{"id":149068,"date":"2021-10-09T20:50:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/149068"},"modified":"2021-10-09T20:50:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T00:50:10","slug":"rewiring-the-anxious-brain-neuroplasticity-and-the-anxiety-cycle-anxiety-skills-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/149068","title":{"rendered":"Rewiring the Anxious Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Anxiety Cycle: Anxiety Skills #21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rewiring the Anxious Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Anxiety Cycle: Anxiety Skills #21\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTuX_ShUrw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>You can rewire your brain to be less anxious through a simple, but not easy, process. Understanding the anxiety cycle and how avoidance causes anxiety to spiral out of control unlocks the key to learning how to tone down anxiety and rewire those neural pathways to feel safe and secure. \nIn this video, I teach three essential things you need to understand about anxiety, three steps to face and overcome anxiety, and how the brain can actually change (rewire) its structure, function, and chemistry when you change how you think and act.\nRewiring the Anxious Brain Part 2: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fb-clvcX7fI\n\nLooking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional for $65\/week. Try it now for 10% off: https:\/\/betterhelp.com\/therapyinanutshell\n\nLearn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https:\/\/therapyinanutshell.teachable.com\/p\/home\nSupport my mission on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/therapyinanutshell\nSign up for my newsletter: https:\/\/www.therapynutshell.com\nCheck out my favorite self-help books: https:\/\/kit.co\/TherapyinaNutshell\/best-self-help-books\nCheck out my podcast, Therapy in a Nutshell: https:\/\/tinpodcast.podbean.com\/\n\nTherapy in a Nutshell, LLC, and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health.\n\nAbout Me:\nI\u2019m Emma McAdam. I\u2019m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and I have worked in various settings of change and growth since 2004. My experience includes juvenile corrections, adventure therapy programs, wilderness therapy programs, an eating disorder treatment center, a residential treatment center, and I currently work in an outpatient therapy clinic.  \n\nIn therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life’s direction. \nAnd deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/comeuntochrist\/believe\n\nIf you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services.\nCopyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC\n—-\nMusic licensed from www.Bensound.com or Artlist.io\nImages from Freepik.com (premium license), Pixabay, or Wikimedia commons","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can rewire your brain to be less anxious through a simple, but not easy, process. Understanding the anxiety cycle and how avoidance causes anxiety to spiral out of control unlocks the key to learning how to tone down anxiety and rewire those neural pathways to feel safe and secure. In this video, I teach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/149068\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rewiring the Anxious Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Anxiety Cycle: Anxiety Skills #21<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[696,16124,37641,43325,19,37603,37623,37732,37653,43323,41526,37597,16121,37578,37730,43317,43324,37655,43326,40160,37606,37609,36857,37602,39792,37601,37604,37600,16120,37654,43327,43316,37598,37659,43312,37599,37638,41168,41396,41403,41524,41528,38154,41527,34012,43330,43328,43329,23,41908,35568,38147,43243,33777,43321,43331,43314,43322,43315,37010,43319,43313,43318,41519,41523,41525,41529,43320],"class_list":["post-149068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-causes-and-prevention","tag-anxiety","tag-anxiety-and-depression","tag-anxiety-and-phobia-workbook","tag-anxiety-and-stress-relief-supplements","tag-anxiety-attack","tag-anxiety-attack-symptoms","tag-anxiety-attacks-symptoms","tag-anxiety-books","tag-anxiety-books-free","tag-anxiety-bracelet-for-women","tag-anxiety-cycle","tag-anxiety-definition","tag-anxiety-disorder","tag-anxiety-disorder-symptoms","tag-anxiety-dog-bed","tag-anxiety-during-coronavirus","tag-anxiety-essential-oils","tag-anxiety-games","tag-anxiety-in-relationship","tag-anxiety-journal","tag-anxiety-lyrics","tag-anxiety-meaning","tag-anxiety-medication","tag-anxiety-medications","tag-anxiety-meditation","tag-anxiety-meds","tag-anxiety-quiz","tag-anxiety-quotes","tag-anxiety-relief","tag-anxiety-relief-games","tag-anxiety-relief-items","tag-anxiety-song","tag-anxiety-symptoms","tag-anxiety-symptoms-in-women","tag-anxiety-synonym","tag-anxiety-test","tag-anxiety-workbook","tag-coping-with-anxiety","tag-exposure-hierarchy","tag-exposure-hierarchy-example","tag-how-to-make-an-exposure-hierarchy","tag-natural-anti-anxiety","tag-natural-remedies-for-anxiety","tag-overcoming-anxiety","tag-panic","tag-panic-at-the-disco-merchandise","tag-panic-at-the-disco-poster","tag-panic-at-the-disco-shirt","tag-panic-attack","tag-panic-attack-relief","tag-panic-attack-symptoms","tag-panic-attack-treatment","tag-panic-attack-vs-anxiety-attack","tag-panic-attacks","tag-panic-attacks-and-anxiety","tag-panic-attacks-and-anxiety-relief","tag-panic-attacks-symptoms","tag-panic-button","tag-panic-buying","tag-panic-disorder","tag-panic-disorder-symptoms","tag-panic-room","tag-panic-stream","tag-rewire-the-anxious-brain","tag-rewire-your-brain-anxiety","tag-rewiring-the-anxious-brain","tag-the-anxiety-cycle","tag-the-panic-room-got-cha-life"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}