<p>For this episode I chat with psychotherapist Duygu Balan who regularly appears on CNN and Psychology Today among others. She's also the lead author of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Confidently-Chill-Anxiety-Workbook-Adults-ebook/dp/B0D1R7ZQV2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Confidentially Chill: An Anxiety Workbook for New Adults.</a> We cover everything from the impact that covid had on our collective experience of anxiety - do we know yet what living through a pandemic did to our minds? We also talk about breaking generational cycles around the acceptance of mental health issues as well as how helpful or unhelpful it is to focus so much on an anxiety disorder diagnosis. You can support this podcast by sharing it with a friend or signing up to my Substack. Read my personal essays on Substack <a href="https://carolineforan.substack.com/pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> with a 20% (lifetime) listener discount. </p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/owningittheanxietypodcast">http://supporter.acast.com/owningittheanxietypodcast</a>.</p> <p>Own your anxiety as and when it happens with Owning It: Real Time. The situation specific series of audio guides that helps you move through your most anxious moments. Available now on Acast+ <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/owningittheanxietypodcast">https://plus.acast.com/s/owningittheanxietypodcast</a>.</p> <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

Caroline Foran

How helpful is an anxiety disorder diagnosis? + more

NOV 18, 202446 MIN
Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

How helpful is an anxiety disorder diagnosis? + more

NOV 18, 202446 MIN

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<p>For this episode I chat with psychotherapist Duygu Balan who regularly appears on CNN and Psychology Today among others. She's also the lead author of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Confidently-Chill-Anxiety-Workbook-Adults-ebook/dp/B0D1R7ZQV2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Confidentially Chill: An Anxiety Workbook for New Adults.</a> We cover everything from the impact that covid had on our collective experience of anxiety - do we know yet what living through a pandemic did to our minds? We also talk about breaking generational cycles around the acceptance of mental health issues as well as how helpful or unhelpful it is to focus so much on an anxiety disorder diagnosis. You can support this podcast by sharing it with a friend or signing up to my Substack. Read my personal essays on Substack <a href="https://carolineforan.substack.com/pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> with a 20% (lifetime) listener discount. </p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/owningittheanxietypodcast">http://supporter.acast.com/owningittheanxietypodcast</a>.</p> <p>Own your anxiety as and when it happens with Owning It: Real Time. The situation specific series of audio guides that helps you move through your most anxious moments. Available now on Acast+ <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/owningittheanxietypodcast">https://plus.acast.com/s/owningittheanxietypodcast</a>.</p> <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>