anxiety, how to fe...
Looking beyond the discomfort of anxiety
September 06, 2018 10:29 - 18 minutes - 21.7 MB#412: Today we’re talking about looking beyond the discomfort of anxiety and listening in to its message. Due to our discomfort with anxiety, we usually try and push it away and distract ourselves. We don’t want to feel it and we don’t want to hear it. But anxiety is often a messenger and when we stop and listen, we can start taking steps in self-care that respond directly to our personal fears and begin to calm anxiety at its root. If you find this episode supportive, please consider supp...
Anxiety after a good time out with friends
August 30, 2018 13:07 - 9 minutes - 11.7 MB#411: Feeling anxious after a good time out with friends. “When I go out and have a really great time with friends and am laughing and having a wonderful time, the next day I'm full of anxiety. I'm not too sure why this happens maybe having such an endorphin and serotonin rush that when it drops the next day my anxiety kicks in?” Listen in for tips and tools to help you break this cycle of anxiety. If you have found this episode supportive, please consider supporting us on Patreon at p...
How to reclaim your inner peace with Dr. Debra Reble
August 23, 2018 11:00 - 28 minutes - 65.4 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.anxietyslayer.com Today Shann has the pleasure of speaking with her friend and colleague, Dr. Debra Reble. Consciously merging her practical tools as a psychologist with her intuitive and spiritual gifts, Dr. Debra Reble helps her clients connect with their hearts and live authentically through her transformational Soul-Hearted...
Keep your summer calm and cool
August 16, 2018 10:54 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.AnxietySlayer.com
Help for Anxiety Brain, When Everything Seems too Much
August 09, 2018 10:32 - 18 minutes - 33.6 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.anxietyslayer.com Today we’re talking about ways you can cope with anxiety brain and responding to the following listener question: Q: Are there any ways to help with "anxiety brain" as I call it, where everything seems too much to process and you can't speak or coordinate things well? A lot of the times when I get like that it...
EFT Tapping Question - Can I just tap the karate point to calm my anxiety at work?
August 02, 2018 14:49 - 14 minutes - 17.1 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.anxietyslayer.com In this week's episode, we’re discussing a new listener question about EFT Tapping. "I was curious to know is there an EFT Tapping that you can do let’s say at work using only the karate chop point. Would it have same effect as doing the entire EFT session?" For more support, you are invited to join our privat...
Anxiety when I'm home alone
July 25, 2018 15:18 - 15 minutes - 28.5 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.anxietyslayer.com Today we discuss how you can immerse yourself in activities at home when you're alone and feel anxiety creeping up. For more support, you are invited to join our private Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/groups/anxietyslayer
From Anxiety to Love with Corinne Zupko
July 19, 2018 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.8 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For more support, you are invited to join our private Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/groups/anxietyslayer Today it’s an honor to introduce you to Corinne Zupko, a licensed counselor, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher, and author. Corinne undertook her study of psychology out of necessity when debilitating anxiety threat...
Panic Attacks sometimes make me disassociate myself from people and activities I enjoy
July 12, 2018 11:00 - 18 minutes - 34.7 MBWith almost 5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.anxietyslayer.com In this week's podcast, we will be discussing a listener question about what you can do if panic attacks cause you to pass out, struggle with making decisions, or dissociate yourself from the world. Listener question: "Anxiety causes me, at its worse, panic attacks that result in me passing out. At other times,...
Looking for a quick fix for anxiety
July 05, 2018 11:03 - 16 minutes - 30.6 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.anxietyslayer.com In this week's show, we're responding to a question from a listener who's asking: "What do you say to people who want to try anti-anxiety medication? I need a quick fix as I feel like your remedies take time to work." Discussion points from the show include: Finding a practitioner who can support you with g...
