Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast
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About
Follow @OwningItPodcast on Instagram for more. From the number one non-fiction bestseller, comes Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast - with everything you need to hear to get on top of your anxiety. This practical and relaxed series explores everything from what anxiety is and why it happens to us, how our brains work and why it's actually very normal to the various tools and techniques necessary for owning it. Author Caroline Foran shares her story, along with some expert input, to help you feel a lot better. Most importantly, this is a series that tackles the reality of anxiety from a refreshing and relatable perspective. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/owningittheanxietypodcast . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:
Episodes
- When it's more than 'just' anxiety: Navigating PDA
This episode discusses Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in children, distinguishing it from general anxiety. Dr. Casey Ehrlichs joins to explain the characteristics of PDA, its relation to autism, and how to support a child with a PDA n…
- Is too much nutritional advice making anxiety worse?
This episode features a discussion with GQ Jordan about how the cultural noise surrounding nutrition, extreme advice, and label-related anxiety might be increasing health anxiety. The conversation explores whether the information received…
- Then Vs Now: How Anxiety Has Changed For Me
In this solo episode, Caroline Foran reflects on her lifelong experience with anxiety, comparing her past struggles with its current manifestation. She discusses the meaning of overcoming anxiety and affirms that present difficulties do no…
- It's not your fault: How anxiety starts before you think
Neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr Chad Sylvester joins Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast to discuss the brain states that shape anxiety, persistent patterns, and insights from infant studies related to lifelong anxiety.
- Why anxiety shows up in your body + virtual reality treatment approaches
Dr. Brennan Spiegel joins this episode to discuss why anxiety often presents physically, exploring concepts like mental gravity, interoception, and the brain-gut connection. The conversation also touches on how virtual reality is being use…
- Can’t, Not Won’t: Rethinking Children’s Behaviour + Anxiety
This one's for the parents. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Naomi Fisher , a clinical psychologist and author known for her work on anxiety, trauma, demand avoidance and nervous-system-led parenting. I adored her books 'When the naughty…
- Anxiety at work + how to bring it up professionally
In this particularly helpful episode, I’m joined by Louise Thompson , a career coach who specialises in helping people navigate confidence, leadership and anxiety in the workplace. It's one of the most practical episodes I've done. It's no…
- When anxiety narrows your world: adaptive or avoidant?
For this episode I’m speaking to clinical psychologist and author Dr Alexandra Shaker about her book The Narrowing and about how prolonged stress and trauma can constrict not just our nervous systems, but how we experience our lives and ho…
- Anxiety and my son's diagnosis + reassurance from the other side
On this first episode of my new season it's just me, welcoming you back and filling you in on everything that's been going on for me since I've last shared an episode plus I include an exclusive excerpt from my new book which offers reader…
- Welcome back to Owning It
Welcome back to Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast. This fifteenth season of the series will begin on March 2nd with weekly episodes each Monday. The series coincides with the launch of my latest book, Everything I Wish I'd Known About Anxiety…
- Dr Joanna Fortune: The Limbic Leap and Child Anxiety
For this episode I am joined by the incredible Dr Joanna Fortune who has been a guiding light through my experience of supporting my child with significant anxiety (separation anxiety in particular). We discuss different types of play ther…
- Generalised Anxiety: Rosemary MacCabe shares her story
I'm breaking up my output of experts with a first person account of what it's like living with a level of generalised anxiety that can come into play at various points of life. Rosemary MacCabe, journalist and author shares her story which…
- Dr Vanessa Lapointe: anxiety + how you were parented
For this episode I am joined by Dr Vanessa LaPointe who is an incredibly successful and widely celebrated psychologist specialising in parenting. We talk about behaviourist parenting - the way most of us were likely parented - and the impa…
- Anxiety deep dive with Millie Mackintosh
Millie Mackintosh returns to Owning It to take a deep dive into her experience of anxiety, with a particular focus on alcohol. Her new book, Bad Drunk , is out now and a wonderful read whether or not you question your relationship to alcoh…
- A neuroscientist unpacks anxiety as an emotion
Join me and returning guest Dr Ethan Kross - neuroscientist, psychologist and NY Times Bestseller - to talk about emotional regulation, what exactly is an emotion, how to reign in the ones that are tough to experience and what power we do…
- Owen O'Kane: Are we addicted to anxiety?
