Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

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Amy Caldwell

12 episodes

1 week ago

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m joined by Sierra Smits, a chronic illness-informed naturopath, and we have such an important conversation about what it’s really like to live with chronic illness alongside health anxiety. Sierra shares her own journey... from battling severe health issues herself to becoming a naturopath ...and we talk honestly about the challenges that come with that path. We explore why supporting the nervous system is so crucial, how nutr...

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Episodes (12/12)

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Unveiling Holistic Healing with Sierra Smits

1 week ago

32 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

A Calmer Christmas: Managing Health Anxiety During the Holidays

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m diving into something that feels especially loud this time of year ... the pressure of Christmas when you live with health anxiety. I open up about the years I genuinely lost to fear at Christmas… those days where I was physically there but mentally trapped in symptoms, what-ifs, and body checking. If you’ve ever felt that knot in your stomach on a day that’s “supposed” to be magical, you are absolutely not alone. I talk thro...

3 weeks ago

23 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Bryan Smith The Walking Man - The Journey With Mental Health

Get In Touch! In this podcast, I interview Bryan Smith, a long-term mental health sufferer and author of 'The Hardest Walk.' Bryan recounts his decades-long struggle with mental health and how he eventually became known as 'The Walking Man from Bristol.' He describes his efforts to raise mental health awareness through walking and hiking while connecting with others dealing with similar issues. Bryan's story is one of battling health anxiety and PTSD. He emphasises the importance ...

1 month ago

36 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Unlocking Gut Health: An In-Depth Conversation with Rachel Montero

In this episode, I chat with Rachel Montero, a nurse practitioner and holistic gut health specialist, about the powerful connection between gut health, anxiety, and overall well-being. Rachel opens up about her own experience with gut issues and anxiety, and how it led her to move from conventional to functional medicine to better understand the mind-gut connection. We dive into how restrictive diets can impact both the body and mind, what happens to digestion when we’re in fight-or-flight mo...

1 month ago

40 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Embracing Uncertainty in Health Anxiety Recovery

In this episode of 'Healing Beyond Health Anxiety', I delve into the core concept of uncertainty and its profound impact on those suffering from health anxiety. I discuss the brain's natural aversion to unpredictability and how it fuels the anxiety cycle. By understanding the brain's fear response, listeners will learn practical steps to build tolerance for uncertainty, retrain their nervous system, and shift from a mindset of control to one of trust. The episode also includes a client story ...

2 months ago

22 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Helping Others Understand Health Anxiety

In this episode, we address the challenging and often isolating experience of living with health anxiety. Amy provides strategies to help in effectively communicate your feelings and experiences to partners, family, and friends. Emphasising the importance of compassion and understanding, the episode explores why health anxiety is often misunderstood, how it manifests, and ways to foster supportive relationships. Practical advice includes reframing reassurance, describing health anxiety as an ...

2 months ago

16 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Understanding and Managing Catastrophic Thinking in Health Anxiety

In this episode, we delve into catastrophic thinking, a common issue for those dealing with health anxiety. We explore what catastrophic thinking is, why it happens, and how it affects the body and mind. The episode features real-life examples from clients who have experienced catastrophic thoughts and shows how they have learned to manage them. Practical coaching tools and journal prompts are also provided to help you recognise and reframe your catastrophic thoughts, ultimately learning to r...

3 months ago

19 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Exploring Energy Healing & Holistic Practices With Joff Talbot

In this episode of 'Healing Beyond Health Anxiety,' I am joined by holistic mindset coach Joff Talbot. Together, we discuss practical tools and techniques to overcome health anxiety and improve overall well-being. Joff shares his journey into energy healing, the impact of spiritual awakenings, and how modalities like numerology and quantum touch energy healing can facilitate profound personal transformation. This episode dives into real-life stories and offers insights into managing anxiety b...

3 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Safety Behaviours - What Are They? And How Are They Holding Us Back?

In this episode, we will delve into safety behaviours. These are the very things that keep you stuck - but how do you even spot the,m let alone try and stop performing them? I'll explain how - giving real life examples and using my personal lived in experience. Connect & Work With Me If you’re ready to move beyond health anxiety and start truly healing, I’d love to support you. Work with me 1:1, Via My Group Coaching Program or Via My Online Membership Program Follow along on Social M...

3 months ago

31 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Overcoming Health Anxiety and Managing Menopause with Nutrition Expert Lauren Benser

Overcoming Health Anxiety and Managing Menopause with Nutrition Expert Lauren Benser In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, host Amy Caldwell welcomes registered dietician and nutritionist Lauren Benor to discuss the significant impact of nutrition on mental and physical health, especially during menopause. They delve into how diet can influence anxiety, blood sugar levels, and overall well-being. Lauren shares insights on supporting gut and heart health, mindful eating, and mana...

4 months ago

43 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

The Fear Loop – How Thoughts, Symptoms & Reassurance Keep You Stuck

In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, we're diving deep into the fear loop...the cycle that keeps so many people trapped in anxiety about their health. Amy will walk you through how a simple sensation in the body can spiral into catastrophic thoughts, trigger fear responses, and lead to the compulsive need for reassurance, keeping you stuck in a loop of fear and doubt. Amy also shares real-life examples, including a powerful case study of someone who escaped this loop by building ...

4 months ago

18 minutes

Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Episode 1 - Understanding Health Anxiety - Your Pathway Forwards

This first episode addresses the root of why we can suffer from health anxiety. Amy explains that symptoms and fears are normal and not indicative of mental weakness. She explains that health anxiety, previously called hypochondria, is a deeply ingrained pattern of fear and hyper-awareness intended to protect but often traps individuals in a cycle of anxiety. Key points include recognising that these anxious feelings are a result of an overactive nervous system, distinguishing between intuiti...

5 months ago

29 minutes