Relaxing Anxiety During Stressful Times

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 11 a.m.

If you live in the United States \u2013 and probably for many people who don\u2019t \u2013 it\u2019s been a bit of a stressful week. Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest talk about relaxing anxiety, weathering the storm, and taking in the year as a whole.\xa0\nSupport the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nKey Topics:\n1:30: Where do we want to allocate our attention?\n5:00: Rational, appropriate stress and anxiety.\xa0\n8:00: The cost of \u2018negative\u2019 emotions.\xa0\n12:30: Practices of calming stress.\xa0\n14:45: Giving yourself grace, and accepting some amount of stress.\xa0\n17:40: Deal with the bad, turn toward the good, take in the good.\xa0\n22:15: Seeing what is true.\xa0\n26:45: Being happy when others are not.\xa0\n36:40: A practice for calming and centering.\xa0\n44:45: Learning from the hard parts of practice.\nIf you'd like to learn more about Jaimal Yogis, here's his website.\xa0\nOvercome Anxiety: \xa0Let go of anxiety and grow a greater sense of calm strength with Rick's Dealing with Anxiety program, which offers 5 powerful practices for managing stress and worries. Save 10% with coupon code BEINGWELL.\nSponsors:\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nExplore your creativity at\xa0Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership.\nWant to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nJoin\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes