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Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression440 How to Stop Hating Anxiety In this episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan explores how shifting from hating anxiety to gently befriending it can radically reduce your suffering and help you live more in alignment with your values. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why resisting anxiety may be keeping you stuck in a cycle of fear How to respond to anxiety without fueling it or making it worse A simple shift from “good vs. bad” to neutral observation The power of willingness and how to soften your approach to discomfort A visualization strategy Kimberley uses to stay aligned with h...2025-07-0138 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression439 Afraid to Fly? This Is What I Tell My Clients Before Every FlightIn this episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan breaks down the real reasons behind flying anxiety and offers practical, compassionate tools to help you board that plane with more confidence and calm. 2025-06-2338 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression438 This 3-Minute Script Can Shift How You Face Your Anxiety TodayIn this episode, Kimberley Quinlan shares a compassionate 3-minute morning script designed to help you gently shift your mindset, speak to yourself with kindness, and take brave steps forward—even when anxiety feels overwhelming.2025-06-1613 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression436 6 Schedule Habits That Are Secretly Making Your Anxiety WorseFeeling overwhelmed by your to-do list? In this episode, anxiety specialist Kimberley Quinlan reveals six sneaky schedule habits that may be fueling your anxiety—and exactly how to shift toward calm, clarity, and confidence in your daily routine.2025-06-0232 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression435 Eating Disorder vs OCD: How to Tell Them Apart and Why It Matters (with Guilia Suro)In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan and Dr. Giulia Suro unpack the overlapping features of OCD and eating disorders, helping you understand how to tell them apart, how they interact, and how to treat them effectively.2025-05-2640 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression434 Sensorimotor OCD (with Max Maisel)In this episode, OCD specialist Dr. Max Maisel joins Kimberley Quinlan to unpack the misunderstood experience of Sensorimotor OCD and offers empowering, evidence-based strategies to help listeners find relief and reclaim their lives.2025-05-1937 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression433 OCD & the Brain (with Uma Chatterjee)In this eye-opening episode, Kimberley Quinlan and neuroscientist Dr. Uma Chatterjee explore the fascinating science behind OCD, offering powerful insights into why OCD feels so real—and how understanding your brain can be a key to recovery.2025-05-121h 07Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression432 OCD Treatment in 2025: Updates in Research, Treatment & the Future (with Dr Jon Abramowitz)In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan and Dr. Jon Abramowitz explore the current state of OCD treatment in 2025, highlighting what’s working, what challenges remain, and how the future of personalized, evidence-based care is evolving.2025-05-0550 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression431 What if I Never Find True Love?In this heartfelt episode, Kimberley Quinlan and relationship therapist Elizabeth Shaw explore how to manage the anxiety, grief, and pressure that often come with dating and the fear of never finding love.2025-04-2844 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression430 How to Stop Overthinking Every Social InteractionIn this episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan shares why we spiral after social situations and gives you a 4-step strategy to break the overthinking cycle with self-compassion and intention.2025-04-2114 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression429 The Secret to Unshakable Confidence (with Russ Harris)In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan and Dr. Russ Harris explore how to build real, lasting confidence—not by eliminating fear, but by learning to take action alongside it. 2025-04-1444 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression428 The Fear of Judgment: How to Stop Worrying About What Others ThinkIn this episode, Kimberley Quinlan shares practical tools to help you stop fearing judgment and start living more freely, even when anxiety is along for the ride.2025-04-0716 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression421 How to Be Optimistic (in a Scary World)In this episode, Kimberly Quinlan shares practical strategies to help you cultivate optimism even when the world feels overwhelming, offering tools to shift your perspective and find hope. What to Expect in This Episode: Learn how acknowledging your struggles can be the first step toward optimism. Discover the power of connecting with others who are working to make a positive difference. Find out how focusing on what you can control can shift your mindset. Hear a personal story about how taking responsibility in relationships transformed Kimberly’s outlook. 2025-02-1715 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression417 How to Fall Asleep (with OCD and Anxiety)In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan and Sue Chuddy dive into practical strategies for managing OCD and anxiety-related sleep disturbances, offering actionable tools to help you reclaim restful nights.2025-01-1344 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression416 Thriving with Relationship OCD (with Andrew & Danielle Cohen)In this insightful episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan chats with Andrew and Danielle Cohen about navigating the challenges of Relationship OCD (ROCD) through lived experience, clinical expertise, and actionable strategies for thriving in relationships.2024-12-3047 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression415 6 Eating Disorder Rules (That Saved My Life)In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan shares the six powerful rules that guided her eating disorder recovery and continue to help her clients find freedom and healing.2024-12-2321 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression414 How to Navigate Depression (During the Holiday Season)In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan shares practical strategies for navigating holiday-related depression, from setting boundaries to finding small moments of joy, so you can create a season that prioritizes your mental health.2024-12-1623 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression413 The One Anxiety Recovery Skill I Am Doubling Down OnIn