How to calm anxiety when it strikes at night
June 28, 2018 12:50 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.facebook.com/groups/anxietyslayer
Sustainable Life Satisfaction with Dr. Jennifer Guttman
June 22, 2018 11:00 - 28 minutes - 65.9 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. www.anxietyslayer.com Introducing leading clinical psychologist and cognitive-behaviorist, Dr. Jennifer Guttman. Dr. Guttman’s mission is to use her experience and expertise to help you realize there is a path to sustainable life satisfaction through a belief in your inherent lovability. Offering over two decades of experience i...
How can I find the cause of my anxiety and help myself feel calm?
June 14, 2018 11:00 - 14 minutes - 16.9 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. www.anxietyslayer.com In response to our question what is your biggest challenge with anxiety, many listeners responded that they want help understanding what it is - finding the cause or reason for their suffering. And learning how to calm down. Learn more about anxiety’s causes and solutions from the teachings of Ayurveda - India’...
How to Calm Anxiety about Driving
June 07, 2018 09:08 - 15 minutes - 18.5 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. www.anxietyslayer.com Today we’re talking about how you can calm anxiety around driving.
Anxiety Slayer Success Stories
May 31, 2018 10:44 - 10 minutes - 12.8 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. www.anxietyslayer.com In this week's podcast, we're talking about Anxiety Slayer Success Stories and how hearing how others are overcoming their anxiety helps us feel we're not alone and can encourage us to take action in overcoming our own anxiety.
Anxiety Slayer Success Stories
May 31, 2018 10:44 - 10 minutes - 12.8 MBWith over 4.7 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. www.anxietyslayer.com In this week's podcast, we're talking about Anxiety Slayer Success Stories and how hearing how others are overcoming their anxiety helps us feel we're not alone and can encourage us to take action in overcoming our own anxiety.
How men can reclaim their mental health and sense of purpose with Anthony Treas
May 24, 2018 11:00 - 27 minutes - 51 MBWith over 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety.www.StrongMenCoaching.com
Oasis: Calming Breathing Practice
May 17, 2018 11:00 - 10 minutes - 19.9 MBWith over 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. Enjoy this guided breathing practice from our album Oasis: A retreat from stress and anxiety. For the full album, or to sample our other anxiety relief audios, visit our website http://www.anxietyslayer.com/meditations/ or CD Baby >> http://bit.ly/2qZweQ6 If you like our podcast and guided relaxations, please leave us some star...
Anxiety Makes Me Scared that I Can’t Breathe
May 10, 2018 11:52 - 17 minutes - 20.6 MBWith over 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. Learn how to calm the fear of suffocation and hyperventilation. A few members of our private Facebook group have shared their fear of suffocation or hyperventilation and one shared how this fear became an anxiety trigger after suffering a panic attack where they felt they couldn’t breathe. Months later that fear of not being abl...
The Importance of Grounding for Anxiety Relief
May 03, 2018 11:53 - 18 minutes - 21.2 MBWith over 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. Learn our favorite grounding practices to help you feel calm and connected to the earth. This episode of Anxiety Slayer is brought to you by Comforting Weight. Is your anxiety keeping you up at night? Try the calming effects of a weighted blanket from Comforting Weight. These luxury weighted blankets were designed specifically t...
The Awareness Breath for Quieting the Mind
April 26, 2018 13:07 - 4 minutes - 7.8 MBWith over 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. Enjoy this short 5-minute guided breathing practice from our album Breathe: Anxiety Relief Breathing Exercises. For the full album, or to sample our other anxiety relief audios, visit our website http://www.anxietyslayer.com/meditations/ or CD Baby >> http://bit.ly/2qZweQ6
Empowering Children and Teens to Understand and Overpower Anxiety with Sharon Selby
April 19, 2018 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.9 MBWith over 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. Today we are sharing a conversation with Clinical Counselor and author Sharon Selby about how to empower children and teens to understand and overpower anxiety. Sharon is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, and it’s her passion to support children, teens and families struggling with anxiety. For the last 20 years, she has accumulate...
