Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson

Sarah Rusbatch is a passionate grey area drinking coach on a mission. "What's grey area drinking?" I hear you ask. I asked exactly the same question. Her answer is fascinating and relates to where we fall on the continuum between identifying as a non-drinker through to an alcoholic. Sarah talks openly about her own turning point, why alcohol plays such a big role in anxiety, how alcohol impacts our ability to gain pleasure from the simple things in life, alcohol's impact on sleep, mental health, energy and motivation; and how many never get to know the version of themselves that doesn't drink. This conversation invites us all to think about our own relationship with alcohol, and tells us where to start if we want to make a change (plus fab alcohol free alternatives to try.Sarah's alcohol free drink recommendations:Thomson and Scott NoughtyVinada sparkling chardonnay and roseGiesen savignon blanclyres classicoGordons alcohol free ginLyres Amalfi spritzSarah's websiteSarah's guide to sobrietyBooks: This Naked Mind Alcohol ExplainedBrain ResetDopamine NationJodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we manage our anxiety when our kids are spreading their wings and something goes wrong?How do we cope with distress when our kids are around? How much do we say when something's up without overwhelming them? These are just some of the discussions I had with the wonderful Michelle Mitchell, award-winning speaker, author and media commentator, in this episode. https://michellemitchell.org/https://michellemitchell.org/shop/https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform. Thank-you!Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Order Jodi’s book, “Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength”: https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.Order Jodi’s book, coauthored with Michael Grose, “Anxious Kids: How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”: https://drjodirichardson.com/books/#order or https://amzn.to/3Bzxn3v.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode I share my 'go-to' reset strategy for overwhelm, anxiety, distress, panic, flashbacks and any thoughts and feelings that make you feel like you're in the middle of an emotional storm. It's a grounding strategy that you can put into practice anywhere, anytime, and one that helps you acknowledge where you're at, get out of your head and then re-engage in doing what matters in the moment. This strategy can be brief or you can extend it to lengthen the practice - all depending on what you need in the moment. Extended strategy e-book:https://www.actmindfully.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FACE-COVID-eBook-by-Russ-Harris-March-2020.pdfDropping Anchor - Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmvNCdpHUYMFree audio recordings:https://www.actmindfully.com.au/free-stuff/free-audio/Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform.Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.The information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anxiety can feel like an endless struggle, a battle, most often within ourselves. We experience difficult thoughts, painful feelings, unsettling sensations, and then layer how we think and feel with judgements. Not much fun eh? When we try to push out thoughts and stuff down our feelings in attempts to feel better, it’s exhausting, and we inadvertently make ourselves feel worse. In today’s episode with the incredible Dr John Forsyth, you’ll learn the essentials you need to do things differently; to change your relationship with your thoughts and feelings, and end the struggle with anxiety. Dr John Forsyth is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University at Albany, New York. He’s also a TED speaker, an accomplished author, a sought-after teacher and trainer and an incredible human whose life purpose is to help alleviate human suffering. This one’s extra special.Dr Johns Forsyth's links:WebsiteTED TalkBooksTwitterThanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Order Jodi’s book, “Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength”: https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.Order Jodi’s book, coauthored with Michael Grose, “Anxious Kids: How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”: https://drjodirichardson.com/books/#order or https://amzn.to/3Bzxn3v.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the days and weeks leading up to the start of school after a holiday break, it's common for kids and teens to experience anxiety. Whether it's the normal kind of anxiety that can accompany a change in routine, or the kind of anxiety that really gets in the way, there's so much you can do to help. In this episode I share my top 10 strategies to help with back to school anxiety for children of all ages.Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform. Thank-you!Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Order Jodi’s book, “Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength”: https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.Order Jodi’s book, coauthored with Michael Grose, “Anxious Kids: How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”: https://drjodirichardson.com/books/#order or https://amzn.to/3Bzxn3v.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a clear connection between how much you exercise and how anxious you feel. This is why this episode, the second in my 3 part Summer Series, is dedicated to supporting you to make exercise a consistent part of your anxiety management plan. You'll learn how exercise helps:- reframe our experience of anxiety- diverts our attention from worry- gets us out of our heads- powerfully changes brain chemistry- bolsters our resilience and so much more.Since exercise is the medicine, you'll also learn the dose, how to get started and who you can turn to for help.Exercise Sports Science Australia  https://www.essa.org.au/Live to dive a little deeper?Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brainhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform. Thank-you!Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Order Jodi’s book, “Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength”: https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.Order Jodi’s book, coauthored with Michael Grose, “Anxious Kids: How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”: https://drjodirichardson.com/books/#order or https://amzn.to/3Bzxn3v.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the time of year many a New Year's Resolution is set, only to have been abandoned by the end of January for most. Today I'm asking you to consider a new way of thinking about creating a better life; it's an approach that is changing lives all over the world and makes a profound difference in the lives in those of us who live with anxiety. Enjoy.The Happiness Trap 2nd EditionBrene Brown List of ValuesThanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform. Thank-you!Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Order Jodi’s book, “Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength”: https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.Order Jodi’s book, coauthored with Michael Grose, “Anxious Kids: How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”: https://drjodirichardson.com/books/#order or https://amzn.to/3Bzxn3v.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warwick Merry is a dear colleague of mine from Professional Speakers Australia. He has a huge heart, is one of the most generous people I know and shares authentically in our conversation about the ups and downs he’s experienced in life, and how he’s learned to live life well, even when things get tough. A self-professed ‘nutritional overachiever’ Warwick talks about his struggles with weight from an early age, about imposter syndrome, masks, comparison, confrontation, the ‘R’ word and the dangers that accompany it, the role humour plays in his life, the impact of changing his perspective on anxiety and so much more. This episode is a little different, you’ll be a ‘fly on the wall’ listening to two friends talk openly about big topics.https://warwickmerry.com/https://twitter.com/WarwickMerryhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/warwickmerryhttps://www.instagram.com/warwickgmerry/Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.The information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode you’ll learn how to differentiate between anxiety of the completely normal human variety, compared with anxiety that may be part of an ongoing condition. You’ll also learn how anxiety impacts how we feel, what we think, and what we do – and importantly, why certain signs and symptoms anxiety are part of the brain and body’s response in anticipation of a threat. When we understand anxiety well, we’re in a better position to identify it when it starts to bubble up, and put into practice strategies that help dial it back down.Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform. Thank-you!Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.Order Jodi’s book, “Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength”: https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.Order Jodi’s book, coauthored with Michael Grose, “Anxious Kids: How children can turn their anxiety into resilience”: https://drjodirichardson.com/books/#order or https://amzn.to/3Bzxn3v.Connect with Jodi on LinkedInFollow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi’s Facebook pageThe information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Tim Sharp, aka Dr Happy, is a renowned leader in the field of Positive Psychology, a sought-after speaker, consultant, podcaster, spokesperson, author and the founder and Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) of The Happiness Institute. He’s achieved unparalleled success in the academic, professional and business worlds, is a proud recipient of the Future Leadership Award and, in 2011, was appointed as Australia Day Ambassador. What makes his success and impact more extraordinary, is that Dr Sharp experiences severe depression and has done most of his adult life. Before he was Dr Happy, he was Dr Miserable. In this episode we talk about speaking out, the dangers of putting on a brave face, the most effective anti-depressant (hint: not a medication), how Dr Happy manages his depression, practical ways to manage insomnia and how, metaphorically speaking, there’s a time for snuggling up, and a time for putting on a coat and getting out in the rain. So much wisdom in this episode.https://www.drhappy.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/thehappinessinstitute/https://www.facebook.com/TheHappinessInstitute/Lifeline 13 11 14https://www.lifeline.org.au/Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”Jodi is an anxiety and well-being speaker, educator, and bestselling author. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.The information provided on this Podcast is for general educational purposes only, and is to be used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any reliance on this information, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. We recommend you seek a medical or healthcare professional if you are seeking advice, diagnosis or treatment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.