this episode, Kimberly Quinlan shares the transformative anxiety recovery skill of embracing all emotions and offers practical strategies to help you reduce fear and build emotional resilience.2024-12-0911 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression411 My Secret Weapon for Managing OCD UrgesIn this podcast episode, Kimberley Quinlan dives into how to manage OCD urges effectively, breaking down why they feel so real and sharing actionable strategies to resist compulsions and regain control.2024-11-2512 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression410 How to Stop Worrying If People Are Judging You (A Compassionate Approach) In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan shares practical tools and mindset shifts to help you stop worrying about being judged and embrace authenticity.2024-11-1821 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression408 How to Overcome the Fear of Medical Procedures (A Therapist's Guide)In this episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan guides listeners through practical strategies for managing the fear of medical procedures, such as needle and blood phobias. Drawing from both professional expertise and personal experience, she shares actionable tips to help listeners confront their fears with compassion and resilience. Learn how to turn anxiety into a manageable experience and feel empowered through the process.2024-11-0418 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionI have a new best friend for YOU | Ep. 387I have a new best friend just for you. I know that might sound a little strange, so hang with me here because this was mind-blowing to me, and I hope it is for you as well. Let's talk about best friends. What does a good best friend look like? It will be different for everybody, but generally, the way I see a best friend is that they're fun to be with. They're interested in fun things or things that you're interested in. They are there for you. They show up for you. The...2024-05-3116 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionAn Anxiety Routine to Help You Get Through the Day | Ep. 383 If you need an anxiety routine to help you get through the day, you’re in the right place. My name is Kimberley Quinlan. I am an anxiety specialist. I’m an OCD therapist. I specialize in cognitive behavioral therapy, and I’m here to help you create an anxiety routine that keeps you functioning, keeps your day effective, and improves the quality of your life. Because if you’re someone who has anxiety, you know it can take those things away. Now, it’s so im...2024-05-0320 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionFix this Error in Thinking (if you want to be less anxious) | Ep. 379Now fix this one error in thinking if you want to be less anxious or depressed, either one. Today, we are going to talk about why it is so important to be able to identify and challenge this one error in your thinking. It might be the difference between you suffering hard or actually being able to navigate some sticky thoughts with a little more ease. Let’s do it together. Welcome back, everybody. My name is Kimberley Quinlan. I’m an anxiety and OCD specialist, and I am so excited to talk with you about this very...2024-03-2918 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionWhat it is REALLY like to be an Anxiety Therapist | Ep. 374 In the realm of mental health, the role of an anxiety therapist is often shrouded in mystery and misconceptions. To shed light on this crucial profession, Joshua Fletcher, also known as AnxietyJosh, shares insights from his latest book, "And How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy," in a candid conversation with Kimberley Quinlan on her podcast. Joshua's book aims to demystify the therapeutic process, offering readers an intimate look behind the therapy door. It's not just a guide for those struggling...2024-02-1637 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionLiving with Depression: Daily Routines for Mental Wellness | Ep. 373In the realm of mental health, the significance of structured daily routines for depression cannot be overstated. Kimberley Quinlan, an anxiety specialist with a focus on mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and self-compassion, emphasizes the transformative impact that Daily Routines for Depression can have on individuals grappling with this challenging condition. Depression, characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest in once-enjoyable activities, affects every aspect of one's life. Quinlan stresses that while professional therapy and medication are fundamental in the treatment of depression, integrating specific daily routines into one's lifestyle can offer...2024-02-0923 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionOvercoming Visual Staring OCD (with Matt Bannister) | Ep. 371Visual Staring OCD (also known as Visual Tourrettic OCD), a complex and often misunderstood form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, involves an uncontrollable urge to stare at certain objects or body parts, leading to significant distress and impairment. In an enlightening conversation with Kimberley, Matt Bannister shares his journey of overcoming this challenging condition, offering hope and practical advice to those grappling with similar issues. Matt's story begins in 2009, marked by a sense of depersonalization and dissociation, which he describes as an out-of-body experience and likened to looking at a stranger when viewing himself in the mirror...2024-01-2641 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression5 Most Common Recovery Roadblocks (with Chris Tronsdon) | Ep. 370 If you want to know the 5 Most Common Recovery Roadblocks with Chris Tronsdon (an incredible anxiety and OCD therapist), you are in the right place. Today Chris and I will go over the 5 Most common anxiety, depression, & OCD roadblocks and give you 6 highly effective treatment strategies you can use today. Kimberley: Welcome everybody. We have the amazing Chris Trondsen here with us today. Thank you for coming, Chris. Chris: Yes, Kim, thanks for having me. I’m super excited about...2024-01-1942 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionCould I Have PTSD or Trauma? Kimberley: Could I have PTSD or trauma? This is a question that came up a lot following a recent episode we had with Caitlin Pinciotti, and I’m so happy to have her back to talk about it deeper. Let’s go deeper into PTSD, trauma, what it means, who has it, and why we develop it. I’m so happy to have you here, Caitlin. Caitlin: Yes, thank you for having me back. INTRODUCING CAITLIN PINCIOTTI Kimberley: Can you te...2023-12-2247 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionIs ERP Traumatizing? (with Dr. Amy Mariaskin) | Ep. 365 Kimberley: Is ERP traumatizing? This is a question I have been seeing