Kinda cliche right? Aren't we all annoyed when we hear someone say "New Year, New ME." I mean, I know that I am. So why did I decide to title my episode something so cliche? Because it is true. This year I plan to be an even BETTER me than I was LAST YEAR. If you've been following along, you know that I have embarked on this Self Healing Journey from my Childhood Trauma, Toxic Relationships, and simply just learning who I am and how to love myself. The transformation I have done in just one year has been REMARKABLE and I truly cannot wait to see what 2022 has in store for me! Take a listen as I talk about my goals for this year and some tips and tricks on how I've helped keep my new habits alive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

Where did the time go? Doesn't it feel like the year just started? How is Christmas only a few days away, how are we starting 2022 in just a week?  As I look back in this year, there are many things that I am grateful for and many things that I have learned. There was many good things but also many bad things that happened this year that has helped shape me into the person I am ending 2021 as. Take a listen as I recap my year and talk about the many things I learned throughout this year. I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday and a very safe and Happy New Year! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

In this episode, I interview Chelsea, @yourroutinequeen. Chelsea and I connected over Instagram through one of the things we had in common, Anxiety. We set up a meeting to bounce ideas off of each other and immediately clicked. I am so happy to have her here as a Guest where we discuss how she is able to manage her own business online, while being a Mom and dealing with Anxiety and how she is helping so many other Moms do the same thing! Take a listen as she talks about her Journey and how she went from being a Lawyer to now a Mompreneur online.  At the end she does give everyone a special gift on a specific tool she uses to help manage her routines! Chelsea Fournier Email: [email protected] Website: www.chelseafournier.com Podcast: https://www.chelseafournier.com/podcast-welcome Trello Broad Gift: https://www.chelseafournier.com/trello-request --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

I took all of Thanksgiving off of Social Media to allow myself to work through and process any feelings that might have come up during the Holidays. There were many things that I learned and also many memories I forgot I had. The week consisted of lots and lots of crying but by the end I realized what I was truly grieving for and that what I have now is a million times better. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

In this Episode, I have the honor of interviewing Breath Work Facilitator Ryanna Battitse. We discuss the many benefits of including Breath Work to your every day to help manage your Anxiety. She explains how it helps, how it works, and even leads a 7 minute Breath Work session at the very end of the interview. Prior to our interview, I had a Breath Work session with her to be able to give my honest input on how Breath Work helped me with my Anxiety and all I can say was that I was in true and complete AWE of our session together. I had always been skeptical of "yoga," "meditation," "breathing exercises," because I felt that trying to control my breathing and trying to quiet my mind on gave me more Anxiety because I couldn't.  Ryanna did an INCREDIBLE job coaching me through my session and it is something that I am implementing in my almost day to day life whenever I feel that I need to take a step back and breathe for a bit. Such an incredible interview. Even if this maybe isn't for you, skip to the very end for the Breath Work portion and I promise you that it will change your life! You can find Ryanna Battiste: www.ryannabattiste.com  Instagram: @ryannabattiste Podcast: Journey to Heal available on Apple Podcast and Anchor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

How are we at the Holiday Season again? Didn't we just celebrate Christmas like a few weeks ago and it's Christmas again? If you've been following along on my Healing Journey, you know that I cut ties with my Toxic Family last November, right before the Holidays. If you are anything like me, I kept myself EXTREMELY BUSY to not let myself process or feel any of my feelings. This year though, everything is biting me in the butt and everything is very triggering. Take a listen as I talk about my specific Holiday triggers, from missing my old Family Traditions, Christmas shopping for certain people, and how I am trying my best to make sure my Daughter never feels as if she is missing out on anything. Cutting ties with Family is tough and going through the Holiday season can be extremely triggering but letting ourselves process through whatever it is we need to feel is a huge step to making us heal.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

I said I would continue to make these and well, here it goes. Part 3 of Random Things that give me Anxiety. In this episode I expose myself over the most random things that give me Anxiety like driving on the far left lane of the freeway, car washes, and going to the restroom with my Toddler because let's face it, Toddlers have no filter. . . Am I right? My previous episodes have been a tad bit heavy, so I wanted to throw in a funny one in the mix because I have a few more heavy ones before the end of the year comes through.  Do you have any random things that give you Anxiety? Any that we have in common? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

I have always said, "You Are What You Eat." After doing some of my own research, I have figured out that there are foods you should "avoid" in order to manage your Anxiety. After having a conversation with Tay Gendron, she taught me, "You Are What You Absorb." Take a listen as Tay talks about how your Gut Health can lead to Anxiety. She shares her story of dealing with ongoing Panic Attacks and depression to the point where it was interfering  with her every day life. She was on the highest dose of Prozac and thought to herself, "This just isn't working for me." After the advice from her Psychiatrist, she decided to wean off her medication and there began her journey to learn how to nourish her body to help manage her Mental Health.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

Being someone who suffers from Body Dysmorphia, my pregnancy was not rainbows and butterflies and sunshine. Pregnancy was extremely rough for me mentally. I never realized how bad my self esteem, my self confidence, or how bad my Body Dysmorphia was until I was pregnant. It truly took a massive toll on me, so rough that I never wanted to leave my house, I changed my work hours so no one would see me and I sunk myself into a very deep and dark depression. Take a listen as I talk about my truth of what being Pregnant with Body Dysmorphia did to me mentally. I talk about my thoughts, my feelings, and all of my worries.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support

TRIGGER WARNING: Severe Depression, Psychosis, Suicide I had the honor of interviewing Amy Koppleman, Director and Author of the Acclaimed Novel, A Mouthful of Air starring Academy Award Nominee Amanda Seyfried and Finn Wittrock. Take a listen as Amy and I have a very raw and honest conversation about Postpartum Depression, Psychosis, and Suicide. Amy was inspired by her own thoughts and feelings she had as a new Mother to write a Novel that she hopes can be a cautionary tale to those who are dealing with Postpartum Depression.  A Mouthful of Air is a beautifully disturbing book written about the reality of Postpartum Depression leading to Psychosis. It shows the reality of someone being severely depressed and how they believe that everyone in their life would be better without them, how they fight so hard to be happy but a dark cloud continuously lingers above their head.  Amy was able to turn her Novel into a movie that will be exclusively in theaters October 29. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/motheringanxietypodcast/support