Join me and world renowned expert Owen O'Kane for what I would describe as a lifechanging episode, one that will transform the way you think about anxiety and feel about it too. We talk about anxiety as an addiction - why that makes sense…
- Health Anxiety: Mythbusting on what you needn't worry about
Chartered statistician and cancer researcher Dr David Robert Grimes returns to Owning It to help me bust through the many myths that are fuelling our health anxiety, from full body health checks to worries about carcinogens and vaccines. W…
- The missing piece of the separation anxiety puzzle
I think I have finally stumbled upon the missing piece of the puzzle to help with my son's severe separation anxiety. A fascinating listen on The Goulding Method and how it's melting away the anxiety experienced by kids. My guest is the Hi…
- Dr Julie: What to do when fear shows up
Dr Julie returns to Owning It to talk about her new book, Open When - which offers real time practical advice for a series of anxiety inducing scenarios - as well as her own personal experience with having been diagnosed with breast cancer…
- The full picture of your anxiety + focus on the gut
For this episode, I want to bring it back to the body. How anxiety shows up in your body, particularly in your gut. Here with the help of Dr Sally Bramley, functional health doctor and founder of Tru Health , we get a sense of how she as a…
- How helpful is an anxiety disorder diagnosis? + more
For this episode I chat with psychotherapist Duygu Balan who regularly appears on CNN and Psychology Today among others. She's also the lead author of Confidentially Chill: An Anxiety Workbook for New Adults. We cover everything from the i…
- 'All anxiety is separation anxiety' with Dr Russell Kennedy
You can support this podcast by sharing it with a friend or signing up to my Substack. Read my personal essays on Substack here with a 20% (lifetime) listener discount. Join Dr Russell Kennedy and I to talk about anxiety as alarm in the bo…
- Why your therapist needs therapy
This week my guest is a psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Natalie Cawley who has just released a book called Just About Coping . It reads like a drama but it's her story, her own experience of anxiety while becoming a qualified mental he…
- Is bias driving your anxiety?
Welcome back to a brand new season of Owning It. Join me and author/scientist/lawyer Anu Gupta to talk about the role and relationship between bias and anxiety, the impact bias on us and others and how it's at the root of almost every soci…
- Solo Episode: Overcoming Anxiety Roadmap
This is a solo episode. I struggled to fully explain it in the title but it's dedicated to a close friend currently in the trenches of health anxiety with plenty of additional anxiety on top. It's everything I want her to know. Everything…
- Overcoming Health Anxiety with an Expert
This is one of the hardest areas of anxiety to get on top of: health anxiety. Whether it's general health anxiety where you're prone to spiralling about what could or might go wrong with your health, or you suffer with OCD or body related…
- Solving social anxiety and becoming a Supercommunicator
On this episode of the series I am joined by international bestselling author and reporter with The New Yorker Charles Duhigg who wrote The Power of Habit. Here we talk about his new book Supercommunicators and how to crack social anxiety…
- Laura's story: 'Checking myself into a psychiatric hospital was the bravest thing I could do as a new mother'
Join me with guest Laura Guckian, life coach, host of 'Momfessions' and creator of Mind Mommy Coaching as we talk about postpartum anxiety, which, for her, was so significant she decided to check herself into a psychiatric hospital. How di…
- Terence Power's story of anxiety, addiction and having to be tough
This week I have a powerful episode with Terence Power, co-host of the super successful Talking Bollox podcast. We try to unpack his experience of anxiety, growing up in an environment affected hugely by poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, cr…
- Anxiety, Pain + Pleasure with Dopamine Nation's Dr Anna Lembke
My guest for this episode is the mega bestselling author of Dopamine Nation and her name is Dr Anna Lembke. She's an American psychiatrist and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University. She…
- Is it history or hormones? Vicki Notaro on unpacking anxiety
For this episode we're hearing from someone who's felt severe anxiety and figured out how to manage it. My guest is the brilliant Vicki Notaro, bestselling author of her debut novel Reality Check . A prominent journalist and editor in Irel…
- A neuroscientist on how to break the anxiety cycle
On this first episode of my new season I am joined by Dr Nicole Vignola, neuroscientist and author of brand new book REWIRE . We talk about the steps required to break the anxiety cycle, understanding the role of our default mode network a…
- Parental Anxiety: 'Does my child need an assessment?'
