TAP 238 - Andrea Petersen - On Edge - A Journey Through Anxiety

Summary: This week I chat with Andrea Petersen about how anxiety has affected her life.  We talk supportive relationships, parenting and evolving with your anxiety. ANDREA PETERSEN is a contributing writer at the Wall Street Journal, where she reports on psychology, health, and neuroscience. She is the recipient of a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter. Andreas book: https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Journey-Through-Anxiety/dp/0553418572/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498529182&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3AAndrea+Petersen In this episode you will learn: How Andrea first suffered with anxiety while in college How exposure and CBT was useful in her recovery Andrea discusses how important support from partners is How you can affectively support someone that is having a panic attack We talk about parenting and effective ways to support our kids to be brave We talk about Andreas newly released book "On Edge - A Journey Through Anxiety" Links: Become an Anxiety Podcast supporter: https://patreon.com/anxietypodcast Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/timjpcollins?sub_confirmation=1 To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free In the USA text "LEANIN" to 44222