Getting Unstuck: How to free yourself from Anxiety’s web
April 12, 2018 12:08 - 17 minutes - 31.2 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. This week we're talking about how to get unstuck when you feel overwhelmed by anxiety and don't know where to start to find some relief. This episode is sponsored by Health IQ - we invite you to take their quiz and get a free quote at healthiq.com/anxietyslayer Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course at anxietyslayer.tea...
Will I Always have to Manage My Anxiety?
April 05, 2018 09:00 - 19 minutes - 22.7 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. In this week's podcast we're responding to the question: Will I Always have to Manage My Anxiety? This episode is sponsored by Health IQ - we invite you to get a free quote at healthiq.com/anxietyslayer Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course at anxietyslayer.teachable.com with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today...
Secret ways to stop anxiety when you’re around other people
March 29, 2018 09:57 - 19 minutes - 22.8 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. In this episode, we're sharing three secret ways to calm rising anxiety using acupressure points. This episode is sponsored by Health IQ - we invite you to get a free quote at healthiq.com/anxietyslayer Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course at anxietyslayer.teachable.com with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises toda...
Support for when you feel overpowered by negative people
March 22, 2018 18:07 - 28 minutes - 33.6 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. In this week's podcast, we're talking about how to support yourself when you feel overpowered by negative people. This episode is sponsored by Health IQ - we invite you to get a free quote at healthiq.com/anxietyslayer Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course at anxietyslayer.teachable.com with 4 guided anxiety relief exercise...
Learn how to process your emotions to relieve anxiety with Michelle Chalfant
March 14, 2018 14:26 - 31 minutes - 36.7 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. In this episode, Shann is speaking with Michelle Chalfant, Therapist, speaker and author of The Adult Chair: A Guide to Loving Yourself and host of The Adult Cha...
What to do When Anxiety Flares up Unexpectedly
March 09, 2018 12:48 - 19 minutes - 22.3 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. This week we’re talking about: What you can do When Anxiety Flares up Unexpectedly This episode is sponsored by Health IQ - we invite you to get a free quote a...
Anxiety affects my confidence and holds me back
March 02, 2018 13:24 - 27 minutes - 31.9 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're talking about how anxiety can affect our confidence and sharing some of our favorite lessons and tools to help buil...
Moving Away From Anxiety - Gentle Exercise to Calm Your Mind
February 22, 2018 16:07 - 15 minutes - 18.5 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. In this episode, we're talking about recommended exercises to help you calm your mind and soothe anxiety. This episode is sponsored by Health IQ - we invite y...
Learn all about EFT Tapping and the Tapping World Summit
February 15, 2018 16:01 - 15 minutes - 17.7 MBWith over 4.5 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is a podcast for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. In this week's show, we're talking about The Tapping World Summit a free event with over 25 presentations to help you uproot limiting beliefs, boost your confid...
How to Support a Teen Suffering with Anxiety
February 08, 2018 11:47 - 17 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this week's episode, we're talking about: How to Support a Teen Suffering with Anxiety Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
What to do when anxiety makes you feel like hiding from the world
February 01, 2018 19:15 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode we're talking about how anxiety can make us want to hide away from the world and revisiting our own experiences with Susan Cain's book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won't Stop Talking Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today. anxietyslayer.teachable.com
How to Soothe Anxiety with Nourishing Food and Spices
January 25, 2018 14:16 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this week's podcast we're talking about how to soothe anxiety with nourishing food and spices. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course at anxietyslayer.teachable.com with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today...
Interview with Mel Schwartz author of the newly released book The Possibility Principle
January 18, 2018 10:50 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBWith almost 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. Join us for weekly podcasts for your peace of mind and personal growth. www.anxietyslaye Anxiety Slayer is pleased to share a powerful interview with Dr. Mel Shwartz abo...
Physical sensations that lead to health anxiety thoughts
January 11, 2018 13:25 - 13 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this week's podcast we're responding to a question about physical sensations triggering anxiety: Hi Anxiety Slayer, I wanted to thank you for this podcast, you guys have helped me so much over the years. I'm still on my anxiety slayer journey and like anything, there are ups and downs. However, a lot more ups these days. I'd love for you guys to talk about physical sensations which can lead to health anxiety thoughts, my biggest problem! Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course wi...
