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Are you curious about the science behind anxiety, panic, and worry? Would you like to experience freedom from anxiety? If so, you’ll appreciate today’s episode which focuses on cognitive restructuring. We’re offering an excerpt from Dr. Catherine Pittman and Elizabeth Karle’s audiobook Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry.

Rewire Your Anxious Brain is a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety, based in cutting-edge neuroscience. You’ll learn how anxiety is created in the brain, as well as the techniques you need to overcome it. Your brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Dr. Pittman and Ms. Karle make present specific examples of how to manage fear by tapping into twp pathways in the brain.The practical and proven-effective techniques in this audiobook will literally “rewire” the brain—addressing the root of your fears.

Our episode today explains the science behind cognitive restructuring—the foundation of rewiring your anxious brain. Thought patterns that are illogical or unhealthy can exacerbate anxiety or stress. Cognitive therapists focus on identifying and changing thoughts that are self-defeating or dysfunctional—especially thoughts that lead to increased levels of anxiety or depression. This approach is known as cognitive restructuring. By changing your thoughts, you can establish new patterns of responding in the brain. These patterns become stable and lasting, leading to freedom from anxiety.

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Our thoughts are not simply a result of neurological and chemical processes in the brain; they are the neurological and chemical processes in the brain. In cognitive restructuring, the thoughts you think are used to rewire your brain.

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Wallflower. Quiet. Solitary. Thoughtful. If any of these words describe you, you might be an introvert. In a world that favors the outgoing, gregarious extrovert, being an introvert can be difficult. But the truth is that introverts have distinct advantages—as long as they know how to use them. Today we’re sharing an excerpt from psychologist Arnie Kozac’s audiobook The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World.

In The Awakened Introvert, mindfulness expert and card-carrying introvert Arnie Kozak shares mindfulness and cognitive behavioral tools that will help you unlock the full potential of your unique introvert brain. You’ll learn powerful strategies to recharge after social interactions; improve your social skills; and take advantage of your capacity for quiet reflection, and sweet, sweet solitude.

In today’s episode, Dr. Kozac encourages introverts to celebrate solitude as a nourishing, powerful force in their lives. You’ll be inspired to appreciate your time alone, and discover the secret, personal wisdom that can only be accessed in moments of solitude.

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Like quiet, solitude provides an indispensable period of restoration for your introvert energy. Solitude is a form of quiet where you can be invisible or inaccessible to the demands, needs, and expectations of others.

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Do you turn to the pantry when you’re feeling upset? If you eat to help manage your emotions, you probably already know that it doesn’t work that well. Once you’re done eating, you might even feel worse.

In today’s episode, we’re sharing an excerpt from clinical psychologist Jennifer Taitz’s audiobook End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food.

Dr. Taitz knows that eating can all too easily become a strategy for coping with depression, anxiety, boredom, stress, and anger. It’s also a reliable reward when it’s time to celebrate. If you’re ready to experience emotions without consuming them or being consumed by them, End Emotional Eating can help. You’ll learn how to manage you emotions and urges gracefully, live in the present moment, learn from your feelings, and cope with distress skillfully.

In this excerpt, Dr. Taitz addresses the cycle of craving, caving, and guilt, that can so often feel endless. Instead of feeling helpless, she offers an effective technique to “surf” over your urges—whether or not they center around food.

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Think of the most chaotic moments in your life. What if you could maintain a clear head and a balanced outlook in the midst of stress? Are you good at grasping, but not so skilled at letting go?

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from psychotherapist Susan Thoele’s audiobook The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart.

In The Mindful Woman, Dr. Thoele insists that even the busiest among us has the ability to embrace mindfulness and can reap the benefits of doing so. You’ll learn how to incorporate mindfulness into your busy and dynamic life, using the book’s sixty-five simple and effective practices. The Mindful Woman is your guide to better, more balanced living.

In this excerpt, Dr. Thoele discusses the many benefits of mindfulness, including awareness, maturity, and peace. She talks about being kind to yourself as you develop the ability to let go. While it’s easy to understand the wisdom of letting go, actually doing so can be challenging, and we need to practice and develop this skill.

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What would your life would be like if you were less anxious?

In this episode we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook Don’t Let Your Anxiety Run Your Life: Using the Science of Emotion Regulation and Mindfulness to Overcome Fear and Worry, written by psychologist and anxiety expert, Dr. David Klemanski, and Joshua Curtiss.

Don’t Let Your Anxiety Run Your Life is a groundbreaking, step-by-step guide to managing the thoughts and feelings that cause anxiety, worry, fear, and panic. Based on cutting-edge science and latest research from a Yale University psychologist and professor, these simple and powerful mindfulness tips will help you stay calm and collected in any situation. You’ll learn how to significantly improve your everyday life and relationships—ranging from work to home, and anywhere in between.

In today’s episode, David and Joshua explain that anxiety can sometimes be useful and often operates as a helpful alarm system.

Listen to an conversation with Dr. Klemanski in this episode: Practicing Mindfulness to Overcome Anxiety, Fear and Worry.

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