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#83 - Breaking Free:
How to get out of the stress-trauma cycle by using the science of anxiety with Emma McAdam
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Episode 83
"The root cause of anxiety is the belief that we are in danger, followed by avoidance, rather than facing the problem."
- Emma McAdam
Breaking Free: How To Get Out Of The Stress-Trauma Cycle By Using The Science Of Anxiety with Emma McAdam
Anxiety is one of the most common symptoms that adults and children are challenged by.
Because for many, the stress response has been labeled as a bad thing, so there is a tendency to want to identify, control, and avoid stress. This is a misconception that actually feeds anxiety.
In this episode you will learn:
2:00: The behavioral patterns at the root of anxiety
6:10: The different forms of avoidance and how they contribute to anxiety
12:10: How it’s not the trigger, but the behavior and thought combination that cause the anxiety
17:40: The kinds of messages that we can get from anxiety
18:40: What to do if you wake up in the middle of the night and feel anxious
- 23:20: How to know you are being affected by hidden anxiety
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Related Podcasts On Stress and Anxiety:
Episode 25: Why is it so Hard to Slow Down? Could it be Stored Trauma? – Learn more about the link between anxiety and an inability to slow down through the story of Cat Dillon. She shares what worked for her and how important somatic exercises were for the process.
Episode 60: Is False Anxiety Causing You Stress – This episode takes us deep into our biology with Dr. Ellen Vora. Is blood sugar fluctuations causing you anxiety? That is a false anxiety and an unnecessary stress to our life. Learn more about the different reasons for false anxiety so you can save your stress for what truly is important.
Practical Actions To Take When You Are Ready To Start:
Foundational Journey – Let me safely-guide you on this 6-week journey into your nervous system through somatic and parts work. In the first 21 days, people sleep better, eat better, have less pain and more energy. What makes this different? I guide you through the three steps of The Essential Sequence to safely address stored trauma in your body.
1:1 Biology of Trauma® Health Coaching Session– This is the fastest way to have your clear path forward to address a Biology of Trauma®. You walk away with a personalized plan with my trained health coach who will co-create your plan with you. Take the guesswork out and know which repair tools would make the most impact on your trauma healing journey now.
Free Guides:
The Essential Sequence – There is a science to how the body experiences and comes out of a chronic trauma response. When we follow the science, we see there are 3 steps and in which order to safely open up and give the body what it needs to heal and be free.
Supplements For The Trauma Healing Journey:
Tri Mag Sleep – To help us align with our biological circadian rhythm, we need to sleep well. Chelated Magnesium can help with that. We can support our nervous system to relax and enhance sleep quality and duration with magnesium for sleep.
Tri-Mag Power – Magnesium is needed in over 30 million reactions in our body. When we are stressed, our body needs even more magnesium. Yet, it is a common nutritional deficiency. It has been shown to help with anxiety, depression, fatigue and more. Our body cannot re-establish biological rhythms with a magnesium deficiency. Support your body by giving it what it needs to help get out of stress.
Supplements For The Trauma Healing Journey:
Instead of trying to numb the feelings of anxiety, we have tools to give the body the support it needs to work through and complete the stress response. To not avoid it, but to face it and bring resources that can help resolve it for the better.One supplement you may want to consider taking is Magnesium Calm. A deficiency in magnesium, which is common, can exacerbate anxiety symptoms by making the body more susceptible to stress. Magnesium may also lower the risk of anxiety and contribute to better sleep.
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