Noelle McWard Aquino, LCSW | Anxiety Unpacked

Jul 14, 2025

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My guest today is Noelle McWard Aquino. Noelle is a Chicago-based therapist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders. She is the author of Anxiety Unpacked: Discover Your Type and Recover Your Peace, a bestselling book that helps readers identify and work with the specific patterns driving their anxiety. Her work has been featured in publications including Psychology Today and Psychotherapy Networker. Noelle speaks regularly to both clinical and general audiences, training therapists in her framework for understanding anxiety and helping individuals develop more effective, compassionate responses to it.

Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:

- How Noelle’s relationship with her son helped inform her new book

- The biological processes involved in anxiety

- The difference between anxiety and intuition

- Recurring root patterns of anxiety

- The role of values when navigating anxiety challenges

- The pitfalls of control and unhelpful beliefs

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Noelle’s Website: https://noellemcwardaquino.com/

Anxiety Unpacked: https://a.co/d/dJ41mEK

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