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ANXIETY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

ANXIETY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

By: Let's Work This Sh*t Out
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 Welcome to "ANXIETY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t" – The No-BS Podcast for Navigating Anxiety Like a Pro.

Tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and mental health jargon that only adds to the confusion? You've come to the right place. This podcast delivers real, unfiltered conversations about anxiety, offering practical tips, personal stories, and expert advice to help you understand and manage anxiety in everyday life.

Hosted with a straightforward, no-nonsense approach, we break down the complexities of anxiety, addressing everything from panic attacks to constant worry and that ever-present sense of feeling overwhelmed. Each episode is packed with relatable experiences, research-backed strategies, and a sprinkle of humor to keep it real—because we all know dealing with anxiety isn’t easy, but that doesn’t mean we can’t laugh through it.

Whether you're struggling with social anxiety, managing generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or just trying to keep your head above water, we’ve got your back. We’ll dive into topics like the science behind anxiety, coping mechanisms, mindfulness exercises, and how to develop a healthy, grounded mindset that works for YOU.

In every episode, we’re here to strip away the stigma and empower you with actionable tools to take control of your mental health. It’s time to ditch the overwhelm and get real about anxiety. You don’t have to do this alone—we’re in this together.

🔊 Tune in and start making sense of your anxiety today. Whether you need help for yourself or are looking for ways to support someone else, this is your go-to mental health podcast for raw, relatable, and refreshingly honest conversations about anxiety.


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Episodes
  • Parenting With Anxiety: Tools For Staying Present When Kids Meltdown

    Parenting With Anxiety: Tools For Staying Present When Kids Meltdown
    Aug 19 2025
    Parenting with Anxiety: From Chaos to Connection In this episode, we dive deep into the messy, beautiful reality of parenting with anxiety. Whether you're spiraling over breakfast meltdowns or catastrophizing every parenting decision, this conversation is for you. We explore how anxiety affects parenting, why your nervous system sees threats everywhere, and most importantly, how to stay present with your kids even when your brain is in overdrive. Through personal stories, science-backed strategies, and practical tools, we'll help you transform from reactive to responsive parenting. Remember: your anxiety doesn't disqualify you from being an amazing parent—it can actually become one of your superpowers.

    Key Takeaways
    • Your anxiety doesn't make you a bad parent, it makes you human
    • Children need real parents, not perfect ones who never feel anxious
    • Co-regulation is more powerful than trying to manage everything alone
    • The sixty-second reset can interrupt anxiety spirals before they take over
    • Modeling emotional awareness teaches kids that feelings are manageable
    What You'll Discover
    • Why your nervous system sees threats in normal parenting moments
    • The science behind how anxiety affects your parenting responses
    • Practical tools for staying present during your child's meltdowns
    • How to practice anxiety transparency with healthy boundaries
    • The difference between reacting from anxiety and responding from wisdom
    Resources Mentioned
    • University of California study on anxious mothers' brain activity during child distress
    • Harvard longitudinal study on emotional regulation in children of anxious parents
    • Donald Winnicott's "good enough parenting" concept from attachment theory
    • Stephen Porges' polyvagal theory and co-regulation research
    • Dan Siegel's "window of tolerance" framework for emotional regulation
    Next Episode Preview This Saturday's Boost episode introduces the sixty-second co-regulation game—a simple tool for when both you and your child are escalating. Next Tuesday, we're exploring anxiety and chronic pain, breaking down how they feed off each other in exhausting cycles.

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at anxiety@senseofthisshit.com.
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    40 mins
  • Anxiety & Phone Notifications: The 60-Minute Digital Detox Method

    Anxiety & Phone Notifications: The 60-Minute Digital Detox Method
    Aug 16 2025
    How to Stop Notifications from Hijacking Your Nervous System In this episode, we're slowing everything down to tackle one of the most overlooked anxiety triggers in our modern world: your phone. Fabian walks you through the notification fasting drill, a simple practice that immediately calms your nervous system and breaks the cycle of constant digital activation. You'll discover why your brain treats every ping like a threat, how to create proper mental space for yourself, and practical strategies to reclaim your attention from the chaos of constant connectivity.

    Key Takeaways
    • Every notification triggers your amygdala like a genuine threat, flooding your system with stress hormones
    • The average person receives 150 notifications daily, creating constant low-level nervous system activation
    • One hour of digital silence allows your parasympathetic nervous system to engage rest-and-repair mode
    • Conscious breathing stimulates your vagus nerve, directly telling your brain that you're safe
    • Notification fasting rewires your brain to find calm in silence rather than stimulation in chaos
    What You'll Discover
    • The step-by-step notification fasting drill you can do alongside the episode
    • Why your ancient alarm system can't distinguish between texts and actual emergencies
    • How attention restoration theory explains why digital detox feels so profoundly calming
    • The science behind why it takes 60-90 minutes for your nervous system to fully downregulate
    • Practical strategies to weave this practice into your daily routine without becoming a digital hermit
    Resources Mentioned
    • Dr. Larry Rosen's research on notification frequency and stress response at California State University
    • Attention Restoration Theory studies on directed vs. effortless attention
    • Research on mindful breathing and prefrontal cortex activation
    • Studies on heart rate variability and parasympathetic nervous system activation
    • Vagus nerve stimulation research and its impact on anxiety regulation
    Next Episode Preview Next Tuesday we're diving into parenting with anxiety, covering practical strategies for managing your own anxious thoughts while supporting your children. This Saturday's Boost features a sixty-second co-regulation game perfect for kids, partners, or friends.

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at anxiety@senseofthisshit.com.
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    15 mins
  • Tech Overload: How Constant Pings Keep You On Edge And Anxiety High

    Tech Overload: How Constant Pings Keep You On Edge And Anxiety High
    Aug 12 2025
    Why Digital Overload Is Secretly Sabotaging Your Mental Health (And How to Fix It) In this episode, we're diving deep into the hidden connection between your constant notifications and that persistent edge of anxiety you can't shake. Host Fabian explores how tech overload is literally rewiring your nervous system, keeping you in a state of perpetual hypervigilance that would have been considered pathological just decades ago. Through personal stories, listener experiences, and cutting-edge research, you'll discover why your phone has become an anxiety-generating machine and learn practical strategies to reclaim your calm. This isn't about becoming a digital hermit—it's about understanding how notification anxiety works and developing tools to use technology intentionally rather than being used by it.

    Key Takeaways
    • Constant notifications train your nervous system into perpetual hypervigilance
    • Your brain treats every phone ping as a potential emergency
    • The average person checks their phone 2,600 times daily
    • Tech overload creates chronic stress through dopamine dysregulation
    • Small, consistent boundaries can rewire your relationship with technology
    What You'll Discover
    • Why phantom vibrations are actually your nervous system crying for help
    • The science behind how notifications spike cortisol and fragment attention
    • Practical notification audit strategies that actually work
    • How to create digital sunset routines for better sleep
    • The pause protocol that breaks compulsive phone checking
    Resources Mentioned
    • Anna Lembke's research on dopamine homeostasis at Stanford University
    • Gloria Mark's UC Irvine study on attention residue and task-switching
    • Matthew Lieberman's UCLA brain imaging research on social media and threat response
    • Sherry Turkle's MIT findings on phone usage and sleep disruption
    • Adam Gazzaley's UCSF research on cognitive interference and digital distractions
    Next Episode Preview Join us next Tuesday as we explore the complex world of parenting with anxiety, covering how to support your children while managing your own mental health challenges.

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at anxiety@senseofthisshit.com.
    💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛 Help keep these conversations alive—Click Here
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    43 mins
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