Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson

Eryka Rhodes, founder and owner of Looking Forward Counselling and Mindfulness, gives us an insider’s view on the important role counsellors can play in helping us with our mental health. I love Eryka’s mindful approach and authenticity, and especially how she begins by sharing the bodily sensations and future thinking that bubbled away for her in the lead up to this, her first podcast interview; and what she did in response. In addition to her wonderful work with adults in private practice, Eryka is a secondary school counsellor. She pulls back the curtain on adolescent thinking, the window of engagement, how she supports adolescents to bring calm to their experience when anxiety and distress are high, how to recognise our inner critic and our inner coach, self-harm in secondary students, and the many ways counsellors offer support in times of need. Enjoy.http://mindfullyyou.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/mindfully_u/https://au.reachout.com/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/https://michellemitchell.org/self-harm/https://www.happyfamilies.com.au/Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”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.

Content warning – suicide.You’d be forgiven for thinking that a podcast episode about suicide would be hard to listen to; my hope is that this episode changes your mind. My guest this week, the wonderful Dannielle Miller OAM, shares her expertise around this hard-to-talk-about, highly sensitive topic, with such conviction and compassion you’ll finish the episode feeling empowered.There are countless take-aways from this conversation, many could help save a life. Dannielle helps us to understand the complex factors that can ultimately lead a person to want to end their life (it’s never just one); the importance of compassionate, open and honest conversations and how we can all learn to be suicide first-aiders; suicide contagion and why the media rules around suicide are in place; she shines a bright light on suicide myths so they no longer get in the way of our understanding and action and so much more. This is an episode for all of us, and especially for those of us who are parents, but if it’s not for you I completely understand.Dannielle Miller OAM is the co-founder and CEO of Enlighten Education, a best-selling author, teen educator, speaker, media commentator and Director of Education and Special Projects at Women’s Community Shelters. In 2021 Dannielle was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to education, to woman, and youth. In 2018 she was one of four Finalists for the NSW Premier’s Award for Woman of the Year, and the winner of the Suicide Prevention Australia Life Award for excellence in media reporting. Dannielle also launched the global social change initiative, The School Toilet Project, encouraging schools to let students reimagine these often bleak spaces.www.danniellemiller.comhttps://www.enlighteneducation.com/https://www.instagram.com/danniellemiller/https://www.facebook.com/Enlighten-Education-38293082169Helplines and services:Lifeline13 11 14Kids Helplinehttps://kidshelpline.com.au/1800 55 1800Living WorksThe world leader in suicide intervention traininghttps://www.livingworks.com.au/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.

Those of us with anxiety tend to worry lot. For much of my life, worry detracted from my happiness and quality of life, and often stood in the way of things I wanted to do. This is often the case with anxiety and when we don’t know how to manage worry in helpful ways; we lean on other people for reassurance, we avoid getting involved in activities that light us up and we hold back from taking important, meaningful action towards what we want most in life. Grief and distress often accompany our chronic worrying too, taking us even further away from living a full life.Today’s episode will change all this for you, and for any young people in your life who struggle with worry too. You’ll develop a new perspective on what your thoughts actually are, you’ll learn a powerful question to ask yourself, or a loved one, when worries show up, and you’ll learn a number of different ways you can put distance between you and what you’re thinking. All of this gives you the space, time and know-how to move on from worrying thoughts and to re-engage in life in the here and now. This tool has been a game-changer for me, I think it will be for you too.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.

