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Join me inside today's bonus closet conversation episode where I'm talking all things Fight-Flight-Freeze.  P.S. Do you ever feel like your anxiety will always be a part of your life or you can’t do anything without overthinking? If you’re ready for personalized support, daily action, and a holistic approach to healing your anxiety and being free from overactive and intrusive thoughts, I’m here to help. While anxiety can be unpredictable, it’s been my experience that it is NOT uncontrollable. I take a solution-focused approach to healing anxiety that allows you to take your power back, get out of your head and return to the present moment to finally enjoy your life again, without always feeling like you’re suffocating. For more information, visit courageouslyu.com/coaching or send an email to hello@courageouslyu.com to join my client waitlist!

David Cohen is a professor of social welfare at UCLA. His research looks at psychoactive drugs (prescribed, licit, and illicit) and their desirable and undesirable effects as socio-cultural phenomena “constructed” through language, policy, attitudes, and social interactions. Today we chat about...  What piqued David's interest in mental health Where he thinks the mental health model is going wrong What makes someone psychotic as opposed to not psychotic How drugs fail to stabilize people David’s thoughts on the chemical imbalance theory When you’re at most risk to commit suicide What the mental health system aims for The two different pathways to involuntary commitment The dark heart of involuntary commitment  David's thoughts on medicating and diagnosing children Why psychiatric medication is not like insulin ____________________________ Stop letting anxiety hold you back from living your best life! If you're ready to break free from paralyzing anxiety, I want to be your coach! I’m excited to announce that I’m now taking clients for 1:1 anxiety coaching. To learn more and sign up, visit courageouslyu.com/coaching or send an email to hello@courageouslyu.com to join my client waitlist today! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/david-cohen/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/

Darcey Sergers joins us inside Episode 71 of The Courageously.u Podcast to chat about the time she lived with bipolar. Darcey lived with depression and anxiety on and off again beginning in her adolescent years. In 2016, after experiencing multiple stressors, she had a breakdown which led her to access psychiatric medications for the first time. A year-and-a-half after starting her medications, her symptoms began to worsen, and she knew she had to begin the slow taper off her medications. As she tapered off her medications, her trauma story began to unfold and she finally began the process of true healing. Now off all psychiatric medications, Darcey is advocating for everyone to get curious about the root cause of their symptoms, be open-minded to different forms of treatment, and to explore what mental health means to you. Today we are chatting about...  The toughest thing for Darcey after she was diagnosed with bipolar Where Darcey's mental health journey began What her breakdown looked like Darcey's thoughts on taking control of your healing Why it's important to find a therapist that’s a good fit for you The tole trauma played in the presentation of Darcey’s mental health symptoms Darcey's soul-sucking journey with mental health medications What it looked like for Darcey to taper off psychiatric medications The importance of bodywork when healing mental health symptoms Why Darcey was not born with bipolar, depression, or anxiety ____________________________ Stop letting anxiety hold you back from living your best life! If you're ready to break free from paralyzing anxiety, I want to be your coach! I’m excited to announce that I’m now taking clients for 1:1 anxiety coaching. To learn more and sign up, visit courageouslyu.com/coaching or send an email to hello@courageouslyu.com to join my client waitlist today! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/darcey-segers/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/  

Stop making excuses, friend! If there is something on your heart, do it. If you hate your job, leave it. If you want to build the life of your dreams, go for it. Whatever you do, stop making excuses for why you aren't doing the thing.  In today's closet conversation, I'm hanging out with you with the hopes of delivering a dose of empowerment and inspiration.  I'm sharing my fears, excuses, how I overcame them, and more.  Oh yeah, one last thing, did you know I offer 1:1 anxiety coaching? Yup, I do! I look at the whole picture (trauma, lifestyle, diet, ACEs, thoughts, stress, etc). and help you heal the root of your anxiety. If you’re ready to heal your anxiety, Click here to learn more. 

Dr. Anna Lembke is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, and maintains a thriving clinical practice. In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop, which was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic. Dr. Lembke recently appeared on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives.  Her latest book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence explores how to moderate overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world. Today we are chatting about...  What inspired Anna to write Dopamine Nation  Anna’s definition of addiction The 3 C’s of diagnosing addiction  The neuroscience of addiction  Whether or not we all have a drug of choice  How the mere anticipation of our drug of choice gives us a dopamine hit What drives cravings  The role substances play in the presentation of mental health symptoms Whether or not there is such a thing as an addictive personality The problem of overprescribing psychotropic medications How to reset your dopamine threshold  The number one risk factor for addiction  How drugs are becoming a substitute for self-care The opioid epidemic and the rise of benzodiazepine prescribing  What the addictive potential for drugs is Why there’s power in sharing your shame The addictive potential of different drugs  What abstinence violation syndrome is  The impact substances have on a growing fetus’s brain  My struggle with sugar as my drug  ____________________________ ALL THE GOODIES FROM THIS EPISODE: I’m excited to announce that I’m now taking clients for 1:1 anxiety coaching. To learn more and sign up, Click here or send an email to hello@courageouslyu.com to join my client waitlist today!  ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/anna-lembke/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/