on social media or coming up in different groups in the OCD and OCD-related disorders field. Today, I have Amy Mariaskin, PhD, here to talk with us about this idea of “Is ERP traumatizing” and how we might work with this very delicate but yet so important topic. Thank you, Amy, for being here. WHY MIGHT PEOPLE THINK ERP IS TRAUMATIC? K...2023-12-0847 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionCompassionate OCD recovery (with Ethan Smith) | Ep. 364 Kimberley: Welcome back, Ethan Smith. I love you. Tell me how you are. First, tell me who you are. For those who haven’t heard of your brilliance, tell us who you are. Ethan: I love you. My name is Ethan Smith, and I’m a national advocate for the International OCD Foundation and just an all-around warrior for OCD, letting people know that there’s help and there’s hope. That’s what I’ve dedicated my life to doing. Kimber...2023-12-0142 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionWhen OCD and PTSD Collide (with Shala Nicely & Caitlin Pinciotti) | Ep. 362 Kimberley: Welcome, everybody. This is a very exciting episode. I know I’m going to learn so much. Today, we have Caitlin Pinciotti and Shala Nicely, and we’re talking about when OCD and PTSD collide and intertwine and how that plays out. This is actually a topic I think we need to talk about more. Welcome, Caitlin, and welcome, Shala. Caitlin: Thank you. Shala: Thanks. Kimberley: Okay...2023-11-1742 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionHow to be Uncomfortable (without Making it Worse) | Ep. 360 If you want to know how to be uncomfortable without making it worse, you’re in the right place. Today, we’re talking all about being uncomfortable and learning how to be uncomfortable in the most skillful, compassionate, respectful, and effective way. This applies to any type of discomfort, whether it be your thoughts, your feelings, any physical sensations, or the pain that you’re feeling. Anything that you’re experiencing as discomfort, we’re here to talk about it today. Let’s do it. Welcome back, everybody. For those of you...2023-11-0327 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionHow To Meditate To Reduce Anxiety | Ep. 359 In today’s episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast, you will learn how to meditate to reduce anxiety. You’ll also learn which meditation is best for anxiety and how to find a meditation practice that suits your lifestyle and your recovery needs. With the pressure of today’s society and the news being so scary, people are rapidly turning to meditation as a powerful tool to calm their minds and ease their anxiety. My name is Kimberley Quinlan. I am a licensed therapist and anxiety specialist, and my hope t...2023-10-2725 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionI Am Scared to Take Medication (Managing Medication Anxiety) | Ep. 358 If you are scared to take medication, you are in the right place. Today, we are going to take a deep dive into a very common fear that impacts many people and their recovery, and that is the fear of taking medication. If you’re someone who needs help with this, I think this is going to be really helpful for you. Hello, my name is Kimberley Quinlan. I am an anxiety specialist, and I help people with anxiety. My hope is to make it an easy and a kind recovery for...2023-10-2028 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionGAD vs OCD (and How to Tell the Difference) | Ep. 357 If you are wondering if you have (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) GAD vs. OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and how to tell the difference, this episode is going to be exactly what you need. My name is Kimberley Quinlan. I’m a cognitive behavioral therapist. I specialize in all anxiety disorders, and I help people overcome their anxiety in the kindest way possible. Now, I have treated generalized anxiety disorder and OCD for over 15 years, and I want to share with you that it is true—there is a...2023-10-1320 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionHow to Live According to Your Values, Not Fear | Ep. 356 If you want to live a life according to your values, not fear, you’re in the right place. I am going to give you a detailed look at how you can do this for yourself, but I will also show you how not to do this. Lots of people are talking about this idea of living life according to their values, not fear. I want to really inspire you, highlight the way that you can do this, and also show you how it cannot be done so well. I’...2023-10-0628 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionPerfectionism Anxiety (and the Dreaded Perfectionist Trap) | Ep. 355Perfectionism anxiety almost destroyed my life. If you are someone who suffers from perfectionism, you know exactly what it’s like to be stuck in the perfectionistic trap. It’s hell, quite frankly. We’re here today to talk about how to overcome perfectionism and how to create a life where you can still succeed. You can still do the things you want just without being constantly anxious and depressed and never feeling like you’re enough. Hello, my name is Kimberley Quinlan. I’m a marriage and family therapist. I’m an anxiety specialist, and I persona...2023-09-2927 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionStopping Compulsions using Attention Control (with Max Maisel) | Ep. 351 If you are interested in stopping compulsions using attention control, this is the episode for you. I am really excited for this episode. This was a deep dive into really how to fine-tune your mindfulness practice for anxiety and OCD. Today we have the amazing Max Maisel, who is an OCD and anxiety specialist here in California. He came on to talk about these really nuanced differences of mindfulness, where we might go wrong with mindfulness, how we can get a deeper understanding of mindfulness, and this idea of attentional control. The real thing that I took aw...2023-08-2540 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionManaging the Anxiety of Chronic Illness & Disability (with Jesse Birnbaum & Sandy Robinson) | Ep. 347 Kimberley: Welcome. This conversation is actually so near and close to my heart. I am so honored to have Jessie Birnbaum and Sandy Robinson here talking about Managing the anxiety of chronic illness and disability. Welcome and thank you both for being here. Sandy: Thank you for having us. Kimberley: For those of you who are listening on audio, we are three here today. We’re going to be talking back and forth. I’ll do my best to let you k...2023-07-2847 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionThriving in Relationships with OCD (with Ethan Smith and Rev. Katie O’Dunne) | Ep. 346 Kimberley: My tummy already hurts from laughing too much. I’m so excited to have you guys on. Today, we are talking about thriving in relationships with OCD and we have