Trish Barillas is a life coach, speaker and author with over a decade of experience in relationship, anxiety and job coaching. She’s a survivor of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)/Panic Disorder and over time has found the right team of healers for her mind and body, but more importantly patience within herself.
She shared her book/memoir to break her silence and address the stigma of what mental illness looks like. Anxiety no longer defines her; she allows it to flow in and out of her life. She chose to make transparency a part of her practice/message in order to let other’s know they are not alone, and that they too can overcome this.
Her dysfunction has now become her function and she’s here to help you make that transition too. In this powerful episode, we touch upon so many different things. Some topics you can expect include:
The textbook & situational definition of anxiety
What happens in the body when we are in panic mode
How & why we attach to irrational thoughts
Characteristics of anxious vs. non anxious people
Why anxiety isn’t normalized & how to talk to ourselves to normalize it
How to understand that your feelings are not your reality
The signs & symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and OCD
How to let go of the need to control
Shifting from a “what if” to a “what is” mentality
Tips & tangible methods for coping with anxiety
Advice for taking medication