On this episode, the final of this season, I am joined by clinical psychologist Dr Claire Conlon (The Caterpillar Clinic) for a very specific conversation that I hope will be useful for those among you who are parents. This mirrors my own…
- Anxiety + Sensory Issues: An Occupational Therapist explains
Subscribe to my Substack here and get 20% off as an Owning It listener. On this penultimate episode of the season, I am joined by Hannah Daly, an Occupational Therapist and author who I actually worked with privately to get my so…
- Sabrina Hill on anxiety, breakdowns, medication and more
Get 20% off my Substack here as a valued listener of Owning It. This episode is with Sabrina Hill, influencer, business owner, Cork woman, hair stylist and mother of two - a ten month old and a twenty two year old. It was really hard to wr…
- Depression + understanding intrusive thoughts
Get 20% off my Substack here . A solo episode this week, sharing my experience of depression, the surprising function of intrusive thoughts and the heavy bag we carry. Order yourself (or for a friend) a copy of my new book, Everything I Wi…
- ASMR + Anxiety: Everything You Need To Know
This episode is all about how ASMR could help your anxiety. What exactly is it? What happens to our brains and bodies when we experience ASMR? What does the research show? ASMR is such a new subject, it's hard to find people who know it in…
- Anxious about taking a rest? A psychologist on why we should take holidays more seriously
This bonus episode is brought to you in collaboration with British Airways Holidays who are on a mission to make all of us take our holidays a little more seriously! I’m joined again by Dr Claire Kambamettu and we dive into our complicated…
- It's not always anxiety's fault + other questions answered
Solo episode this week. I'm answering your questions around medication and other people's stigma about it, how anxiety isn't always to blame for our every niggle we feel and exactly what I do if a tsunami of anxiety washes over me. Episode…
- Owning Mental Illness with Sophie White
Buy Sophie White's book My Hot Friend here . Sign up to my Substack with 20% off for more Owning It related content and to connect personally HERE . I am joined here by award winning bestselling author and columnist Sophie White. Sophie sh…
- I was wrong about hypnosis
I am joined here by Stanford psychiatrist Dr David Spiegel to talk about hypnosis and self hypnosis. Now before you switch off and think 'ugh that's a load of poppycock' - I was and always have been cynical about this too but David is very…
- ARCHIVE: Surviving Christmas Holiday Anxiety
I was going to record a new episode for this year but it would pretty much run the same as last year's so for anyone who needs a reminder - I'm bringing this one back to the top of the pile for the month that's in it. In this episode of Ow…
- Understanding Cortisol
If you love this podcast, please consider subscribing to me on Substack here for more long form writing from me! Heard lots about cortisol but not really sure what it's all about? Here the super successful @HealthWithHolland (Becca Holland…
- The fear of falling apart again + anxiety over world news
Join me on Substack here where I write about anxiety, parenting and careers. For this solo episode I am talking through how I overcame my latest anxiety wobble - something I hadn't felt to that extent in so long. It really unnerved me and…
- Understanding Perinatal Anxiety in Pregnancy
Are you pregnant, thinking about becoming pregnant or trying to become pregnant and dealing with anxiety? Or did you experience anxiety in pregnancy? Perhaps it was anxiety due to the physical symptoms, or because you arrived at pregnancy…
- Medication for anxiety revisited with an expert
I have promised another deep dive into anxiety medication and 11 seasons later, I have delivered. Here I am joined by the wonderful Laura Dowling, pharmacist and founder of Fabu Wellness supplements. She also hosts her own brilliant podcas…
- The 10 best anxiety mindset swaps
Sign up to my Substack HERE . Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE . In this solo episode, I run through my ten most helpful mindset swaps to help you, in a nutshell, own your experience of anxiety. From how to visualise the anxiety to ques…
- Delayed gratification and why it will help your anxiety
Is delayed gratification one of the overlooked secrets to reducing anxiety? Is immediacy culture and present bias fuelling our basal level of daily anxiety? That background hum or fizziness we have grown so used to living with? This w…
- Living with ADHD, Bipolar + Anxiety: Matilda's Inspiring Story
If you're loving this series, do me a favour and hop on over to my substack and click subscribe . There I'll be writing lots more in depth content, with a huge focus on anxiety of course, as well as my parenting experience and some career…
- Which kind of perfectionist are you?
Join me on Substack HERE . Do you struggle with perfectionism? Do you understand the science around it? Are you more of a socially prescribed perfectionist or a self oriented perfectionist? What does that even mean? In this episode wi…