Rev. Katie O’Dunne and Ethan Smith. I’d love for you both to do a quick intro. Katie, will you go first? Katie: Yeah, absolutely. My name is Reverend Katie O’Dunne. I always like to tell folks that I always have Reverend in my title because I want individuals to know that ordained mi...2023-07-2154 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionMotivation During Depression: How To Get Things Done | Ep. 345 Welcome back, everybody. Alright, alright, alright. You may already notice the sound of my voice has shifted, the tone has shifted, and that is on purpose. Actually, I’ve never thought of this, but it’s true. I often show up when I’m ready to do a podcast. I sit in front of my microphone, I’m in front of my desk, I take a deep breath and I just talk to you from a place of centeredness and calm, gathering as much wisdom as I can. That is a part of w...2023-07-1426 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionSleep Anxiety Relief | Ep. 342 Welcome back, everybody. Today we’re talking about sleep anxiety relief. We’re talking about how to get a good night’s rest. Oh, the beauty of a good night’s sleep. I can’t even tell you and I can’t even explain for me personally how much sleep impacts my mental health and my mental health impacts my sleep. Hence why we’re doing this episode today. For those of you who are new, my name is Kimberley Quinlan. I’m a marriage and family therap...2023-06-2327 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionAcceptance Scripts (with Jon Grayson) | Ep. 341 Welcome back, everybody. Today we are talking about Acceptance Scripts with Dr Jon Grayson. So happy to be here with you as we tie together our series on imaginals and scripts. Today, we have the amazing Dr. Jon Grayson and he is going to talk about acceptance scripts and the real importance of making sure we use acceptance when we’re talking about scripts and imaginals. I’m so excited to share this episode with you. I think it really does, again, tie together the two other guests that we’ve had on...2023-06-1647 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionHow to be Happy (When You Have Anxiety) | Ep.337 Hello and welcome back, everybody. We have an amazing guest today. This is actually somebody I have followed, sort of half known for a long time through a very, very close friend, Shala Nicely, who’s been on the show quite a few times, and she connected me with Dr. Ashley Smith. Today, we are talking about happiness and what makes a “good life” regardless of anxiety or of challenges you may be going through. Dr. Ashley Smith is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She’s the co-founder of Peak Mind, whi...2023-05-1936 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionSexual Side Effects of Anxiety Medication (& Antidepressants) | Ep. 332 Hello and welcome back everybody. We are on Week 3 of the Sexual Health and Anxiety Series. At first, we talked with the amazing Lauren Fogel Mersy about sexual anxiety or sexual performance anxiety. And then last week, I went into depth about really understanding arousal and anxiety, how certain things will increase arousal, certain things will decrease it, and teaching you how to get to know what is what so that you can have a rich, intimate, fulfilling life. We are now on Week 3. I have to admit, this i...2023-04-1435 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionSexual Anxiety (with Dr Lauren Fogel Mersy) | Ep. 330 You guys, I am literally giggling with excitement over what we are about to do together. Last year, we did a series, the first series on Your Anxiety Toolkit where we talked about mental compulsions. It was a six-part series. We had some of the best therapists and best doctors in the world talking about mental compulsions. It was such a hit. So many people got so much benefit out of it. I loved it so much, and I thought that was fun, let’s get back to regular programming. But for...2023-03-3145 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionOCD TREATMENT OPTIONS: Do I need a higher level of care? | Ep. 326 OCD TREATMENT OPTIONS Today, we have Elizabeth McIngvale and we are talking all about different OCD treatment options. Elizabeth (Liz) McIngvale is the Director of the McLean OCDI Houston. She has an active clinical and research and leadership role there. McLean OCDI is a treatment center for people with OCD and she talks extensively about different OCD treatment options in this episode. She’s the perfect one to talk to in this episode about knowing when you need a higher level of care, particularly related to O...2023-03-0345 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionTreating Scrupulosity and Religious OCD with compassion (with Katie O’Dunne) | Ep. 324 Transcript Kimberley Quinlan: Well welcome, I cannot believe this is so exciting. I've been looking forward to this episode all week. We have the amazing. Reverend Katie O’Dunne with us to talk all about scrupulosity and religious obsessions. So welcome, Katie. Katie O'Dunne: Thank you. I'm so excited to be here and to chat about all things Faith and OCD. So thanks for having me. Kimberley Quinlan: Yeah, so let me just qu...2023-02-1735 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression5 Tips for Health Anxiety During a Dr’s Visit | Ep. 323 5 TIPS FOR HEALTH ANXIETY DURING A DRS VISIT If you want my five tips for health anxiety during a Drs visit, especially if you have a medical condition that concerns you, this is the episode for you. Hello and welcome back everybody. Today, I’m going to share some updates about a recent medical issue I have had, and I’m going to share specific tips for dealing with health anxiety (also known as hypochondria). 2023-02-1035 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionLet’s do an Anxiety Audit (with Lynn Lyons) | Ep. 319 In this week's podcast, I talked with Lynn Lyons about her new book, The Anxiety Audit (7 Sneaky Ways Anxiety Takes Hold and How to Escape Them). We discuss: How repetitive negative thinking disguises itself as problem-solving How catastrophic thinking makes the world a dangerous place and demands you react accordingly How big conclusions and an all-or-nothing approach make the world smaller and harder to navigate. How a fear of judgment isolates and disconnects us from people 2023-01-1339 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionHow to Change Your Habits (with Monica Packer) | Ep. 317 Welcome back, everybody. I am thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to have you here again, finishing out the year so strong. In this episode, we planned perfectly for this week because my guess is that you’re starting to make New Year’s resolutions or make New Year’s goals, and we wanted to talk, myself and the amazing guests that we have this week, about how you can change your habits in the most compassionate and effective way.. We