81. Not Broken. Equipped: Small Steps to Reignite Joy for Anxiety Symptoms & Seasonal Depression Recovery

from Practical Solutions for PTSD | Anxiety Symptoms, Seasonal Depression, Isolation, Stress, Guilt, Loneliness · host Lori Owens - Master Resilience Training, Positive Psychology Instructor

If you’ve been feeling emotionally exhausted, burned out, isolated, unmotivated, or like there’s “no flavor in life,” this episode explores how zest and enthusiasm can support healing from PTSD, anxiety, depression, and seasonal depression without pressure or forced positivity. We discuss how trauma, chronic stress, hypervigilance, avoidance coping, guilt, loneliness, emotional shutdown, and nervous system overwhelm can disconnect people from joy, motivation, and engagement with life. You’ll learn how small moments of curiosity, connection, and participation can help regulate the nervous system, reduce anxiety symptoms, support emotional healing, and gently rebuild energy after trauma, caregiving stress, burnout, or prolonged overwhelm. This episode also explores micro-engagements, boundaries and values, nervous system regulation, seasonal affective disorder (Spring SAD), isolation, difficulty focusing, relationship difficulties, and practical coping strategies rooted in Positive Psychology, faith-integrated healing, and natural mental health support. If you’ve been functioning but barely, emotionally shutting down, doom scrolling to escape stress, or wondering why your old coping tools aren’t working anymore, this conversation offers practical solutions for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress recovery through small, meaningful steps toward re-engaging with life. LINKS: Sign up for an Anxiety and Depression Breakthrough Coaching Session https://practicalsolutionsforptsd.com/breakthrough Website: www.practicalsoluitionsforptsd.com Become an Insider by signing up for the weekly newsletter: insider.grwebsite.com Join our Facebook community: (1) Overcome Depression & Anxiety - Use Positive Psychology to Combat PTSD | Facebook Get in touch! [email protected] Take the free, Values in Action Survey and discover your Signature Character Strengths: 24 Character Strengths List | VIA Institute SERIES LINKS: Links to previous episodes Previous episodes in this series: 45. Not Broken. Equipped: Character Strengths for Seasonal Depression, Anxiety Symptoms, and Loneliness https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/45-not-broken-equipped-character-strengths-for-seasonal/id1835492018?i=1000745276942 49. Not Broken. Equipped: how Creativity Finds New Ways Through PTSD and Anxiety Symptoms https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/49-not-broken-equipped-how-creativity-finds-new-ways/id1835492018?i=1000747165493 53. Not Broken. Equipped: How Curiosity Helps Calm PTSD and Anxiety Symptoms https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/53-not-broken-equipped-how-curiosity-helps-calm-ptsd/id1835492018?i=1000749419988 57. Not Broken. Equipped: How to Stop Overthinking and Start Healing from Anxiety Symptoms and PTSD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/57-not-broken-equipped-how-to-stop-overthinking-and/id1835492018?i=1000751733118 61. Not Broken. Equipped: Understanding Your Mind to Ease Anxiety Symptoms, PTSD, and Seasonal Depression. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/61-not-broken-equipped-understanding-your-mind-to-ease/id1835492018?i=1000754826859 65. Not Broken. Equipped: When Anxiety Symptoms Says “This Will Never End” | Perspective for Emotional Overwhelm. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/65-not-broken-equipped-when-anxiety-symptoms-says-this/id1835492018?i=1000757473946 69. Not Broken. Equipped: The Bravery You Need in Chronic Stress, Anxiety Symptoms, and Seasonal Depression https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/69-not-broken-equipped-the-bravery-you-need-in/id1835492018?i=1000760440217 73. Not Broken. Equipped: Reframing Perseverance for Chronic Stress, Anxiety Symptoms, and Guilt https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/73-not-broken-equipped-reframing-perseverance-for-chronic/id1835492018?i=1000763230893 77. Not Broken. Equipped: How Honesty Helps Heal Anxiety Symptoms, Seasonal Depression, Burnout, and Emotional Exhaustion. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/77-not-broken-equipped-how-honesty-helps-heal-anxiety/id1835492018?i=1000766601388

