Breaking Free: How to Get Out of the Stress-Trauma Cycle by Using the Science of Anxiety with Emma McAdams

Is it possible to use our anxiety as a way to help us?

In this episode, I am joined by Emma McAdams, a licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked in settings such as juvenile corrections, adventure therapy programs, high schools, and wilderness therapy programs. Together, we will discuss the difference between stress and anxiety, why anxiety actually isn’t a bad thing, and what to do when you start to feel anxiety in your body. You’ll hear more about:

• The behavioral patterns at the root of anxiety
• The different forms of avoidance and how they contribute to anxiety
• What’s actually causing your anxiety (hint: it’s not the TRIGGER!)
• How to know you are being affected by hidden anxiety
• The kinds of messages that you can get from anxiety
• What to do if you wake up in the middle of the night and feel anxious
• And more!

For more information and links for this episode, please visit our website: https://biologyoftrauma.com/biology-of-trauma-podcast/