Universally Seeking

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the US age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population. (Source: ADAA) In this episode, guest Ingrid Helander, LMFT and Author of 'Calm Your Worries: Unlock Your Secret Code to LastingStress Relief and Self-Confidence' and host Nicole Morin discuss a scientific understanding of the nervous system, its role as a protector, and how you might be able to transform this understanding into practices to provide lasting relief from anxiety and chronic worry. Our conversation covers: - How to recognize the feeling of worry in the body, and the variations of personal experiences - What does “chronic worry” mean? - How to support a loved one when they voice their worries to you - Causes of worry due to unaddressed or subconscious triggers from past trauma - What causes worry as defined by the Polyvagal theory - What is the polyvagal theory? - The purpose of the sympathetic nervous system - The Ventral-Vagal nerve of connectio