Victoria Albina is a Certified Life Coach, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Breathwork Meditation Guide with a passion for helping women realize that they are their own best healers. With over 20 years of experience working in health & wellness, Victoria’s on a mission to help women break free from codependency, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and reclaim their joy. She’s also the host of the Feminist Wellness Podcast, holds a Masters degree in Public Health from Boston University and a BA in Latin American Studies. We also chat about...  How Victoria’s own health issues inspired her to help others Why the medical world isn’t talking about mysterious illnesses What Victoria believes is the underlying root cause of physical suffering The power of letting the body speak How Victoria uses the Polyvagal Theory in her work The importance of being in body What sacred anger is and what happens when we hold it down How Victoria's anxiety and depression felt and presented  Why it's imperative to learn to trust yourself What codependent thinking is How perfectionism and people pleasing can lead to somatic manifestations What self-abandonment looks like How to connect with your inner child The role boundaries play in physical health ____________________________ ALL THE GOODIES FROM THIS EPISODE: I’m excited to announce that I’m now taking clients for 1:1 anxiety coaching. To join my client waitlist, send me a DM saying “I want to know more.” Coaching is on a first-come-first-serve basis currently. Click here if you're dying to learn more. ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/victoria-albina/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/

Dr. Drew Ramsey, MD is a psychiatrist, author, and farmer. His work focuses on clinical excellence, nutritional interventions, and creative media. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and in active telemedicine clinical practice based in New York City. His work has been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lancet Psychiatry, The Today Show, BBC, and NPR and he has given three TEDx talks. He is the co-author of the Antidepressant Food Scale and his e-courses on Nutritional Psychiatry education for the public and clinicians. His books Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety (Harperwave 2021), Eat Complete, 50 Shades of Kale, and The Happiness Diet explore the connections between mental health and nutrition. He is on the Advisory Board at Men’s Health, the Editorial Board at Medscape Psychiatry, and is a member of the Well+Good Wellness Council. He splits his time between New York City and Crawford County, Indiana where he lives with his wife and children on their organic farm and forest. We also chat about...  What nutritional psychiatry is  How Drew stumbled into nutritional psychiatry  The only time in traditional psychiatry when food is discussed  The four ways food impacts mental health  Food in institutions and schools  The role food plays in ADHD  Where to begin if you want to use food to improve your mental health  Why some people might say hummus is bad  Specific foods to help improve anxiety  How much fish we should be eating  Ways to spice up your veggies   Drews thoughts on alcohol and caffeine  ____________________________ ALL THE GOODIES FROM THIS EPISODE: I’m excited to announce that I’m now taking clients for 1:1 anxiety coaching. To join my client waitlist, send me a DM saying “I want to know more.” Coaching is on a first-come-first-serve basis currently. Click here if you're dying to learn more. ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/drew-ramsey/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/  

Welcome to the first-ever Closet Conversations, with me, your host Tara Bixby! You might be scratching your head, wondering, what is a closet conversation? Closet Conversations are bonus episodes on The Courageously.u Podcast where I share what's on my heart. These are solo episodes where I sit in my closet and chat with you like we are best buds hanging out on the couch. Every now and then, I might also toss in some tips and tricks that I feel will help you live your best life. Today's Closet Conversation is on the topic of COVID vaccinations and my struggle with mean people on social media. I get real, shed a few tears, and define who I want in my inner circle. Hit play on today's bonus episode if you're ready to hear why I chose not to get vaccinated and my thoughts about the current state of the world.

My anxiety mentor, Dr. Catherine Pittman, joins us on the show for the third time to discuss her latest book Rewire Your OCD Brain: Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears. Catherine is a professor and teaching is one of her greatest joys, so I thought it would be fun to switch things up a bit. Rather than me asking questions, I wanted to give you a look into what it’d feel like to sit inside one of her classes. Today’s lecture focuses on how and why your brain gets stuck in a loop of obsessive thinking, uncertainty, and worry, and the tools you need to short-circuit this response and get your symptoms under control—for good. Today, we're chatting about... Who Rewire Your OCD Brain is for  What OCD is  Where anxiety comes from in the brain  Why you have symptoms when anxious  The role the cortex plays in anxiety Why the amygdala is important  Were fear memories are stored  The importance of keeping your cortex calm if you live with OCD Why you need to get off the worry channel  The benefits of worry  How you can heal OCD  ____________________________ ALL THE GOODIES FROM THIS EPISODE: Ready to calm your inner alarm? CLICK HERE to download your freebie today! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/ocd/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/

Dr. Laura Berman is the world’s leading expert in sex, love, and relationships. She earned two Masters and a Ph.D. degree from New York University and has spent the last several decades helping individuals and couples around the globe love and be loved better. She is a New York Times bestselling author of many books, including her latest “Quantum Love.” She is an award-winning radio host and has her own podcast, “The Language of Love.” Dr. Berman previously hosted her own program, “In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman,” on the OWN Network. She is a popular television personality who makes regular appearances on daytime television shows like “The Rachael Ray Show,” “The Dr. Oz Show,” “TODAY,” “Good Morning America,” and many more. She is a frequent contributor to women’s magazines like Cosmo, Glamour, and more. Today, we're chatting about...  Why people are so afraid to talk about sex How important is it to have intimacy and sex in a relationship  What to do when you’re in a stalemate with your sex life  Where women’s desire resides  How to put yourself in the mood  What to do when sex feels like a chore  How to communicate what you like to your partner  What to do if you’re nervous to initiate sex  How to start from scratch in your sex life  How to talk to your kids about sex  The importance of discovering your own sexual needs and wants  How to keep the romance alive after baby  Sexual trauma and its impact on intimacy    The downside to pornography  How to repair after an affair  Dr. Berman's thoughts on sex toys ____________________________ ALL THE GOODIES FROM THIS EPISODE: Ready to calm your inner alarm? CLICK HERE to download your freebie today! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOWNOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/laura-berman/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/