Mental health: Anxiety and how to beat it

What this episode covers

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition facing women. One in three will be diagnosed in her lifetime. From overwhelming worry to spiralling thoughts, panic attacks to avoidance, anxiety can have a huge impact. But the good news is that we know how to treat it. In part two of this three-part mental health series, Yumi Stynes chats to Julie Goodwin, of MasterChef fame, to understand how she got on top of her crippling anxiety. She also sits down with neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Professor Bronwyn Graham to talk anxiety-busting strategies. The episode explores how hormones, sleep, lifestyle, and medication can impact anxiety and help you emerge stronger than ever. Featured in this episode: Professor Bronwyn Graham, neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Julie Goodwin, cook and author If you need someone to talk to, call:  Lifeline on 13 11 14  Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467  Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36  Headspace on 1800 650 890  QLife on 1800 184 527  What to listen to next:  Mental health: Overcoming depression  The price of perfectionism  How to give zero f*cks    Perimenopause: lifting the brain fog  You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.  What to read next:   How Turia Pitt's body image changed in motherhood  The dark side of being a perfectionist  Why genital herpes does not mean the end of your sex life  What happens to your sex life during perimenopause?  This mini-series will answer questions like:  How do women experience anxiety differently to men?  What does anxiety feel like?  What are the physical manifestations of anxiety?  What is the role of hormones in women’s anxiety?  How does sleep impact anxiety?  What can exercise and diet do for anxiety?  What are effective treatments for anxiety?  This episode contains references to mental health, anxiety, panic disorder, panic attacks, generalised anxiety disorder, GAD, OCD, perfectionism, psychiatric facility, medication, suicide, family, parenting, work-life balance.