240: Calming Anxiety

<p>Calming anxiety is easier than you might think.</p> <p>A few things you need to know:</p> <p><strong>1. Anxiety is normal.</strong></p> <p>There's nothing wrong with you. We simply weren't given coping skills for it.</p> <p><strong>2. Anxiety is nothing to be afraid of.</strong></p> <p>When we attempt to push through or avoid it, we can actually make it worse.</p> <p><strong>3. What us high-achieving/over-achieving lawyers tend to call anxiety is a general term.</strong></p> <p>Most of the time what we experience as anxiety has a layer underneath it.</p> <p>There’s another feeling your body feels, but anxiety is like wallpaper covering a wall to hide what’s underneath.</p> <p>When we peel back the wallpaper, we can see what really lies beneath.</p> <p>That's when we can start calming anxiety.</p> <p><strong>Today you'll:</strong></p> <ul> <li>uncover what's underneath some anxiety you feel</li> <li>get steps to help you feel better</li> <li>hear real-life stories of how lawyers overcame anxiety</li> </ul> <p>After you listen to this episode, you'll have the skills to calm your anxiety.</p> <p>When you do, you'll discover you're capable of so much more than you know both in your life and in your law practice.</p> <div dir="auto"><strong>RESOURCES</strong></div> <div dir="auto"> <p><span style="color: #3598db;"><a style="color: #3598db;" href= "https://dinacataldo.com/busylawyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dinacataldo.com/busylawyer&source=gmail&ust=1645557456745000&usg=AOvVaw2bsFVUJ079oqR4eiizfkpv"> Busy Lawyer's Guide</a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #3598db;"><a style="color: #3598db;" href= "https://dinacataldo.com/240" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dinacataldo.com/194&source=gmail&ust=1645557456745000&usg=AOvVaw2XmiFWlZddqIsguxw1FCfp"> Show notes</a></span></p> <p><strong>CONNECT WITH ME</strong></p> <p>On Instagram <span style="color: #3598db;"><a style= "color: #3598db;" href="