Does your anxiety have a message for you?
January 04, 2018 12:13 - 13 minutes - 14.9 MBSometimes anxiety is a messenger. Anxiety can carry the hint that there is something deeper within us that wants to be nourished. As an alternative to setting New Year Resolutions and trying to push through, as we often do when we are suffering from anxiety, this podcast is about tuning in and listening to our body and mind and making space for learning more about yourself and what you might need to feel more peace. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety re...
Can you get rid of false anxiety?
December 14, 2017 13:09 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBWith almost 4.6 million downloads and hundreds of podcasts, Anxiety Slayer is for anyone who is suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, stress, and anxiety. For over 8 years, we've been providing a rich collection of supportive conversations, meditations, relaxations, and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and centered. We recently recorded a podcast on F E A R - False Evidence Appearing Real - and we received this response from our Facebook page: "The worst part about false anxiety is ...
Meditation Vs Breathing Exercises for Anxiety Relief
November 30, 2017 14:34 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this week's podcast we're talking about meditation versus breathing practices for anxiety relief and sharing something of our own personal practices. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
A Holiday Gift for You - Heart Centred Anxiety Calming Practice
November 24, 2017 13:30 - 8 minutes - 10.1 MBWe would like to wish everyone a happy holiday with this Heart Centred Anxiety Calming Practice for you to download and keep for times when you might feel a bit frazzled. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
Why does eating help my anxiety?
November 15, 2017 16:52 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this week’s podcast, we’re responding to a question from our inbox: Why does eating help my anxiety? Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
How to stop dwelling on unwelcome thoughts
November 09, 2017 16:59 - 15 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this week's podcast, we're sharing our favourite techniques and wisdom teachings to help you stop dwelling on unwelcome thoughts. Key points from the show: We get into trouble when we believe the mind’s propaganda and we see its story as fact. At any time we can use our intelligence to choose something different. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
Anxiety made worse by darker evenings
November 02, 2017 17:22 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this week's podcast, we're talking about how to support yourself if your anxiety is made worse by darker evenings. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
EFT Tapping to Relieve Anxiety Chest Pain
October 26, 2017 11:51 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this week's podcast we're talking about anxiety and chest pain and sharing two techniques that can help including a guided EFT Tapping session. Get your FREE Anxiety Slayer Starter Course with 4 guided anxiety relief exercises today anxietyslayer.teachable.com
Self-Care Remedies for Life-Altering Transitions
October 19, 2017 15:13 - 9 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this week's show, we're discussing Self-Care during a job transition in response to a question we received in our inbox. Question: I will be moving to a new state in about a month and will not have a job right away. I am looking forward to this time because I feel that I can really use it to practice self-care techniques that I was not able to ever get myself to do while I worked a full-time job with a long commute. How do you suggest I use this free time to really maximize my self-care...
How can I get help for my anxiety when I don't know what's causing it?
October 11, 2017 10:49 - 14 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this week's podcast we're responding to some comments we received in response to a question Ananga posted on our Facebook page: "What is your biggest struggle with anxiety?" We received several responses asking "How Can I get help when I don’t know why I get anxiety attacks?" “Not knowing what's causing it is the worst!" and "How can I fix myself if I can't find where I'm broken?” In this episode, Ananga's sharing how Ayurveda's understanding of the mind helped her overcome her own anxie...
It's our 8th Anniversary and we're celebrating with a special sale
October 04, 2017 13:51 - 10 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this week's podcast, we're celebrating our 8th Anniversary and talking about some supportive practices for being with and calming emotional pain we've just added to our most popular course. Catch How to Calm Your Fragile Mind at half price here: https://anxietyslayer.teachable.com/p/how-to-calm-your-fragile-mind sale ends this Friday, October 6th