I finally found the courage to publish this episode two years after recording it.

I had forgotten about that scary but motivating snow storm that inspired me to do this episode. In this episode we discuss courage. What separates courage from recklessness? How can we leverage the force of courage to forge ahead in our lives?

Think about it.

What would you do if you weren’t scared? Do you really need to get rid of all your fears before you can move forward? Or is there a way to feel our fears and still take the next step towards what we want?

Listen to this episode and share your thoughts and feelings with me.

The impact that these conversations have on improving your lives is my motivation to keep going with the podcast. You are my muse.

All of us humans deal with worry and anxiety at some level. It’s normal to be worried from time to time. It’s a survival mechanism. But there is a difference between being anxious to get things moving and a crippling feeling of anxiety that sends us into a dooming cycle of not dealing with life’s challenges and becoming even more anxious as a result. In the anxiety series we dive deep into understating anxiety and equipping you with tools to deal with it.

All parents have experienced moments of doubts and feelings of desperation. When on top of all daily life challenges they have to deal with their kids temper tantrums, unkind and harsh words and actions. It makes us parents wonder, am I doing the right thing? Am I even capable of doing this job? The series on Parental Confidence are to provide better tools for parents to have a more enjoyable journey of raising their kids and deploy more efficient parenting.

Welcome to Anxiety 101. This is the first episode of the series dedicated to anxiety.

Throughout the series, you will learn about what anxiety is, how to deal with it and use it to your advantage. We all feel anxious sometimes. Problem is that it pushes some people forward and make others feel completely paralyzed.

Anxiety is enmeshed with many other feelings which can create an unsolvable puzzle at times.

Follow the series and you will be able to recognize your patterns and find your specific map of anxiety.

Have a pen and paper ready, think about your experiences as you listen.

Send us your questions. We will dedicate sometime in the future episodes to answering questions.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Jones

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Dr. Jones is a clinical psychologist with practice in Vancouver and Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He sees persons of all ages for assessment of mental health, learning issues, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and Autism.

Dr. Jones has been designated as an expert witness on learning disabilities by the Supreme Court of BC. Dr. Jones has done work for Forensic Psychiatric Services, assessing self-regulation abilities and predicting risk to the courts.

Dr. Jones has worked at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children on teams disagnosing autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr. Jones' masters and doctoral research was focused on empathy, self-regulation, bullying and aggressive behavior in children.

Title card Photo Credit: Marina

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Sounding Board & Moral Support: Alireza Farzamifard