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Anxiety & Fear

Navigating Postpartum Depression with Leah Deragon

November 14, 2016 by ssradmin

Doula and birth educator Leah Deragon of Birth Roots talks about her struggles with postpartum depression and anxiety. She discusses the many unrealistic expectations new mothers face, and how normal it is to struggle in ways that aren’t often discussed.

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Filed Under: Family and Lifecycle, Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, childbirth, mothering, postpartum depression

Angst, Introversion, and Apps with Peter Hallward, Reeve Lindbergh, and Rob McGinley

October 13, 2014 by ssradmin

Peter Hallward is a professor of philosophy at Kingston University. He discusses the connection between anxiety and existentialism. Then author and book reviewer Reeve Lindbergh discusses Susan Cain’s take on introversion in the 2013 book Quiet. We close with a comparative review of apps for reducing anxiety by Rob McGinley Myers of the blog anxiousmachine.com.

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Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, book reviews, extrovert, ideas, introvert, Literature, personality, philosophy, reviews, technology

Childhood Phobia with Maiya

October 8, 2014 by ssradmin

Ten-year-old Maiya takes us into the world of childhood phobias, describing what it was like to live with overwhelming anxiety about sickness, and how she found help. Now she is creating a website of fear-reducing games to help other kids who suffer with anxiety.

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, childhood, childhood trauma, children, fear, germaphobia, health, illness, Parenting, phobia

Living with OCD with Monica

September 29, 2014 by ssradmin

Musician and educator Monica talks about how the intense insomnia that began in her 40′s led her to a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

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Filed Under: Mental Health, Waiting Room Project - Psychiatry Tagged With: adult onset, Anxiety & Fear, Insomnia, mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD

Raising a Child with Anxiety with Valery

September 22, 2014 by ssradmin

Therapist and mother Valery discusses how she grew to understand her daughter’s difficulty with social situations as the result of severe social anxiety, and her seemingly excessive internet use as a positive and healthy adaptation.

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Filed Under: Family and Lifecycle, Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, childhood, daughter, internal family systems, introvert, mothering, Parenting, phobia, shy, social anxiety, technology

OCD, Panic, and Llamas with Paula Matlins

September 15, 2014 by ssradmin

Paula Matlins talks about her daily struggle with OCD and panic, and how she is able to operate in the world through rules, medication, perseverance, and thinking about llamas.

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Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: animals, Anxiety & Fear, coping mechanisms, llamas, mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks

Obsessive Confession and OCD with Rob

September 8, 2014 by ssradmin

In this episode of Safe Space Radio, psychotherapist Rob talks about his own anxiety, which makes him feel an insatiable need to confess things to those around him, and which can also lead to debilitating panic attacks. He talks about the various therapies he’s tried, including two which have greatly reduced his anxiety in the …read more »

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Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, confession, internal family systems, mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, Shame, stigma

Anxiety in Photos with John William Keedy

September 1, 2014 by ssradmin

Photographer John William Keedy has exhibited his work under the title It’s Hardly Noticeable, depicting different aspects of anxiety via images. John talks about the personal experiences that inform these photos, and how his anxiety has improved.

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Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, art, coping, mental illness, photography

Yoga for Depression with Amy Weintraub

December 5, 2012 by ssradmin

Yoga teacher and author Amy Weintraub talks about her own experience of depression and how yoga helped her with depression on all levels—biologically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Amy also leads listeners through several breathing exercises to help give energy, reduce anxiety and lift mood. You can learn more about her work at www.yogafordepression.com

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, depression, pranayama, Yoga, yoga for depression, Yoga therapy

Trauma, Fear and Denial with Jessica Stern

February 16, 2011 by ssradmin

Research professor Jessica Stern is an expert in the connection between trauma and terrorism. In this interview she talks about her experience following a rape at age 15, and how her story was not believed by the police—resulting in more than 40 other children being targeted. Jessica describes living with PTSD, and experiencing a confusing …read more »

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Filed Under: Emotions, Mental Health Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, childhood trauma, healing, Loneliness, mental illness, police, PTSD, Rape, Rape Culture, Sexual assault, sexual violence, survivors, teenagers, terrorism, Therapy, Trauma, triggering, triggers, Violence

Nightmares and Recurring Dreams with Jeanne Safer

January 27, 2010 by ssradmin

Jeanne Safer, Ph.D talks about nightmares and recurring dreams. Jeanne describes the 40 year long relationship she has with a recurring, intensely anxiety-provoking dream. She talks about how disturbing dreams can be a gift, demanding we pay attention to an unknown part of our selves.

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Filed Under: Emotions Tagged With: Anxiety & Fear, dream work, Dreams, dreamwork, identity, nightmares, recurring dreams, subconscious, Therapy

Failure and Performance Anxiety with Sinead Rushe

September 9, 2009 by ssradmin

Actor Sinead Rushe talks about performance anxiety and feelings of failure. Sinead describes how deeply her confidence in her own creative instincts was shaken when a play that she had written got a bad review and almost nobody came. She talks about how difficult it was to go out each night to a crowd of …read more »

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Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: acting, Anxiety & Fear, confidence, feelings of failure, identity, performance, self esteem, theater

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