“Out of control…” how to take back control of your life (and relationship) without piling on MORE suffering with anxiety expert Daniel Farmer

When we’re struggling in our relationship one of the ways we might experience it is that things are outside of our control. And while we might be really affected by a sense that things are not in our control, we’ve got to navigate the journey with this other person who has their own ideas, values and priorities. Today we’re joined by anxiety expert Daniel Farmer who is an avid student and practitioner of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Having had such success using these skills in supporting his own journey he now helps others dealing with anxiety and negative thought patterns. We're going to be looking at: - How to ensure that we don’t create the thing that we fear the most through our focus on thoughts that are potentially neither helpful nor true - What is ‘negativity bias’ and how could it be affecting our behaviour without us even knowing it? - The circular relationship between thoughts, emotions and behaviours and how we can get ‘more of the same stuff’ in a vicious cycle if we are not able to intervene - Looking at whether ‘achieving control’ could become part of the problem, rather than a kind of solution - How we can identify our disempowering thoughts and choosing not to engage with them, so that we avoid damaging safety-seeking reactions You can find out more about Daniel’s work at www.anxious-to-zen.com or follow his work on his YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@AnxiousToZenIsh