A Healthy Push

Haley joins me to talk about all things health anxiety! Haley Ostrow is a therapist who helps people to find long-term freedom from anxiety and panic attacks, including health anxiety. And she has her own personal experience with health anxiety. In this episode, Haley shares so many helpful insights and practical tips and tools for overcoming health anxiety.

In this episode, we dive into:

- Haley's personal experience with health anxiety

- Being attached to your thoughts and feelings and what to do about them

- How to respond when you feel like you need to know that you're okay and there's nothing wrong with you (or your loved one)

- What to do about the behaviors that you might be performing in order to feel safe

- What to do about the urges (wanting to check, scan, Google, and ask for reassurance)

- What to do about the what-ifs

- How you can work through health anxiety when your fears are about your loved ones

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Have you ever wondered… What does being recovered actually look like? I know I used to!

I used to wonder things like… Will the anxious thoughts actually go away? Will I experience the symptoms and panic anymore? Will I feel like there are still things I can’t do? Will I actually be able to drive and go places without worrying about panicking or something bad happening?

So in this episode, I want to answer these questions for you and share with you what being on the "other side" actually looks like, because I want you to have a realistic view of recovery. And I know that sharing this stuff will give you lots of hope, inspiration, and insights that will help you to heal and overcome!

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You really want to recover, right? But there also might be a little (or big) part of you that's actually scared to recover. Whether it's because...

• Recovering means you're actually going to have to do the things that scare you and the feelings are so scary.
• You have no idea who you are without anxiety! Maybe because it's been a part of your life for so long.
• Although it feels uncomfortable, it feels safer to stay stuck where you are and not let go of control or take any "risks."
• You're scared to actually recover but then fall back even harder.
• If you're recovered, people will actually expect you to do things now and you'll no longer have an excuse.

These are all things I'm diving into in this episode! Because rather than continuing to feel scared to recover, I want you to feel excited to recover! I want you to start seeing and believing that there are so many amazing opportunities for you ahead, recovery included!

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Kathryn went from being bubbly, carefree, and a world traveler, to struggling to even take a shower in her own home. Then after leaving a toxic marriage and moving back to the town she grew up in, everything went back to "normal." She was experiencing life again, without the symptoms, panic, and fear. And she thought... I'll never struggle with that again!

But then a year and a half later, she had a panic attack while driving and she quickly found herself back to creating "safe zones" and ultimately not leaving her house. Shortly after, Kathryn reached out to me, feeling lots of shame, and said that she needed some help. And through working together, Kathryn started taking some healthy steps and showing herself that the Kathryn she wanted to get back to, wasn't so far from where she was.

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Oftentimes it's the hardest experiences that we go through in life that leads us to the most healing, growth, and transformation. But when you're going through some really tough stuff, it's hard to even see the lessons that we're meant to be taught, never mind learning from them!

So I'm talking through six of the hardest lessons I learned while I was working to recover, so that you can not only get some insights and helpful tips, but to also help you work through some barriers you may currently be facing. And these six lessons that I'm sharing with you are lessons that led me to the most healing, so you will be sure to get lots of helpful and practical takeaways from this episode!

OVERCOMING DRIVING ANXIETY MASTERCLASS: https://www.ahealthypush.com/drivinganxiety

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When you're working to recover from something like anxiety, panic, and agoraphobia, you often make things WAY more complicated than they need to be! I know I did! And when you do this, you easily lose sight of the simple, basic stuff that will help you A TON, like spending time in nature.

So in this episode, I'm sharing something with you that has always been a huge passion of mine - hiking and the mountains! And I'm sharing with you how these things helped me in so many ways to overcome anxiety.

And I promise, this episode will be super helpful for you even if you don't like to hike or consider yourself much of an outdoorsy person!

OVERCOMING DRIVING ANXIETY MASTERCLASS: https://www.ahealthypush.com/drivinganxiety

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Social media is an amazing place that allows us to connect, and be seen, and heard, and laugh, and learn things that we might not otherwise get access to… But the reality is that social media has its cons, and some big ones!

And a big con is that I believe it has made anxiety recovery SO much more complicated than it needs to be! There are just so many pieces of advice, and tips, and tools out there, and not to mention some really unhelpful stuff! And it can all be so overwhelming right? And to add to the overwhelm, social media also breeds lots of confusion, and comparison, and not enoughness, and self-doubt.

So in this episode, I'm diving into 6 tips that will help you to make social media a more supportive and healthy place for you to hang out, and a place that is actually supportive of your recovery!

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Sometimes the anxiety recovery journey is so hard because you're doing things without even realizing that you're doing them. And the things you're doing are unfortunately working against you and making things hard unnecessarily. Or maybe you know some of the things you're doing, but you just don't know how to make healthy changes.

So in this episode, I'm sharing 5 things that you might be doing, and how to make some healthy shifts so that you don't continue to make things harder on yourself than they have to be!

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Meet Kirsty! Kirsty lives in the UK with her husband and her two children, and she also works outside of her home part-time. And from the outside, it appears as though she lives her life very functionally. But Kirsty has gone through 20+ years of her life in a state of... "I'm okay as long as."

In our conversation, Kirsty shares her challenges with safety behaviors, resisting experiencing panic attacks, getting caught up in her anxious thoughts, and always wanting to feel in control. She also shares her experience in taking Panic to Peace and how it has been "an absolute game changer" for her.

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If you're struggling with anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia, I'm sure you're struggling with a whole lot of fear! And the worst part is, you're likely experiencing lots of fear just while doing everyday things. And it sucks, I know!

So, here's the reality... You can't heal your relationship with anxiety until you fix your relationship with fear. And I'm here to tell you that you can have a healthy relationship with fear!

So in this episode, I'm diving into lots of goodness that will help you to start approaching fear in a healthier way, and when you implement these things, you'll be experiencing a whole lot less of it (and you'll also heal your relationship with anxiety in the process)!

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