The Anxiety Chicks

On today's episode, The Chicks welcome master herbalist and creator of Redd Remedies, Stacey Littlefield. With a degree in biology and a masters degree in herbal medicine, Stacey has made it her life’s mission to raise awareness for women’s health and holistic healing. 

Alison & Stacey dive deep into ‘THAT TIME OF THE MONTH’ chat. Why does anxiety or depression feel so much more intense for women, especially on or around our period? Listen to find out. The good news there is a natural way to help balance these emotions and the other 30 PMS symptoms. Stacey created Rhythm & Flo™ to provide hormonal balance, healthy menstrual cycles, and minimize the effects of PMS naturally. It’s perfect for women that have cycles that can get out of whack because it provides predictability and stability. 

Stacey also shares her experience helping women and moms find a natural way to feel emotional stability. Peaceful Mama (and it's not just for moms - don’t let the name fool you!) is a one a day capsule that helps promote blissful peace, emotional balance, & support a calm, healthy digestive system. Its also vegetarian, gluten-free, and most importantly - is specifically designed to be safe and effective for pregnant and nursing moms. The Chicks can't wait to try both!

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Alison and Taylor dive deep into all things intrusive thinking on todays episode! Taylor describes the first time she felt like her intrusive thoughts caused a panic attack and how it contributed to her panic disorder. Alison uses her expertise as an anxiety healer and therapist to normalize intrusive thinking and tells you more of what you can do to help quiet those thoughts down once and for all! 

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In this episode Taylor dives deep into common health anxiety fears she struggled with. As someone with health anxiety in the past, she knows what it is like to be deeply afraid of specific health events happening or thinking they are happening.

If you relate to any of these stories or examples know you are so far from alone.

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Alison welcomes Georgie Collinson, Australia's #1 anxiety therapist, on the show today to talk all things hypnotherapy and inner child healing. What exercises are best to help you begin to heal the anxious child we all have inside of us?

Georgie also shares how self-hypnosis can be an incredible healing tool if you are a type A perfectionist or never feel like you’re enough. Georgie uses a specific type of hypnosis called Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) and walks Alison (and listeners) through this exercise is real time!

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Stress? Anxiety? Aren't they the same? NOPE. A lot of times when people feel stress they say "ugh I am having bad anxiety" But there's a difference between stress and anxiety. Today Alison and Taylor break down the differences and why it is important for your recovery to know the difference between the two.

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The Chicks welcome licensed therapist and real life healer Micheline Maloof to the pod today! Micheline shares her story of how her recent diagnosis with ADHD is actually helping in her anxiety recovery.

Alison and Micheline discuss reasons why ADHD and anxiety are commonly misdiagnosed for one another and may in fact be connected. Micheline also answers your questions including how to feel less consumed with loud, racing thoughts. 

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Do you suffer with performance anxiety? You are not alone. The anxiety chicks are also victim to it and even better we brought in someone who is put in the center of attention for the world to see everyday LIVE and must be on point every time.. but there is something else about her… She also struggles with performance anxiety. How is she a news anchor and have anxiety? She came on the anxiety chicks to tell her story with anxiety and what helps her.

Erin Colton is an Emmy Award-winning anchor for News 12 Long Island. She joined the team in 2004 after graduating from Syracuse University. Colton began as a production assistant running the teleprompter and handing out scripts -- and worked her way up to the anchor desk. Colton's covered stories from the Olympics overseas, to the Gilgo Beach Murders, to every main news story in tri-state area. She gets up at 1:45 every morning to be at the studio at 3, and live at 5 o'clock to say good morning to millions of people every day.

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We are back with the monthly June Q&A episode! Every first wednesday of the month, The Chicks answer listener questions!

Questions this week:

  1.  How do you help deal with relationship anxiety and fears of embracing the unknown (in mid 30s) alone, childless, no stable job, not a lot of friends etc? (Alison)

  2.  How do you “do it scared” when you have such debilitating physical anxiety symptoms? (Taylor)

  3.  Would you personally ever consider taking a pharmaceutical medication to help with your anxiety? (Alison) 

  4.  Did you ever deal with extreme dpdr? If so, how did you cope? (Taylor)

  5.  Is anxiety worse when on your period? (Alison)

  6.  How do I face my dental anxiety after having a bad experience and learn to trust a new dentist? (Taylor)

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The Anxiety Chick's are back with another episode. This time the Chick's are talking all things panic disorder. The episode starts with a break down of the DSM5 criteria for panic disorder. The chick's then go into Taylor's real life experience with panic disorder. The episode is ended with tips on how to help a loved one or yourself struggling with panic disorder.

You are not alone.

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Episode request on our recent instagram live was from one of you guys!! This week The Anxiety Chick's dove into how to identify kids struggling with anxiety and how to help them. With Alison's background in being a therapist at a school she is well aware of all the warning signs.. but a lot of times the warning signs aren't that obvious! Taylor shares what anxiety looked like for her as a kid and how it looked different than what you'd expect an anxious child to look like.

We hope you love this episode and if you want a part two for teens let us know!

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