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The hosts are still riding high from their fancy tea party (fascinators included, dignity optional), but reality quickly sets in as they tackle everyone's favorite mental health villain: anxiety spirals.
You know, those delightful moments when your brain decides that forgetting to reply to a text obviously means you're a terrible person who will die alone surrounded by cats. (The cats part doesn't sound so bad, honestly.)
We dive deep into the science of why our brains love to catastrophize, explore the "window of tolerance" theory (spoiler: most of our windows are basically cracked open like a sketchy motel room), and share practical strategies that actually work, unlike that advice to "just think positive thoughts" your aunt keeps giving you.
Key Topics:
- Post-tea party analysis (because apparently we can't let go of those fascinators)
- Anxiety spirals: When your brain becomes a drama queen with a PhD in worst-case scenarios
- The art of catastrophizing (we're all experts, no training required)
- "Window of tolerance" theory—or as we like to call it, "Why we all live in emotional tornado alley"
- Self-care that goes beyond bubble baths (shocking, we know)
- Why doom-scrolling at 2 AM isn't actually a hobby
- Breathing techniques (yes, you've been doing it your whole life, but hear us out)
- Setting boundaries without becoming the neighborhood hermit
- Perfectionism: The overachiever's anxiety special
- Taking action when your anxiety brain insists hiding under blankets is the only logical choice
Desiree, compassionate Grief Mentor & Coach. Helping midlife humans learn and grow from grief & loss.
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***** Connect with the Coaches *****
Michelle Hibbert
Doree O’Neal
Desiree Doucet
Do you have any questions you'd like the coaches to answer? Awesome - we'd love to hear from you! You can submit questions via this form and we'll answer them in a future episode: https://forms.gle/QMPqRrvhvkzezPRn6
Intro & Outro background music provided by: Bliss by Luke Bergs | / bergscloud Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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The hosts are still riding high from their fancy tea party (fascinators included, dignity optional), but reality quickly sets in as they tackle everyone's favorite mental health villain: anxiety spirals.
You know, those delightful moments when your brain decides that forgetting to reply to a text obviously means you're a terrible person who will die alone surrounded by cats. (The cats part doesn't sound so bad, honestly.)
We dive deep into the science of why our brains love to catastrophize, explore the "window of tolerance" theory (spoiler: most of our windows are basically cracked open like a sketchy motel room), and share practical strategies that actually work, unlike that advice to "just think positive thoughts" your aunt keeps giving you.
Key Topics:
- Post-tea party analysis (because apparently we can't let go of those fascinators)
- Anxiety spirals: When your brain becomes a drama queen with a PhD in worst-case scenarios
- The art of catastrophizing (we're all experts, no training required)
- "Window of tolerance" theory—or as we like to call it, "Why we all live in emotional tornado alley"
- Self-care that goes beyond bubble baths (shocking, we know)
- Why doom-scrolling at 2 AM isn't actually a hobby
- Breathing techniques (yes, you've been doing it your whole life, but hear us out)
- Setting boundaries without becoming the neighborhood hermit
- Perfectionism: The overachiever's anxiety special
- Taking action when your anxiety brain insists hiding under blankets is the only logical choice
Desiree, compassionate Grief Mentor & Coach. Helping midlife humans learn and grow from grief & loss.
Book a free Connection call with Desiree
Support the show
***** Connect with the Coaches *****
Michelle Hibbert
Doree O’Neal
Desiree Doucet
Do you have any questions you'd like the coaches to answer? Awesome - we'd love to hear from you! You can submit questions via this form and we'll answer them in a future episode: https://forms.gle/QMPqRrvhvkzezPRn6
Intro & Outro background music provided by: Bliss by Luke Bergs | / bergscloud Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/