{"podcast":{"title":"The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast","slug":"the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844","podcast_index_feed_id":1095844,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2271214.rss","website_url":"https://theanxioustruth.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jtzibp03he1qwfe390i751xykqep?.jpg","author":"Drew Linsalata","episode_count":342,"summary":"Struggling with panic attacks, agoraphobia, or other anxiety problems? The Anxious Truth will educate you, empower you, encourage you, and inspire you to get your life back! * Featured in the New York Times: \"6 Podcasts to Soothe An Anxious Mind\" (April 27, 2024) * Featured in Vogue Magazine: \"The 15 Best Mental Health Podcasts Recommended by Therapists\" (October 2023) Listen to the podcast, read the books, join the social media community, and get on the path to recovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T04:18:20.777031+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844"},"episode":{"title":"How To Calm Your Anxious Feelings | Ep 326","slug":"how-to-calm-your-anxious-feelings-ep-326","published_at":"2025-09-24T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844/how-to-calm-your-anxious-feelings-ep-326","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271214/episodes/17893689-how-to-calm-your-anxious-feelings-ep-326.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271214/episodes/17893689-how-to-calm-your-anxious-feelings-ep-326.mp3","summary":"If you're struggling with anxiety and searching for ways of calming your feelings, this episode is for you. I break down why the most popular strategies for calming your feelings - like using logic to talk yourself out of anxiety, trying to replace negative emotions with positive ones, attempting to control your body's responses, or avoiding triggers - often backfire when you're dealing with anxiety disorders. Drawing from mindfulness principles and acceptance-based therapy approaches, I expl...","meta_description":"If you're struggling with anxiety and searching for ways of calming your feelings, this episode is for you. I break down why the most popular strategies f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1853,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844/episodes/how-to-calm-your-anxious-feelings-ep-326/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844/how-to-calm-your-anxious-feelings-ep-326.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}