Episode 26: Managing Anxiety with Dr. Rosean Bishop

We know this year has been tough. Many of us have experienced an increase in stress and anxiety. Dr. Rosean Bishop is a licensed psychologist at the Mayo Clinic Health Care System and an expert resource on the topic of anxiety. In this episode we talk about what causes our anxiety and what symptoms are associated with the various types of anxiety.
 
Dr. Bishop also shares how we can manage our anxiety better. She shares when it’s appropriate to introduce a medication to help manage our symptoms, and when we can manage our stress on our own. Most importantly, she gives us cognitive, psychological, and mental examples for ways we can better manage our anxiety. Listen to this episode to find out more!
 
Key Takeaways

A little about herselfCommon stressors that contribute to people’s stress and anxietyDifference between stress and anxietyCommon symptoms of anxietyDifferent types of anxietyThe most prevalent types of anxiety disorderDistinguishing features of anxietyWhat anxiety contagion isWhy humans have anxietyWhen introducing medication for anxiety is appropriateWhat makes people apprehensive about taking anxiety medicationsOther ways people can manage their stressWhat diaphragmatic or belly breathing isThe role of and humor in your well-beingWhat perspective taking is all aboutCognitive strategies she’ll recommendWhy it pays to stay in the present momentHow passion and joy can contribute to resilienceResources she can point the listeners toFinal thoughts she wants to leave listeners with

 
Links

Greater Good Science Center - https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/Resilient Option - https://www.resilientoption.com/Headspace - https://www.headspace.com/Calm - https://www.calm.com/Dare - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.armour.dare2&hl=en&gl=USMindshift - http://myhealthapps.net/app/details/463/mindshift

 
Dr. Rosean Bishop Bio
Rosean Bishop, PhD, is a licensed psychologist. She currently works for Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato training family medicine residents in behavioral science and seeing patients in the primary care setting.