The Breaking Up With Anxiety Podcast

Today we are joined on The Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Podcast by Jonathan Robinson, a psychotherapist and the author of "Ecstasy as Medicine: How MDMA Therapy Can Help You Overcome Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression and Feel More Love." 

My goal with this podcast is to explore a wide variety of anti-anxiety perspectives and tools from experts in their fields, offering you as many options as possible, so that you can find what works for you to permanently break up with your anxiety! 

And when I say "permanently break up with your anxiety," I'm not talking about those occasional anxious thoughts or feelings—maybe two to three times a year, which is normal. We're human, after all, and it's perfectly normal to experience a range of emotions. However, there's a significant difference between experiencing the occasional emotion of anxiety and living with an anxiety disorder.

In this episode, Jonathan and I discuss how he uses Ecstasy-Assisted Therapy to help people with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and marriage counseling. He walks us through a typical MDMA therapy session, contraindications, who would be a good candidate for this kind of therapy, who would not be, methods for not believing your anxious thoughts, legal concerns, and so much more!

To learn more about Jonathan’s work go to https://ecstasyasmedicine.com/
Jonathan’s podcast https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ 

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Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

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Today's guests on The Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Podcast are Michaela Horvathova and Erinn O’Neill, the hosts of the 2 Sober Girls Podcast and the 2 Sober Girls Mastermind. As mothers, health coaches, and advocates, they share their journey of breaking up with alcohol to reclaim their lives. Michaela, alcohol-free by choice, and Erinn, sober through AA, both offer unique perspectives on sobriety and its transformative power. Sobriety, they believe, is the ultimate invitation to everything you want, and I couldn't agree more! 

In this episode, Michaela, Erinn, and I discuss how we have all used substances to cope with heavy feelings and anxiety, how alcohol limits us by affecting our relationships, friendships, and our sense of self. We dive into the positive impact sobriety has had on our personal and professional lives, how not drinking feels like gaining superpowers, the different phases of sobriety and the support needed for each, whether everyone needs AA, strategies for building a personalized sobriety toolkit, and so much more!

You can find 2 Sober Girls on Instagram @2sobergirlspodcast or check out the mastermind here https://www.healthwithmichaela.com/sober-girls-mastermind

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Listen to my episode on the 2 Sober Girls Podcast, episode 72, titled ‘Break-Up With Anxiety For Good With Taylor Gendron’. 

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As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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Today's guest on The Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Podcast is Breanne Burke! Breanne is the creator of 'The Confidence Formula', founder of the Confident Mindset Accelerator, and certified in NLP, EFT, Hypnosis, and Life & Success Coaching. Her mission is to help women heal their internal struggles, let go of their past, and gain unshakeable self-confidence and self-trust. 

In this episode, Breanne and I discuss overcoming low moments, understanding yourself and stopping the search for validation from others, embracing the unknown and trusting the process, releasing beliefs and patterns that no longer serve us, distinguishing between anxiety and intuition when making decisions, a step-by-step formula for building unshakeable confidence and self-trust, and so much more! 

You can find Breanne on Instagram @breanneburke or check out her website here https://www.breanneburke.com/

Listen to my episode on Breanne’s 'The Goal Digger Guide Podcast,' titled 'How to Heal Your Anxiety for GOOD with the Anxiety Nutritionist Tay Gendron.'

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As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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Today's guest on The Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Podcast is Jasmin! She's a mom of three incredible humans, a Registered Nurse, and a Hormone Nutritionist, helping women balance their hormones so they can lose weight sustainably, regain energy, and 'fix' their periods.

Jasmin understands the frustrations many women face when told by their doctors that there’s ‘not much’ that can be done about their symptoms - hearing things like, "It’s your age, It’s in your genes, This is just what happens, Everything looks good on paper." With over 17 years of experience in the healthcare space, Jasmin is here to challenge that narrative and help women take their power back, finding natural solutions as they learn to replenish their bodies and balance their hormones to feel their best.

In this episode, Jasmin and I discuss the lack of education around women’s health and hormones, the necessity for women to truly understand their bodies and take control of their health, the limitations of bloodwork from medical doctors, how to make sustainable changes in health habits, the importance of supporting liver health for effective hormone balance, how sluggish detox pathways, thyroid health, adrenal function, and inflammation contribute to low energy levels in women, and also explore understanding the underlying causes of symptoms rather than simply suppressing them, simplifying meal prep, building balanced meals, and so much more!

You can find Jasmin on Instagram @blackwoodnutrition or click here to check out her work https://linktr.ee/Jasmin.Blackwood 

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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In this week’s episode, I am joined by another amazing client - Alex!

Alex first started to experience anxiety in high school, and as it was left untreated, it progressively worsened until they decided to go on medication in university. Initially, the medication helped them to feel more in control, until 2020, which was, of course, very stressful for many people.

At this point, Alex was in the last year of their undergrad, about to start their master's. Not only did the anxiety and irrational thoughts worsen despite being on medication, journaling, and working with a naturopath, but a lot of gut issues also started to present themselves, like nausea, IBS-D, SIBO, and insomnia.

Alex was just about to start working as a therapist and, as they put it, they had three options: increase the medication, change the medication, or figure out a different solution.

The different solution was working with me, learning how to support their body optimally through a customized dietary plan, customized supplements, supporting drainage pathways, addressing SIBO and parasites, and so much more that we discuss in this episode!

I’m so excited for you to hear this conversation, and I hope it inspires you to decide that it’s time to dive in, do the work, and take control of your mental health.

