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Ditch Mom Anxiety | Mental Health, Anxiety Disorder, Nervous System, Overstimulated, Emotional Dysregulation

Rachel Fernandez | Anxiety Coach, Work from Home Mom, Believer, Crunchy Mom

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The Go-To Podcast for Christian moms battling anxiety! **Top 5% Globally-Ranked Podcast** Are you constantly triggered by the chaos of motherhood? Do you wonder if the constant overstimulation will ever stop? Are you ready to stop feeling like a “bad mom” and believe you’re actually a great one? I am so excited you're here! This podcast will help you learn to heal your nervous system so you can stop the angry outbursts, find calm amidst the chaos, and finally feel like the amazing mama you a ...
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Disordered: Anxiety Help

Josh Fletcher and Drew Linsalata

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Disordered is the podcast that delivers real, evidence-based, actionable talk about anxiety disorders and anxiety recovery in a kind, compassionate, community-oriented environment. Josh Fletcher is a qualified psychotherapist in the UK. Drew Linsalata is a therapist practicing under supervision in the US. They're both bestselling authors in the anxiety and mental health space. Josh and Drew are funny, friendly, and they have a knack for combining lived experience, formal training, and profes ...
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How can you tell if you're getting better? How do you measure or at least see progress when working on recovery from an anxiety disorder? What happens if you're "doing it anyway" but not seeing progress? This week on Disordered we're looking at the "green flags" of anxiety recovery. What are the signs that tell you that you're making progress even …
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and stuck when it comes to losing weight? You’re not alone. The truth is, it’s not just about what you eat or how you exercise—it’s about what’s happening in your body on a deeper level--specifically a brain level. In this episode, I'm diving into why calming your nervous system is the first step to…
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The struggle in an anxiety disorder is seen in two almost automatic responses to anxiety - we either obey it and do what it tells us we must do, or we resist it by trying to fight it, argue with it, and wish it away over and over. This week on Disordered Dr. Russ Harris - one of the world's leading advocates for Acceptance and Committment Therapy (…
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Do you have to give up coffee, tea, wine, pizza and cake to recover from an anxiety disorder? Well ... if you ask the Internet and consult general wellness influencers this question you're going to get answers that tend to collide with best practices among well trained therapists and counselors. No, you do not have to give up your favorite foods an…
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This week on Disordered we're starting with the assertion that all anxiety disorders are obsessive and compulsive in at least some way. Then we make our way through all the "usual suspects" Panic disorder Health anxiety Social anxiety GAD OCD (obviously) We're looking at the obsessional components of each anxiety flavor, and the corresponding commo…
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This week Josh and Drew are answering questions from Disordered listeners. How to deal with the shame associated with anxiety and recovery when a partner or spouse isn't terribly supportive. How do re-gain confidence in oneself? What happens if you don't remember what non-anxious you was like? What about flushing, feeling hot, and getting goosebump…
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Sick of feeling overstimulated in motherhood? Sometimes simple shifts can make a huge difference in how much input you're allowing into your brain. Kyann Molina from the Simple Rhythms for Busy Moms podcast is here to share her top 5 tips for reducing your anxiety and overstimulation with some simple routines. It's easy for your life as an anxious …
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This week Drew and Josh are talking about secondary fear. When triggered into an anxious state by thoughts, sensations, or anything else, we ALL experience a jolt of fear or discomfort. This is primary fear and its simply part of being human. Overcoming an anxiety disorder is not about removing this natural, healthy response to possible threats. Pe…
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What would it feel like to be able to set an example for your kids on how to regulate their emotions? For your everyday example to teach them the emotional skills they need to show up powerfully in the world? Where they would step into school armed with the skills they need to create strong friendships, stand up to peer pressure, and stand strong i…
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Everyone that develops an anxiety disorder wants to know why that happened. Why do some people develop disorders while others are anxious and stressed all the time without ever developing a disorder issue? Excellent question, and one that nobody would blame you for asking. This week on Disordered we're exploring the origins of anxiety disorders, wh…
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Anxious people in recovery from chronic or disordered anxiety can find themselves bored ... and this is often a problem. This week on Disordered we're talking about learning to be bored. Yes, we have to learn how to be bored, which can be challenging if anxiety is a problem for you, but this is a skill well worth learning and practicing. Allowing y…
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"I want to get back into dating but I'm still struggling with anxiety. What should I do?" "It's been going well with this new person and I'm afraid to tell them about my anxiety problem. Any tips?" "Do I need to recover fully before I start dating again?" "What if I start to like this person then then drop me because of my anxiety?" This week on Di…
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Your anxiety narrative is the way you conceptualize your anxiety issues alongside how you see yourself, the world, your life in general, and how you may think your anxiety disorder developed or was triggered. Your personal narrative is important because nobody knows more about you than you! When seeking help with an anxiety problem, your narrative …
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Whenever seasons change in your life and you’re getting used to new rhythms it’s so important to make sure that you’re really intentional about getting the foundational things in place. Making sure you’re focusing on replenishing your body as you transition from summer into fall is really important to help reduce that anxiety, give your nervous sys…
