Want to know how therapists actually help people calm anxiety - and how you can use the same tools on yourself? In this episode, I break down 8 therapist-approved skills that lower anxious thoughts, stop worry, and help you feel grounded. These aren't quick fixes - they're practical, proven strategies you can start using today to reset your mind and body.

In today's podcast we explore how safety behaviors like cheacking, looking for exits, and sitting in the same old seat help to sustain your feelings of anxiety and worry. 

On today's show we explore why it is so hard to think clearly when you are feeling anxious or depressed. 

A practical map for "what-if" worries. In this episode, you'll sort fears into possible/probable/improbable. I'll also share one important way to take away the power of what-if thinking. 

A quick reset for runaway thoughts: In this episode, you'll learn how to set kind but firm boundaries with your brain and the random thoughts it generates. 

Welcome to The Paul Dooley Podcast. I'm a licensed therapist and recovered overthinker-here's what to expect each week: practical tools to calm anxiety, cut down worry, and lift your mood. Subscribe for calmer, steadier days. 

Big news- I'm launcing a new show with deeper guidance and practical tools to help you calm worry, anxiety, depression, and an overactive mind. The archives for the old show will stay at anxietyguru.net. Search your podcast app for "Paul Dooley" or visit pauldooley.me to subscribe to the new show.

On today's podcast we explore what recurrent anxiety is and what you can do to decrease it.

On today's show I take a look at an article I wrote in 2010 about the kind of habits that can lower your anxiety. Did the article stand the test of time?

In today's podcast, I share 5 steps you can take to better strong emotions such as sadness, anger, and anxiety.