I love how authentic today’s guest, Mental Health Naturopath Nic Topp, is when it comes to talking about her own experiences with anxiety, anxiety in her two children, her work with patients and her love of coffee! Nic is the best kind of naturopath, she’s passionate about supporting her patients with anxiety and other challenges in every way she can, while also keeping it real. She won’t ask her patients to do anything she wouldn’t or couldn’t, she keeps things simple and practical when it comes to her advice, and has a beautiful 90% for the body, 10% for the soul philosophy I’m totally adopting!In this episode Nic sheds light on so many different facets of managing stress and anxiety, why not all stress is ‘bad’, why we need rest and how we keep raising the bar when it comes to our threshold for stress. Spoiler alert – doing that never ends well!https://www.nicoletopp.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/naturopath.nictopp/https://www.facebook.com/naturopathnictoppThanks 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we see life through the lens of anxiety things can often look and feel bleak, or worse. In today’s episode, the wonderful Dr Chris McCurry shares strategies to help us take off the anxiety goggles and engage with life in the here and now. Chris is a child and adolescent psychologist based in Seattle, Washington; he’s also a published author many times over and has decades of experience working with children and families. But you don’t have to be a parent to benefit from Chris’ experience. Chris shares so many pearls of wisdom in this episode and is oh, so quotable! If you have anxiety or know someone who does there are ideas galore in this episode to reduce its impact. You’ll hear us talk about return to school anxiety, the importance of being S.O.B.E.R., the notion of struggling well, parental aikido and how you can act your way to feeling better sooner than you can feel your way to acting better.Dr Chris McCurry's websiteDr Chris McCurry’s books'Parenting your anxious child with mindfulness and acceptance''Working with Parents of Anxious Children: Therapeutic Strategies for Encouraging Communication, Coping & Change''The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Teen Anxiety: Activities to Help You Overcome Fears and Worries Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy''Big issues for little people….'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.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.

Most of us have endured an anxious wait at some time in our lives. Whether it's finding out the test results from a blood test, a scan or news about a loved one in trouble. In this episode you'll hear Jane's story of childhood anxiety, parenting her parents, anxiously waiting for the results of a mammogram, and then getting the news no one wants to hear. Jane shares her story with such honesty and grace, pulling back the curtain on what it's like to be diagnosed with breast cancer, what helped, what didn't, and how we can all support a friend or loved one who needs support. No matter what they're going through. 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.

Anxiety is there for a reason, it's there to protect us, to take care of us and shows up when our brain needs to keep us safe. This happens when a threat is detected, when we imagine or perceive a threat, as well as when we're doing something new and meaningful. With great warmth and wisdom, today's guest, the wonderful Karen Young from Hey Sigmund, shines a light on what happens in an anxious brain, how anxiety grows when we fight it and how anxiety, strength and courage go hand in hand. Today's episode will help you learn that when anxiety shows up it comes with an invitation - to retreat to safety or to move forward with courage. Karen's Website: https://www.heysigmund.com/Karen's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenyoungheysigmund/Karen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenyoung_heysigmund/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.

Every time I talk to Craig Harper I leave the conversation feeling enlightened, inspired and reassured. I think you will too. Craig hosts 'The You Project' podcast and is one of Australia's leading presenters, writers and educators in health, high-performance, stress management, resilience and personal transformation. If I had to describe Craig in one word, it would be wise. In this episode he shares his wisdom and experience in spades with his characteristic honesty and authenticity. This was an awesome chat where we talked about control, perspective, emotions, imposter syndrome, anxiety. self-doubt, the human experience and how Craig is now officially my unreasonable friend. Enjoy. Craig's Instagram: Whiteboard LessonsCraig's Website: http://craigharper.net/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.

Welcome back! Every now and again I'll be sharing with you a new tool for your anxiety toolkit and today is the first in this series within the podcast. These episodes are shorter than the interview episodes and are carefully designed to equip you with practical tools you can put into practice straight away. Today's episode is about metacognition, aka thinking about thinking. In this episode, I share my struggles as a child who worried all the time, what didn't help (and why) and what you can do instead to begin putting more space between you and what you're thinking to help manage worries, painful and difficult thoughts. 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.

This episode beautifully sets the tone for Well, hello anxiety. For those of us who know anxiety well, too well; we know it has a way of getting in the way of what's important. In this episode, Mindset Coach Carly Taylor shares powerful insights from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Japanese Psychology that support anyone struggling with anxiety to find a way forward, even if anxiety has to come along for the ride.Carly's website: carlytaylorcoaching.com.auCarly's Instagram: @carly_taylor_coachingThanks 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.