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Three things start and drive disordered states of anxiety: Shock, Attention, and Resistance Shock is what we experience when anxiety levels skyrocket for what seems like no reason. We experience scary and disturbing physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions all at the same time. It is ... shocking! Attention drives disordered anxiety when our int…
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Sick of feeling overstimulated in motherhood? Sometimes simple shifts can make a huge difference in how much input you're allowing into your brain. A stressed nervous system equals fight or flight and constant overstimulation and a great way to counteract that is to reduce how much your brain is encountering on a daily basis. It's easy for your lif…
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Ready to get a head start on leaving the mom rage, overstimulation, and overwhelm behind? Take a listen to step 1 of the 5 Steps for Busy Moms to Find Calm that I shared in my LIVE Lose the Mom Rage Workshop on September 10th. It's time mama to stop living in the constant triggers, the overwhelming anger and frustration, and start living with joy, …
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Somatic Hyper Focus - That thing where an anxious person becomes hyper aware and hyper fixated on specific bodily sensations or bodily functions. This is a common issue seen in health anxiety, OCD, and panic disorder. This week Drew and Josh are going into detail on somatic hyper focus. What does it look like? How do anxious people get stuck in thi…
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It's time, mama. Whether you're a working mom, a work from home mom, or a stay at home mom, I KNOW you've got to be sick of sitting under the motherhood overwhelm, the mom anxiety, the emotional dysregulation and nervous system dysregulation holding you back. It's time to stop feeling overstimulated, triggered all the time, and like a volcano about…
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Here’s the thing– I think the Church has failed us miserably when it comes to dealing with emotions. And the truth is, I see so many Christian women caught up in this lie that is holding them back from true healing when it comes to emotional dysregulation. Mom anxiety so often leads to nervous system dysregulation, being stuck in fight or flight, a…
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Wondering how the "mom rage" is affecting your kids? It's definitely taking an emotional toll but what does that actually look like? How is yelling and the anger rollercoaster that stems from your mom anxiety causing emotional damage? Or is it? We're diving into why your nervous system dysregulation affects your kiddos, how you can actually shift y…
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What do you do when you're working on recovery from an anxiety disorder and your techniques stop working? How do you handle those hard days when you can't make it stop or go away? Well ... this is one reason why in the Disordered community we rarely if ever talk about tips, techniques, tricks, hacks, or steps for calming down, preventing anxiety, o…
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Wondering what the heck "mom rage" actually is? Is it yelling at your kids? Raging at your husband? Why does it happen and where does it come from? Today I'm explaining what it actually is (it's not just being an angry mom all the time--there is so much more to it!) and why it is so common for moms with anxiety disorders. Anxious moms often end up …
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This week Drew and Josh are looking at the social impacts of anxiety. What happens when panic attacks, anxiety waves, or a flood of scary intrusive thoughts happens in public or while in social situations or when interacting with friends, family members, co-workers, or relationship partners? If your past experiences in life or past relationships ha…
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Ever get frustrated with what feels like your lack of progress? Maybe you've tried the natural remedies for anxiety but you're still seeing so many anxiety symptoms. You've even fallen back on anxiety medication because you just need some HELP. Yet you're still dealing with sensory overload, feeling overstimulated, and just sick of the mom anxiety …
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Do you ever fly off the handle with your kids or your husband only to wonder "what the heck just happened?" Maybe the overstimulation, and emotional dysregulation just seems to get to you in a way you just do NOT understand. And next thing you know, you're irritable, frustrated, and generally angry all the time--which, let's be honest, doesn't play…
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Humans will often make the mistake of trying to apply our analytical and problem solving skills in areas where they do not belong. Anxious people - people struggling with anxiety disorders - do this all the time. Are you trying to fix how you feel? Are you trying to solve your anxiety and figure it out? Are you in the habit of trying to control how…
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Are you struggling with constantly feeling overstimulated in motherhood? Like you’re flying off the handle constantly because the noise and mess and just GETS to you. You don’t understand WHY your kids are the way they are and you read the parenting scripts and try the gentle parenting and you’re just still feeling like a failure on a daily basis. …
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Let's do an old-fashioned anxiety question and answer session! This week Josh and Drew are answering questions sent in by members of the Disordered podcast community. Listen in for answers to the following questions: Are we supposed to challenge our beliefs in recovery? What about dizziness? How do you do recovery when real life happens? My health …
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One of the most POWERFUL tools you have to calm your nervous system and impact your mental health is sleep. But do you feel exhausted when you wake up even when you feel like you’ve been asleep long enough? Sometimes as an anxious mom your sleep isn’t as restorative and healing as you need it to be. And the lack of good sleep may be the reason you’…
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Fight ... flight ... or freeze. But what about the fawn response? This week on Disordered, Drew and Josh explore the fawn response and people pleasing. While this may not be a response we see directly like we do with fight, flight, or freeze, the fawn response that leads to habitual and almost automatic people pleasing can get in the way of the rec…
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Often anxiety stems from our deeply rooted beliefs about life. Beliefs that are lies, not based on the truth of God’s word, and very insidious in the way they take over our brains. If you’re spiraling in anxiety and going through life as an anxious mom, it’s likely you’ve forgotten this ONE powerful truth I’m going to share with you today. This tru…
