In this podcast episode, DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh talked about Intrusive Thoughts and Sensorimotor OCD, how one affects the other and vice versa, and how you can deal with it. They explained what  Sensorimotor OCD is and discussed the difference of noticing and focusing on it.

They also touched on the topic of why anxiety triggers intrusive thoughts and the fear of "going crazy."

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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In this podcast episode, DARE founder Barry McDonagh and DARE coach Michelle Cavanaugh were joined by Dr. Ellen Vora - a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher, and the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health—considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root. Dr. Vora received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.D. from Columbia University.

Dr. Vora talked about her background in psychiatry and her disenchantment with conventional medicine, which led her to take a holistic approach to mental health. She talks about her shift to holistic psychiatry and her focus on root cause resolution rather than symptom suppression.

The discussion touches upon functional medicine, which is a medical approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of diseases, rather than treating the symptoms. Ellen discusses her book, "The Anatomy of Stress," and her approach to treating patients. The podcast ends with Barry asking Ellen about her advice for people struggling with anxiety.

To learn more about Dr. Ellen Vora, you can visit his website at www.ellenvora.com

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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In this podcast episode, DARE founder Barry McDonagh joined DARE coach Michelle Cavanaugh. They talked about depersonalization and derealization, which are symptoms of anxiety.

They talked about how to feel normal after experiencing these symptoms and how to avoid over-focusing on them. Barry and Michelle also discussed the importance of not assigning fear to these symptoms and how to stop checking in with them constantly.

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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In this podcast episode, DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh were joined by Dr. Martin Seif - a master clinician who has spent the last thirty five years developing innovative and highly successful treatment methods for anxiety disorders including: Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Specific Phobias, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Dr. Seif is a pioneer in the modern treatment of Anxiety Disorders. He is a founder of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Former Associate Director of the Anxiety and Phobia Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital Medical Center, Board Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a faculty member of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

In this episode, Dr. Seif discusses his personal background with anxiety and how it led him to pursue his career in psychology. He also provides insight into the field of anxiety treatment, including how anticipatory anxiety can be a poor predictor of future performance and the importance of understanding that the rules of anxiety are different. The conversation includes discussion about the benefits of psychoeducation and the concept of "trying softer" rather than "trying harder" in treating anxiety.

To learn more about Dr. Martin Seif and the links to his books, you can visit his website at www.drmartinseif.com

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In this podcast episode, DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh explained what is Exposure Therapy. They explained that exposure therapy's goal is to relearn that something is not dangerous, and one should not focus on the amount of fear felt but instead focus on how they act in a situation.

This podcast episode also discusses techniques for dealing with health anxiety and redirecting focus and attention.

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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For this podcast episode, DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh are joined by Orion Taraban, M.A., Psy.D. to talk about Test Anxiety.

Orion is a licensed psychologist in the state of California and has sixteen years of teaching experience. He is the Founder and Director of StellarGRE - Bay Area's only dedicated GRE test prep company and the only GRE prep company in the world to publicly release its outcome data.

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh talked about how self-criticisms / negative self-talk & thoughts can fuel anxiety. They also addressed the reality of how hard it is to move from self-criticisms and self-loathing to self-love. They suggest a few tips you can follow in order to achieve this.

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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For this podcast episode we are joined by Marie Elena Bitar, an Intuitive Eating and Eating Disorder Dietitian. Marie runs her private practice Beyond Food Rules, LLC (beyondfoodrules.com) where she helps folks reclaim their happiness, freedom and health by ditching dieting and tuning into their bodies’ wisdom.

DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh, together with Marie, talked about Intuitive Eating, Eating Disorders, Body Acceptance and Kindness, and more.

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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If you're someone who experiences anxiety in the morning, you're not alone. Many people wake up feeling anxious or overwhelmed, and it can be difficult to know how to manage those feelings.

In this podcast, DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh shared what you can do to deal with your morning anxiety. They also touched on the topic of the overall mindset of "morning anxiety" and why it's happening.

We hope you find this podcast episode helpful.

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For today's podcast episode, DARE coaches Aida Beco and Michelle Cavanaugh were joined by DARE Alumni Jackie Putnam. From listening to other people's success stories and trusting when they say recovery is possible, to now sharing her OWN success story - Jackie shares how DARE helped her turn everything around after 20+ years of anxiety.

Just like almost everyone, Jackie thought her anxiety was different and that she has the worst... until she joined DARE and learned about other people's stories she realized she was not special at all. She found out that what she was going through is actually a very common experience.

We hope you find Jackie's story inspiring and motivating! If she can do it, you can do it, too.

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