Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression

This episode breaks down what effective, child-friendly OCD treatment looks like—showing parents and clinicians how to build bravery, reduce accommodation, and tailor ERP to a child’s developmental stage.

Learn why your brain fixates on the worst-case—and the simple, science-backed practices that help you rebalance attention, reduce compulsions, and live from your values instead of fear.

Discover 12 science-backed statements to stop self-blame, ease anxiety, and build self-compassion for lasting recovery.

Former Navy SEAL Rich Diviney joins Kimberley Quinlan to share practical tools for managing anxiety, reducing fear, and thriving in uncertainty. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The simple equation that explains fear—and how to break it down How to use the “moving horizons” technique to stay focused in chaos Practical ways to lower anxiety and get your decision-making brain back online Why stress and fear can be powerful allies instead of enemies The key attributes that help you adapt and perform under pressure

OCD can feel overwhelming, especially when therapy feels inaccessible—whether due to cost, availability, or burnout. The question remains: is it possible to recover from OCD without professional therapy? Kimberley Quinlan and OCD specialist Nathan Peterson dive deep into this very question, offering hope, insights, and strategies to help you move forward in your recovery journey.

In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan dives into the rising rates of depression, its underlying causes, and shares practical, evidence-based strategies to help you feel like yourself again.

In this episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan shares powerful tools to help you stop treating every thought and feeling like a fact—so you can break free from anxiety’s grip and start living in alignment with your values.  

In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan breaks down the subtle but crucial differences between OCD, ARFID, orthorexia, and eating disorders—and how understanding these distinctions can lead to more effective, compassionate treatment. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why the function behind food-related anxiety matters more than the behavior itself  How OCD, ARFID, and orthorexia can look similar—but require very different treatment approaches  What exposure therapy looks like for each condition (and why it must be values-led)  The unique role disgust plays in ARFID and how to gently work through it  How to involve family members in the recovery process without reinforcing avoidance  Why healing doesn’t mean perfection—and how to measure progress with compassion

In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan explores the hidden emotional, physical, and psychological costs of high functioning anxiety—and offers powerful, practical tools to help you break free from the pressure to constantly perform.

This discussion highlights common misconceptions surrounding intrusive thoughts and how they differ from public understanding. It emphasizes the importance of a compassionate response to these thoughts. Listeners gain actionable strategies to better manage their reactions and foster a healthier mindset, ultimately breaking the cycle of anxiety and OCD.