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An anxious state can be at least partially fueled by the act of metacognition. That's thinking and feeling ... about thinking and feeling. When meta-beliefs tell us that thinking, rumination, worry, and mental problem solving is a good way to fix our internal experiences (like big emotions, scary thoughts, or anxiety), things can go off the rails. …
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Self care is all the rage right? As moms we’re just told that motherhood is hard because we never have time to ourselves, we’re not taking enough bubble baths, we just need some time away from the pressures of motherhood. While all those things can be great to pamper yourself, they don't help regulate your nervous system and holistically heal it fr…
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Even when you understand that changing your reaction to anxious thoughts, feelings, and sensations is the way out ... you may feel that this is impossible because those thoughts, those sensations, and your reactions feel completely automatic and unchangeable. This is a common concern for almost anyone struggling with anxiety disorder recovery so th…
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Sick of yelling at your kids? Tired of seeing the look on your husband’s face when he realizes you’re in one of your “moods”? The reason your emotions and moods are off the charts and feel completely out of control is because your nervous system function is suffering. And there’s only one tried and true way to reboot it and build stress resiliency,…
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If you've ever listened to an episode of Disordered and felt the need to ask "Yes, but what about when ...?", then this episode is for you. A common struggle among people trying to overcome chronic and disordered anxiety is gaining the ability to generalize the principles of recovery and apply them in an individual context. Anxious people will ofte…
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How many times have you found yourself overwhelmed with anxiety symptoms, heart racing, weight of the world on your shoulders, feeling stuck in a cycle of fight or flight? No matter how much you tell yourself something else, or you try to distract yourself or logically argue your mind out of the rising anxiety, you just can’t seem to escape it. You…
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Summer has arrived in the US and the UK, so let's talk about anxiety based on the heat. Summertime is often a difficult time for people struggling with anxiety disorders because the seasonal change in temperature becomes an anxiety trigger. Today the guys are talking about: How heat is just uncomfortable. Being uncomfortable in any way is often una…
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Wanna know why eating breakfast shortly after waking is one of the MOST crucial steps to helping your body feel safe so that your nervous system can calm down? Well I've got 5 reasons you've probably never heard of! So often as a mom you prioritize everyone else around you and leave your basic needs–like food–to last. Only to go hours before realiz…
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We're back in business this week with both Josh and Drew in studio again chatting about the role of food and eating in the anxiety recovery process. Everyone eats, and for people struggling with anxiety disorders, food and the process of eating can become deeply connected to recovery and/or attempting to manage anxiety, symptoms, thoughts, or emoti…
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The principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are heard in every episode of disordered. Whenever you hear Drew or Josh talk about acceptance or allowing or surrendering and moving THROUGH anxiety rather than resisting it ... you are hearing elements of ACT. This week we're a bit banged up - Josh is traveling and Drew has the flu, but fe…
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Mindfulness is good for anxiety, right? Isn't this what everyone says? Mindfulness fixes anxiety and makes you happier? Isn't that it? Well ... not really. This week Drew and Josh are taking a look at the practical applications of things like meditation and mindfulness practice in the context of anxiety disorders and anxiety recovery. A few key poi…
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Everyone talks about the fight or flight response. But what about the freeze and fawn responses, which are also found in the anxiety disorder community? This week Josh and Drew dig into the freeze response to anxiety, panic, and perceived threat. What is the freeze response? What does it look like? Does the freeze response mean being literally froz…
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When working through the process of chronic or disordered anxiety recovery many will find that at some point they are fixated on or have become a bit obsessed with monitoring and evaluating their mood. This week on Disordered Drew and Josh take a look at why recovering and anxious people tend to get stuck in "mood monitoring mode". Generally speaki…
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Today, we are going to troubleshoot that therapy you’ve been spending all that money on and learn how to optimize it to finally get some natural anxiety relief. I know how hard the mental health struggle is when it comes to digging into anxiety disorder. So I've put together these 3 truths that you have to understand about how your nervous system f…
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How does one approach recovery from chronic or disordered anxiety when grief is part of the picture? Do the same principles apply? Do we use concepts like acceptance, surrender, or willful tolerance when handling grief? Grief is a powerful thing that will almost certainly impact not just anxiety recovery but all aspects of life and even daily funct…
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Today I have special guest, Bekah Yawn of the For the Love of Hormones podcast here to talk about her journey with anxiety, the connection between anxiety and hormone imbalance, her discovery of holistic tools to balance her hormones and increase fertility, and practical tips for balancing your own hormones to help combat anxiety disorder. The beau…
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This week on Disordered we're looking at anxiety focused on relationships, specifically a form of OCD known as Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD - like all forms of OCD - will glue itself to things that really matter to us. In this case, being in loving, secure, successful relationships with people we love and who love us. Someone with ROCD even when i…
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