45 min

Discussing Anxiety Out in the Open with Anna Wilhelm and Chanielle Williams Onward Podcast

    • Self-Improvement

Emily Harman, host of Onward Podcast, interviews her daughter, Anna Wilhelm and her friend Chanielle Williams about their ongoing experiences coping with anxiety. Anna and Chanielle talk about their anxiety symptoms, share tactics they personally use to deal with anxiety, their experiences with therapists, what it feels like to experience a panic attack, and how to be a supportive family member, friend, and boss to someone dealing with anxiety.  
 
Episode Highlights: 
 
Anna and Chanielle introduce themselves and discuss when they first encountered symptoms of anxiety.  Anna and Chanielle discuss their own anxiety symptoms. Anna addresses being bullied about her thin size and how that contributes to her anxiety.  Chanielle recognizes that her anxiety makes it hard on her friendships. What helps Anna overcome anxiety when she needs to go out in public places?  Anna shares her experiences with therapists.  Deep intentional breathing is helpful for Chanielle as she copes with anxiety.  Hearing television shows in the background can help Anna get out of her own thoughts.  What advice do Anna and Chanielle have for others coping with anxiety?  When Chanielle is able to stick to a routine she feels less anxious.  Anna and Chanielle talk about panic attacks and what they feel like.  
3 Key Points:


People with anxiety know it can be hard on their friends and loved ones. Really well-prepared people that fixate on task accomplishment may be dealing with anxiety and the fear of failure.  Anxiety is exhausting.  
Tweetable Quotes:
“Fear is like the cousin of anxiety.’” – Chanielle Williams “I am who I am. And if people don’t like me for who I am, that is their loss.” – Anna Wilhelm “I would love to take a vacation from my head.” –  Anna Wilhelm “I honestly don’t know anyone over 30 who hasn’t said that they have some level of anxiety.” – Chaniellel Williams “I think its anxiety when it steals a little bit of your joy. You are thinking about it when you should be enjoying something else.” –  Chanielle Williams  
Resources Mentioned:
https://emilyharman.com https://www.soulpajamas.com/home https://www.facebook.com/Onward-Podcast https://www.instagram.com/onwardpodcast https://twitter.com/OnwardPodcast https://www.podcastpress.io/

Emily Harman, host of Onward Podcast, interviews her daughter, Anna Wilhelm and her friend Chanielle Williams about their ongoing experiences coping with anxiety. Anna and Chanielle talk about their anxiety symptoms, share tactics they personally use to deal with anxiety, their experiences with therapists, what it feels like to experience a panic attack, and how to be a supportive family member, friend, and boss to someone dealing with anxiety.  
 
Episode Highlights: 
 
Anna and Chanielle introduce themselves and discuss when they first encountered symptoms of anxiety.  Anna and Chanielle discuss their own anxiety symptoms. Anna addresses being bullied about her thin size and how that contributes to her anxiety.  Chanielle recognizes that her anxiety makes it hard on her friendships. What helps Anna overcome anxiety when she needs to go out in public places?  Anna shares her experiences with therapists.  Deep intentional breathing is helpful for Chanielle as she copes with anxiety.  Hearing television shows in the background can help Anna get out of her own thoughts.  What advice do Anna and Chanielle have for others coping with anxiety?  When Chanielle is able to stick to a routine she feels less anxious.  Anna and Chanielle talk about panic attacks and what they feel like.  
3 Key Points:


People with anxiety know it can be hard on their friends and loved ones. Really well-prepared people that fixate on task accomplishment may be dealing with anxiety and the fear of failure.  Anxiety is exhausting.  
Tweetable Quotes:
“Fear is like the cousin of anxiety.’” – Chanielle Williams “I am who I am. And if people don’t like me for who I am, that is their loss.” – Anna Wilhelm “I would love to take a vacation from my head.” –  Anna Wilhelm “I honestly don’t know anyone over 30 who hasn’t said that they have some level of anxiety.” – Chaniellel Williams “I think its anxiety when it steals a little bit of your joy. You are thinking about it when you should be enjoying something else.” –  Chanielle Williams  
Resources Mentioned:
https://emilyharman.com https://www.soulpajamas.com/home https://www.facebook.com/Onward-Podcast https://www.instagram.com/onwardpodcast https://twitter.com/OnwardPodcast https://www.podcastpress.io/

45 min