have back this week with us Monica Packer. She’s been on the sh...2022-12-3036 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionOvercoming Superstitious Obsessions (with Laura Ryan) | Ep. 316 In this podcast: Laura Ryan tells her story of overcoming superstitious Obsessions How to manage Whack-a-mole obsessions How her family helped to support her as she overcame Superstitious OCD How to get through the hard OCD days Perfectionism and Exposure & Response Prevention Links To Things We Talk About: ERP School: https://www.cbtschool.com/erp-school-lp ...2022-12-2333 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionHow to effectively include family members in OCD treatment (with Krista Reed) | Ep. 315 SUMMARY: How to include family members in ocd treatment Supporting siblings during ocd treatment How to apply the “be seen” model Ocd family therapy: including siblings as “assistant coaches” Developing empathy during ocd treatment Links To Things I Talk About: ERP School https://peaceofmind.com/for-siblings/ OCD Stories (with Jessica Serber) 2022-12-1639 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 301 Managing OCD Relapze (with Jazzmin Johnson) This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 301. Managing OCD Relapse (with Jazzmin Johnson) Welcome back, everybody. I am covered in goosebumps. I literally, as we speak, just finished the recording of this episode. I wanted to come on and do the intro right away just because I’m so moved by this week’s guest. This week, we had Jazzmin Johnson. She’s a mental health advocate and she came on to talk about something she felt really, really passion...2022-09-0938 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 295 When Your Fears Appear in Your Dreams SUMMARY: Today we talk all about how to manage when your fears appear in your dreams. This was a heavily requested topic, so I hope it was helpful for you. In This Episode: Why our fears and obsessions show up in our dreams What to do when your fears appear in your dreams How to manage the distress when dreams feel “real” Links To Things I Talk About: ERP School: https://www.cbtschool.com/erp-school-lp Episode Sponsor: This episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit is brought to you by CBTschool.com. CBTschool.com is a psycho...2022-07-2918 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 294 Can Correcting Thoughts Become a Compulsion?SUMMARY: Correcting thoughts can but a very helpful tool to use when you notice that you have lots of thought errors. However, in some cases, correcting thoughts can become a compulsion. In this episode, ask the question, “Can correcting thoughts become a compulsion?” And review what you can do to make sure you are not engaging too much in the content of your thoughts. In This Episode: How to correct your thoughts and how this can help people who have errors in their thinking How to determine when it is helpful to correct your thoughts How to determ...2022-07-2224 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 284 6-Part Series: Managing Mental Compulsions (with Shala Nicely)SUMMARY: In this weeks podcast, we have my dearest friend Shala Nicely talking about how she manages mental compulsions. In this episode, Shala shares her lived experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how she overcomes mental rituals. In This Episode: How to reduce mental compulsions for OCD and GAD. How to use Flooding Techniques with Mental Compulsions Magical Thinking and Mental Compulsions BDD and Mental Compulsions Links To Things I Talk About: Shalanicely.com Book: Is Fred in the Refridgerator? Book: Everyday Mindfulness for OCD ERP School: https://ww...2022-05-1341 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 227 Derealization DepersonalizationCommon treatment of derealization and depersonalization Kimberley Quinlan SUMMARY: Derealization & depersonalization are common experiences of anxiety. In this episode, we take a look at the definition of derealization and depersonalization. We also explore the common symptoms of derealization and depersonalization and the treatment of derealization and depersonalization. I also explore mindfulness and CBT skills to help you manage your discomfort and anxiety. In This Episode: The definition of derealization The definition of depersonalization Explore the symptoms of derealization Explore the symptoms of depersonalization Comparing derealization vs depersonalization Common treatment of derealization and depersonalization Links...2022-03-2519 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 218 The Danger of CatastrophizationIn today’s episode, Kimberley Quinlan talks about the importance of identifying catastrophic thinking. The reason this is so important is that this type of cognitive distortion or cognitive error can increase one’s experience of anxiety and panic, making it harder to manage it at the moment. Kimberley talks about the importance of mindfulness and self-compassion when responding to catastrophization also. In This Episode: What is Catastrophization? Why is it important that we catch how we catastrophize? How to manage Catastrophization? How correcting our thoughts can help, sometimes..but not always. Links To Things I Talk About: ERP...2022-01-2117 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 216 5 Things I learned in 2021SUMMARY: Today, I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to the five things that I learned in 2021. I have found 2021 to be one of the harder years, but probably the most transformational for me, and that is one of the things I’ll talk about here very, very soon. The 5 Things I learned this Year: Recovery goes smoother when you slow down and act intentionally Life is not supposed to be easy It is my responsibility to manage my mind Catch your thought errors I am not for everyone Links To Things I Talk About: Cha...2022-01-0724 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 211 People Pleasing (with Shala Nicely)In this week’s podcast episode, we have the amazing Shala Nicely, author of Is Fred in the refrigerator? and Everyday Mindfulness for OCD. In this episode, we talked about people-pleasing and how people-pleasing comes from a place of shame, anxiety, and fear of judgment from others. Kimberley and Shala share their own experiences with people-pleasing and how it created more shame, more anxiety, and more distress. In This Episode: The definition of people-pleasing How it is common for people who have OCD and Anxiety disorders. How people-pleasing impacts people’s self-esteem and their wellbeing. How people-pleasing anxiety keeps...2021-11-1942 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 209: An ERP Success Story (with Taylor Stadtlander)SUMMARY: There is nothing I love more than sharing the success stories of people who are using ERP to manage their OCD and intrusive thoughts. In this week’s podcast, I interview Taylor Stadtlander about her OCD recovery and how she used ERP School to help her manage her intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors. Taylor is incredibly inspiring and I am so thrilled to hear her amazing ERP Success story. In This Episode: Taylor shares how she learned she had OCD Taylor shares how she created her ow...2021-11-0536 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 207 Fierce Self-Compassion (with Kristen Neff)This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 207. Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Welcome back, ever...2021-10-2232 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp 204: A Self-Compassion Challenge- What do I need right now?Hello everyone! Today is the day that my very first book is out in the world for you to get. I could just die of excitement. So, for those of you who don’t know, I spent a large part of 2020 writing my first book. It is called the Self-Compassion Workbook For OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions and Focus on Recovery. I could cry. I am so excited that it is finally here. It was such a huge project in my life. Now I’m just thrilled to share it with you guys. Now...2021-10-0115 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 202 The Importance of Slowing Down (with Drew Linsalata)This week we interview Drew Linsalata, an amazing friend who has written an amazing book called, “Seven Percent Slower” Click the link below to hear more about his book! https://theanxioustruth.com/seven-percent-slower/ Kimberley: Welcome, everybody. This episode is for you, the listener, but it’s actually for me, the podcaster, more than anything. Today, we have the amazing Drew Linsalata. I’ve talked about Drew before. We’ve done giveaways. We’ve done a bunch of stuff together on social media. I am a massive Drew fan. So, thank you, Drew, for being here today. 2021-09-1742 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp 201 An ERP Success Story (with Allyson Ford)In this week’s podcast, we talk with Allyson Ford about her journey with OCD and an Eating Disorder. Allyson shares how her journey with OCD began when she watched ERP SCHOOL, our online course for people with OCD. Allyson quickly realized that she had not only been working through an Eating Disorder but had also struggled with OCD. Allyson Ford shares these 3 main points on OCD Recovery: In recovery, don’t wait for the fear to be gone. You must take the action while scared/anxious for real growth to happen. It will feel counterintuitive but that doesn’t...2021-09-1035 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 199 Tending to Shame with Self-Compassion (with Christopher Germer)This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 199. Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Welcome back, ev...2021-08-2740 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 198 The steps we are taking to instill positive body image for our daughter (and son)This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 198. Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Okay, friends, how are you...2021-08-2022 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 197 Mindfulness for Mental Rumination (with Jon Hershfield)This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 197. Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Welcome back, you...2021-08-1337 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 196 Sexual Orientation OCD, PTSD, and Grief with Elle WarrenThis is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 196. Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Welcome back, yo...2021-08-0634 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionDepression as a compulsion (with Shala Nicely)This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 195. Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Kimber...2021-06-2537 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 194 Compassionate Permission Slips (With Hayden Dawes)This is Your Anxiety Toolkit - Episode 194. In today’s episode, I had the most amazing conversation with Hayden Dawes. Now, Hayden Dawes is a therapist, a PhD student. He is what he calls an “aspiring compassion warrior” – we talk about in the interview what that means. Hayden is just doing some really cool work. As I share, and we go into detail in this episode, he’s really brought out some stuff for me as I’ve watched him and learned from him. It’s been incredible to see this journey that it’s put me on. ...2021-06-1839 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEpisode 189: Understanding Shame (with Mike Heady)Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Hello friends, you are going to love this episode. Holy smokes...2021-05-1440 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 188: How to Tolerate Uncomfortable SensationsWelcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I’m your host, Kimberley Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. And number three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because experiencing anxiety ain’t easy. If that sounds good to you, let’s go. Welcome back, everybody. Thank you so much for joining me. I know y...2021-05-0715 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 182: What is ERP?Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. Today we are discussing Exposure and Response Prevention or ERP. So what exactly is ERP? Well, many years ago a psychologist created exposure therapy, which is where we expose people to their fears. If you were afraid of dogs, we would expose you to pictures of dogs and then videos of dogs and then we would probably ask you to go pet a dog, that is exposure therapy. This was found to be highly successful; however, over the course of time, more research suggested that doing exposures alone is good, but...2021-03-2615 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 181: Magical Thinking with Dr. Jonathan GraysonWelcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today we are so lucky to have Dr. Jonathan Grayson on with us again. Dr. Grayson is a psychologist who has been specializing in the treatment of OCD for more than 40 years. He is also the author of Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and founder of The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety and OCD. He is here today to talk to us about magical thinking. I am actually getting asked a lot recently about magical thinking. People have a lot of questions about what it is and how it rel...2021-03-1941 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp.179: 8 Tips to Fast Track Your OCD TreatmentWelcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today I want to focus a bit on OCD treatment. I want to share with you all 8 tips that I think will really help to fast-track your OCD treatment. The first tip is to get support. That may people from people in your life or it may be from social media, organizations in the OCD community, or online support groups. The second tip is to pace yourself. Find a pace that works well for you, not too fast, not too slow. The third tip is to give yourse...2021-03-0517 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 177: Does This Behavior Bring Me Closer to My Long Term Goals? Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today I want to talk about a concept that is really important to long-term recovery or just life in general, which is this question: Does this bring me closer to my long term goals? Now, human beings are very reactionary. When there is an event, we quickly do a little data check in our brain. Is it safe? Can we proceed? Should we run away? Should we freeze? Should we just freak out? We have the whole pro...2021-02-1913 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 176: What Are the Lies We Tell Ourselves? Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. Today we are going to have a hard conversation and it honestly is causing a little bit of anticipatory anxiety for me. I want to talk to you about the lies we tell ourselves. You might be thinking "I don't tell lies. What are you talking about? I am a good person." So I want you to hear me out for a little bit and I want to share an experience I had this week. I realized that I had been telling a lie...2021-02-1222 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 175: How to Practice Self-Compassion Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today I want to talk about something that is so important to me. This is also something I think we all need a little reminder about from time to time and that is the importance of self-compassion. Today I want to share an exercise on how to practice self-compassion. I want you to imagine that someone you care about comes to you and says that they are struggling or having a hard time. What is your first...2021-02-0509 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 174: Tools to Manage the Bully in Your Life Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast. Today I want to share with you all something that has been going on for a while now. For months, I have been harassed online by an anonymous troll who has been leaving really terrible, disgusting comments on my social media accounts. I want to share with you today some ways that I have dealt with this situation and to really give you some tools to manage the bully in your life, whether that takes the form of a real person or if...2021-01-2917 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 173: Things to Know When Starting Therapy Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today I would like to discuss with you a question that comes up quite a lot when I am starting with a new client. So often my clients will say to me "What can I expect during my first session?" I want to share with you what I tell my clients about the things to know when starting therapy. The first thing I say to my clients is that your brain can change. You may have a...2021-01-2219 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 157: Self-Respect is Not Optional Hello everyone!!! I am so grateful that I was able to take some time off, but I am so happy to be back and I am excited to talk to you today about a really important lesson that I have learned and that is this concept that self-respect is not optional. Let me share a little bit about what this means. So many times, especially during COVID, I have been faced with the question: am I going to be respectful or disrespectful to myself right now? We...2020-09-2318 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionSpecial Annoucement Hello everyone! We have some very EXCITING news today here at CBT School. We are so happy to announce that ERP School is being relaunched today, September 14, 2020! And we are so excited to say that it is now CEU approved!!!! This means that it is now an accredited course for therapists and mental health professionals to take towards their continuing education credit hours. This is so special to us because it has long been a mission of CBT School to educate as many clinicians as possible about OCD and Exposure and Response Prevention. 2020-09-1106 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp.156: Taking a Break Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. I wanted to take some time today to let you know that I am going to be taking a break. I am going to take a couple of months off to heal, to replenish, to restore and to rest. I want to share with you how I came to this decision about taking a break because I am wondering if you may be struggling with the same feelings. Over the past several...2020-07-0816 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 153: A Self-Compassion Letter Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. Recently we have talked a lot about self-compassion. If you go back to episodes 134, 146, and 147, you will see self-compassion mentioned a lot. Today we are going to expand on that discussion by learning how to write ourselves a self-compassion letter. I have actually been doing this with my clients for years and it really just involves putting your self-compassion into words which can actually be so helpful. There are several steps in w...2020-06-1819 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 142: The Poetry Bandit Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. You guys, you are going to love this episode with one of my favorite poets of all time, The Poetry Bandit. Jon Lupin, aka The Poetry Bandit joins us today to tell us his story about sobriety, OCD, relationships, mental health and how poetry has helped him through. This is a story about honesty, vulnerability, and commitment. The Poetry Bandit shares his story and together we talk about some of the hidden meanings of his poetry. Jon and I...2020-03-2751 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 140: How Anxiety Impacts Sex (with Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy) I cannot tell you how often I get asked about how anxiety impacts sex. Social media followers often ask questions that involve how anxiety decreases sex drive, how sexual arousal can occur at unwanted times and the impact medication has on sexual arousal and orgasm. In today's episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, we have Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy to speak about all things anxiety and sex. Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy is a certified sex therapist, psychologist, and upcoming author and she answered all of my questions on h...2020-03-1240 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 139: How to Manage Health Anxiety Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. In today's podcast, I give an account of how I manage health anxiety, both when managing medical issues and during medical tests. With all of the fear related to the Coronavirus, health anxiety is becoming a very scary word. Many with OCD are impacted by this because doctors and authorities are telling them to be concerned. This is very much the same when you are dealing with a medical issue and it can be hard to differentiate what is appropriate and what is fear-related.2020-03-0534 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 138: 10 Things I Have Learned About Recovery (with Katy Marciniak) Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today we have the incredible Katy Marciniak talking about the “10 things I have learned about recovery”. Katy is open and honest and vulnerable in this episode and I cannot respect her more. She has really shown us how possible recovery is, but she is also honest about the ups and the downs. Here are the main points Katy covers. * At first if you don't succeed, try, try again. * There is not set time frame for recov...2020-02-2745 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionSpecial Announcement FREE TRAINING: 10 Things You Absolutely Need To Know About OCD Available Today! February 24, 2020 If you have OCD, or you know someone who does, please join us each evening at 6 pm PST to learn about the 10 things you need to know about OCD. Things to note: It’s free! Its offered each evening this week. The webinar is pre-recorded and will be sent directly to your inbox. It’s FREE! You can watch it in your PJ’s If you miss the training, a replay will be sent to your inbox the f...2020-02-2401 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 137: Travel is the Best ERP (with Gilad Gamliel) Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. Today we are talking about how travel is the best ERP and how you can use travel to help conquer your fears. Today we are joined by Gilad Gamliel from the popular blog, www.overthinkerspassport.com. In this episode, Gilad Gamliel discusses how travel can be the best ERP especially for those who struggle with anxiety, panic and obsessive compulsive disorder. Gilad is 27 years old and has health anxiety and OCD. He shares how OCD and anxiety tried...2020-02-2040 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 136: 8 Things I Want You to Know Today In today’s episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, I wanted to share with you the 8 things I want you to know. You might be wondering, “How does Kimberley know what I need?” You are correct. I really cannot be sure, but I can guess and I wondered if you needed to hear any of these 8 points. Here they are: 1) It's ok to feel what you are feeling. You are allowed to feel it all! The good. The bad. The uncomfortable. There is no “right” way to feel....2020-02-1321 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 100: The Mental Health Virtual Party of The Year 100th Episode Virtual Party! Welcome to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. This episode is a very special one for us. We are celebrating out 100th Episode and we are having a VIRTUAL PARTY! At this party, we want you to celebrate this wonderful community of brave and courageous people who stand by each other as we go through hard things and we do hard things. For this virtual party, we invited some of our favorite guests and asked them to sh...2019-05-1028 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 99: Making The Choice to Embrace Panic (with Jeremy Quinlan) Jeremy Quinlan Talks About Panic Disorder and Choosing to Embrace Panic Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. Today we have a very special guest. For me, this is THE most special guest, because this week I had the honor of interviewing my husband about Making the Choice to Embrace Panic. In this episode, Jeremy tells the story of his Panic Disorder, how panic took so much from him and how he made the choice to embrace panic, inst...2019-05-0334 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 75: Learn the Art of Feeling Good with Dr. David BurnsDr. David Burns Helps Us Learn the Art of Feeling Good Hello! My name is Kimberley Quinlan and welcome back to Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. For those of you who are new, welcome! Your Anxiety Toolkit is brought to you by CBTschool.com. CBTschool.com is an online resource that provides evidence-based tools and resources for those who are experiencing anxiety, depression, or other mental health struggles. CBT is an acronym for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT is made up of Cognitive Therapy and Behavioral Therapy. Today, I am so excited to share with you one of th...2018-11-1649 min
Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEp. 68: How to do HARD THINGS!How To Do HARD THINGS...It's A Beautiful Day For It!! Welcome back to another Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast episode! This week’s episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit is all about How to do Hard Things. I know I say “Its a beautiful day to do hard things” all the time, and sometimes people message me or email and ask me, “How do I do hard things?” Even friends and loved ones might call to ask, “Can you teach me how to do hard things?” These hard things might be doing Exposure & Response Prevention (doing something that scares you), taking a te...2018-09-2819 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEpisode #4: It's time for a paradeIt's time for a parade!!! Hello and welcome back!!! My name is Kimberley Quinlan and this is Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast, speaking about anything and everything related to anxiety and mindfulness. Today, in the spirit of the upcoming 4th of July, I wanted to talk about parades!! You know???? Floats and crowds and cheers and lollipops and picnic chairs. For some, these are some of our greatest memories. I often use a parade as a metaphor for our thoughts. In fact, I have heard several different clinicians or teachers of eastern philosophy use a parade metap...2016-06-3009 minYour Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & DepressionEpisode #3 The 5 Sense Meditation5 SENSES PODCAST Hello and welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. My name is Kimberley Quinlan. A big part of my work as a therapist is to help clients tolerate fear and anxiety (or other forms of discomfort such as urges and sometimes pain), instead of doing compulsive behaviors. In effort to keep this podcast short, I wont go into detail about compulsions. But, if you are wanting more information on compulsive behaviors related to specific anxiety disorders, eating disorders, or Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, please go to my website under “Areas...2016-05-3009 min