Lição 1
Introduction
The first episode gives you an overview of the course and frames health anxiety in a compassionate way. It explains how mindfulness and nervous system practices can support you when working with health-related fear, body sensations, and uncertainty.
Lição 2
Meeting Fear With Kindness
In this episode, you'll learn a different way of relating to health-related fear. It introduces the practice of meeting fear with curiosity and kindness, which is inspired by Pema Chödrön, helping the nervous system soften without trying to get rid of anxiety.
Lição 3
Calming The Alarm System
When anxiety spikes, it's because the nervous system goes alarmed. In this episode, you’ll learn a simple grounding and orienting practice to help you feel safer, allowing the mind to slow down and settle again.
Lição 4
Untangling Catastrophizing Thoughts
Health anxiety often triggers thinking in worst-case scenarios. This episode helps you step back from catastrophizing thought patterns, seeing them for what they are - mental events, not facts or predictions - thereby creating space that helps calm racing thoughts.
Lição 5
Building Tolerance For Uncertainty
Uncertainty is a major driver of health anxiety. This episode explores how to stay present with this kind of uncertainty, when answers aren’t available, thereby building resilience and trust in yourself.
Lição 6
Living A Full Live With Uncertainty, Not Despite It.
The final episode of this course focuses on integration. How to learn to live more fully in the present moment, even when fear and uncertainty are still present, and how to bring a sense of steadiness and grounding to your life.