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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This is another Ask Me Anything episode where I answer questions from you – my amazing community! This week, I answer your questions on how to reduce anxiety in the workplace, why someone would have anxiety despite having a very clean diet, cow dairy versus raw goat or sheep cheese, how to know if certain foods are making your anxiety worse, what to do when you’re sick of eating the same things over and over again, and support for winter blues.

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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Joining us today is Jenna Justinich, a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, Professional Makeup Artist, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Herbal Medicine Plant Witch, Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Community Manager, and Mama to a beautiful girl. 

In this episode, recorded during a call in the private Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Client Facebook group, Jenna and I discuss the importance of mothers prioritizing their mental and physical health, as they are the barometer of the household.

When mothers enter a state of dysregulation and neglect self-care, it directly impacts their children's nervous systems, behaviors, and emotional connections. This neglect can lead to frequent meltdowns in children and influence the mother’s relationship with her partner, creating either a positive or negative cycle in family dynamics.

Tune in to learn how mothers can take steps towards prioritizing self-care, what that realistically looks like for mothers, working through 'mom guilt', what to eat to feel nourished and grounded, the challenges and rewards of instilling healthy habits in children, how to create morning routines as a mother, and so much more!

You can find Jenna on Instagram @integrationherbals and you can purchase her amazing herbal formulas at https://www.integrationherbals.com/ 

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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Joining us today is Elisa Kurylowicz, a body-positive, high-performance coach known for her killer instincts, big heart, strong mind, and hilarious sense of humor. She came on the Breaking Up With Anxiety™ podcast to share with us about a life-changing practice called Intuitive Awareness.

After missing out on the Olympics, Elisa lost her sense of purpose. She found herself in a downward spiral: drinking alcohol daily, smoking cigarettes, overeating, gaining 85 lbs in one year, marrying an abusive man, making poor health choices, and accumulating so much debt that she couldn't afford food. 

She despised her body and her life… until she discovered Intuitive Awareness. This powerful practice led to her getting a divorce, losing 85 pounds, paying off all her debt, achieving financial success, eliminating toxicity from her life, and most importantly, learning to love herself unconditionally.

In this episode, Elisa and I dive into why we often don't change even when we want to, the importance of being coachable, what discipline truly means, the art of focusing on what we pay attention to, how failure fosters resilience and emotional regulation, the belief systems we are indoctrinated with, the 5 steps to overcome self-sabotage, and so much more! 

You can find Elisa on Instagram @elisakurylowicz or click here to check out her podcast, website, free quiz, and other offerings https://msha.ke/elisaunfiltered

Listen to my episode on the Elisa Unfiltered Podcast “This Business of Health Care & Learning to Break Up With Anxiety” HERE! 

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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Today's guest on The Breaking Up With Anxiety™ Podcast is Miranda Jones! Miranda is professionally trained as a Registered Nurse with 8 years of practice and is also a Naturopathic Graduate awaiting her board exams. She holds a plethora of certifications, ranging from meditation, reiki, and Quantum Human Design Analysis, to NLP and professional life coaching. All of which she blends together to develop unique plans individualized for all her clients. Her mission is to inform, educate, and empower you to tackle anything life may throw at you! 

In this episode, Miranda and I discuss the complexities of navigating the healthcare system, the pressures facing family doctors, common misconceptions about stress, viewing anxiety as a symptom rather than a permanent identity, embracing sensitivity as a superpower, releasing the brain and body's learned patterns and beliefs, generational trauma, and anxiety from sensory overload. 

We also explore why cognitive behavioural therapy may not be the most effective approach for everyone, the distinctions between high-functioning and low-functioning anxiety, understanding the physiology of anxiety versus the psychology of anxiety, and of course, discuss some of our favourite strategies for training the body to recover from stress faster! 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

You can message Miranda on Instagram @iammirandajones or you can send her an email at nursemir@icloudcom for questions/specific inquiries 

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

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So many concerned parents reach out to me, not because they have anxiety, but because their children or teenagers do. Although I definitely have an understanding of what might be happening, as I work with a lot of adults who have had anxiety since they were young or for as long as they can remember, I do not have the capacity at this time to expand my practice to working with children and teenagers. So, I really wanted to have a resource I could direct all these concerned parents to! 

Today’s guest, Dr. Cayley, is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor with a special passion for Pediatrics and supporting the whole family in achieving optimal health through addressing the root cause of symptoms. Her therapeutic approach is integrative and utilizes evidence-based methods, as she has training in both conventional and natural medicine modalities. As a mama herself to two little ones, she brings experience both as a professionally trained medical provider and a loving parent who’s raising young ones right alongside you!

In this episode, Dr. Cayley and I discuss how environmental stressors, genetics, nutritional deficiencies, and gut health all play a role in childhood anxiety. We explore the challenges of raising children in a modern world that is not supportive of healthy habits, push back against the idea that anxiety can only be managed and not eliminated, providing recommendations for supporting optimal development during pregnancy, strategies for overcoming picky eating, and of course, I had to ask about ideal protein intake for kids.

You can message Dr. Cayley on Instagram @dr.cayleychirumbolo or check out her website at https://www.c3well.com/

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As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Send me a message on Instagram after you've listened @tay.gendron

Learn more about my 4-month Breaking Up With Anxiety Program: https://www.taygendron.com/work-with-tay

Website: www.taygendron.com 

Substack: https://breakingupwithanxiety.substack.com/

And don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode!