Take TWO: A Dose of Mental Wellness

EP 8: Intrusive Thoughts and how to handle them


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Today Lindsay and Stacy discuss intrusive thoughts and the many issues they can cause when misunderstood. They share intrusive thoughts they have had and how they learned to accept and manage them.

Tune in to hear:

  • What an intrusive thought is and more importantly, what it isn’t.
  • The role intrusive thoughts play in maintaining the anxiety cycle.
  • How internalizing these thoughts can lead to shame and avoidance.
  • Ways to manage intrusive thoughts to decrease fear and take away their power.
  • Language and visualizations that will help you get distance from your intrusive thoughts. 
  • How hormone changes can increase anxious thoughts, especially during pregnancy. 


How to Take 2: Label your thoughts, then use tools to break the anxiety cycle.

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Take TWO: A Dose of Mental WellnessBy Lindsay Fleming, LPC and Stacy McCarthy, LPC

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