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If you’ve been feeling emotionally exhausted, burned out, isolated, unmotivated, or like there’s “no flavor in life,” this episode explores how zest and enthusiasm can support healing from PTSD, anxiety, depression, and seasonal depression without pressure or forced positivity. We discuss how trauma, chronic stress, hypervigilance, avoidance coping, guilt, loneliness, emotional shutdown, and nervous system overwhelm can disconnect people from joy, motivation, and engagement with life. You’ll learn how small moments of curiosity, connection, and participation can help regulate the nervous system, reduce anxiety symptoms, support emotional healing, and gently rebuild energy after trauma, caregiving stress, burnout, or prolonged overwhelm. This episode also explores micro-engagements, boundaries and values, nervous system regulation, seasonal affective disorder (Spring SAD), isolation, difficulty focusing, relationship difficulties, and practical coping strategies rooted in Positive Psychology, faith-integrated healing, and natural mental health support. If you’ve been functioning but barely, emotionally shutting down, doom scrolling to escape stress, or wondering why your old coping tools aren’t working anymore, this conversation offers practical solutions for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress recovery through small, meaningful steps toward re-engaging with life. LINKS: Sign up for an Anxiety and Depression Breakthrough Coaching Sessionhttps://practicalsolutionsforptsd.com/breakthrough Website: www.practicalsoluitionsforptsd.com Become an Insider by signing up for the weekly newsletter: insider.grwebsite.com Join our Facebook community: (1) Overcome Depression & Anxiety - Use Positive Psychology to Combat PTSD | Facebook Get in touch! [email protected] Take the free, Values in Action Survey and discover your Signature Character Strengths: 24 Character Strengths List | VIA Institute SERIES LINKS: Links to previous episodes Previous episodes in this series: 45. Not Broken. Equipped: Character Strengths for Seasonal Depression, Anxiety Symptoms, and Loneliness https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/45-not-broken-equipped-character-strengths-for-seasonal/id1835492018?i=100074527694249. Not Broken. Equipped: how Creativity Finds New Ways Through PTSD and Anxiety Symptoms https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/49-not-broken-equipped-how-creativity-finds-new-ways/id1835492018?i=100074716549353. Not Broken. Equipped: How Curiosity Helps Calm PTSD and Anxiety Symptoms https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/53-not-broken-equipped-how-curiosity-helps-calm-ptsd/id1835492018?i=1000749419988 57. Not Broken. Equipped: How to Stop Overthinking and Start Healing from Anxiety Symptoms and PTSD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/57-not-broken-equipped-how-to-stop-overthinking-and/id1835492018?i=1000751733118 61. Not Broken. Equipped: Understanding Your Mind to Ease Anxiety Symptoms, PTSD, and Seasonal Depression. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/61-not-broken-equipped-understanding-your-mind-to-ease/id1835492018?i=1000754826859 65. Not Broken. Equipped: When Anxiety Symptoms Says “This Will Never End” | Perspective for Emotional Overwhelm. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/65-not-broken-equipped-when-anxiety-symptoms-says-this/id1835492018?i=1000757473946 69. Not Broken. Equipped: The Bravery You Need in Chronic Stress, Anxiety Symptoms, and Seasonal Depression https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/69-not-broken-equipped-the-bravery-you-need-in/id1835492018?i=1000760440217 73. Not Broken. Equipped: Reframing Perseverance for Chronic Stress, Anxiety Symptoms, and Guilt https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/73-not-broken-equipped-reframing-perseverance-for-chronic/id1835492018?i=1000763230893 77. Not Broken. Equipped: How Honesty Helps Heal Anxiety Symptoms, Seasonal Depression, Burnout, and Emotional Exhaustion. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/77-not-broken-equipped-how-honesty-helps-heal-anxiet

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