About this episode

Evan H. Hirsch, MD discusses anxiety and stress responses with Ashley James, exploring techniques to manage these issues.

Living in a constant state of stress can quietly affect energy, digestion, sleep, focus, and recovery. In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, sits down with Ashley to talk about anxiety, the fight-or-flight response, and why many people with chronic health issues can get stuck in stress patterns without fully realizing it. Ashley explains how fear-based thinking and spiraling thoughts can intensify physical symptoms, why the body responds to imagined danger as if it were real, and the visualization technique she uses to help calm anxiety in the moment. In this episode, you'll learn: Why anxiety is a signal that your body is stuck in the stress response How chronic stress impacts digestion, hormones, energy production, and healing The difference between anxiety and other emotions The visualization technique Ashley uses to turn off anxiety in the moment Why your thoughts and self-talk can increase physical symptoms and panic How imagining successful outcomes can help retrain the nervous system Guest: Ashley James is a Holistic Health Coach, Podcaster, Rapid Anxiety Cessation Expert, and passionate whole food plant-based home chef who has been helping clients transform their lives…

People in this episode

Host: Evan H. Hirsch, MD

Guest: Ashley James

Topics covered

• anxiety
• stress response
• chronic health issues
• visualization techniques
• mind-body tools

Keywords

• anxiety
• stress response
• visualization
• chronic stress
• mind-body connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Neuro-linguistic Programming

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