Kylie and Meg investigate anxiety with Jennifer Bronsnick, LCSW, CMHIMP (Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Practitioner), who is passionate about supporting women who are experiencing stress & anxiety, as well as relationship challenges. She helps them to access their innate resilience, heal from burnout & anxiety, and uncover their passions so they can feel confident in their decide to stay in a relationship OR make a fresh start. Learn more at www.jenniferbronsnick.com. Follow IG @anxietyproofher, www.facebook.com/Jenniferbronsnickmsw
TLDL action steps:
1. There are so many factors that effect our mental health, including our relationships, which actually have the power to disrupt our nervous system.
2. Heart math is a tool we can use to regulate emotions and the nervous system.
3. Anxiety ultimately serves a purpose- to protect us. The first step in managing our anxiety is to get comfortable with it. It's our "safety survival system"
4. Pull out the "worry part", name it and talk back to it- this is a good tool for managing feelings of anxiety (even for adults!)
5. Get curious about your anxiety. When you feel anxious, ask yourself questions like, "how would going for a walk feel?" "what did I eat today?" "how would play feel?" -- let go of the "problem solving" and try to approach it with asking questions instead of the goal of "getting rid" of the feeling
6. Easy tools to start with for managing anxiety: (1) Get more magnesium and potassium either through food or even through baths; (2) Improve sleep quality & amount (3) Limit caffeine & alcohol consumption
7. "You can't cure trauma with cognitive behavioral therapy- you have to access the body"- Jennifer. She suggests incorporating other tools into your journey such as EMDR and/or tapping with a trained practitioner
8. Typically, women tend to "fawn" or "freeze" in the face of anxiety due to the societal conditioning of being a "good girl"
