{"podcast":{"title":"Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression","slug":"your-anxiety-toolkit-practical-skills-for-anxiety-panic-depression-440514","podcast_index_feed_id":440514,"rss_url":"https://kimberleyquinlan.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://kimberleyquinlan.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/8/8/4/4884532edf16ee9516c3140a3186d450/Your_Anxiety_Toolkit_Podcast_Cover_Art_copy.png","author":"Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT | Anxiety & OCD Specialist","episode_count":483,"summary":"Kimberley Quinlan, an anxiety specialist for over 15 years, delivers Science-Based Solutions for Anxiety, Panic, Depression, OCD, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, & other difficult emotions. The New York Times listed Your Anxiety Toolkit as one of the \"6 Podcasts to Soothe An Anxious Mind\" (April 27, 2024). We are on a mission to help people who want to thrive in the face of anxiety and other mental health struggles. A beautiful life is possible!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:18:58.151560+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit-practical-skills-for-anxiety-panic-depression-440514"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus Episode: What Is Anticipatory Anxiety (And Why It's Often Worse Than the Thing Itself)","slug":"bonus-episode-what-is-anticipatory-anxiety-and-why-it-s-often-worse-than-the-thing-itself","published_at":"2026-05-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit-practical-skills-for-anxiety-panic-depression-440514/bonus-episode-what-is-anticipatory-anxiety-and-why-it-s-often-worse-than-the-thing-itself","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit-practical-skills-for-anxiety-panic-depression-440514","url":"https://kimberleyquinlan.libsyn.com/bonus-episode-what-is-anticipatory-anxiety-and-why-its-often-worse-than-the-thing-itself","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/kimberleyquinlan/Final-Audio.mp3?dest-id=367887","summary":"In this episode, I talk about anticipatory anxiety, the intense fear or dread that shows up before something even happens. So often, the waiting, imagining, and \"what if\" spiral can feel worse than the actual event itself. I explain how this happens and why your brain reacts so strongly, even when there isn't a real threat in front of you.","meta_description":"In this episode, I talk about anticipatory anxiety, the intense fear or dread that shows up before something even happens. So often, the waiting, imaginin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":926,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/your-anxiety-toolkit-practical-skills-for-anxiety-panic-depression-440514/episodes/bonus-episode-what-is-anticipatory-anxiety-and-why-it-s-often-worse-than-the-thing-itself/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit-practical-skills-for-anxiety-panic-depression-440514/bonus-episode-what-is-anticipatory-anxiety-and-why-it-s-often-worse-than-the-thing-itself.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}