Cindy Esliger addresses the omnipresent topic of worry, our tendency to dwell on negative thoughts about what the future could bring. Some worry can be motivational, but excessive worrying negatively impacts our mental health, physical health, and overall well-being. So how do we stop worrying? Cindy has some advice.

Worrying is normal and some worry truly can motivate us to take action against negative outcomes. But the excessive, chronic worrying that dogs many of us can lead to overwhelm, depression, and anxiety, and doesn’t solve the things we are worked up about. Excessive worrying is best to address with professional help to avoid significant distress. 

Cindy lays out four things we often worry about in terms of what other people think, worries that will sabotage our success efforts. She counters those four worries with four strategies that can help. Worries need to be managed. Cindy’s four steps for managing our anxiety are 1. Managing our time, 2. Journalling, 3. Practicing mindfulness, and 4. Engaging in physical activity. It’s incredibly important to get ahold of our worrying so we don’t derail our health and goals. Cindy’s advice will prove invaluable to all of us plagued with chronic worrying.

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Guide to Manage Worry
• Astronomic Audio
• Confidence Collective

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