In the U.S., women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety, and the reasons might surprise you. While there are all sorts of things that can make us anxious, some of those things are specific to women. In this episode we explore those causes, and I also share one of the best techniques I know to calm anxiety instantly.

LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE 59: 

DOWNLOAD: What Is Making You Anxious.pdf
https://d875ac62-c9ec-4647-9e46-6e3985079b73.usrfiles.com/ugd/d875ac_f5db810b315646b0a446332bb55178d4.pdf 

LISTEN: Feeling Anxious? Trust Yourself (Episode 17 of Anxiety Connection)
https://wendyleeds.com/podcast/episode/32bb48bd/feeling-anxious-trust-yourself-or-ep-17 

LISTEN: How to Get Unstuck (Episode 6 of Anxiety Connection)
https://wendyleeds.com/podcast/episode/2d5fd2eb/how-to-get-unstuck-or-ep-6 

FOR REFERENCE: The 6 different categories of external causes of anxiety:

1. Physical 
2. Caffeine
3. Genetic
4. Hormonal
5. Trauma
6. Media

MORE RESOURCES FROM WENDY: 

BOOK: Calm & Sense: A Woman's Guide to Living Anxiety-Free 
https://wendyleeds.com/book 

QUIZ: Find Out the Cost of Your Anxiety 
https://wendyleeds.com/quiz 

MINI-COURSE: Why You're Anxious & What to Do About It
https://wendyleeds.com/mini-course

WAYS TO CONNECT:

I respond to every message I get, so please do reach out. 

I send infrequent emails and I love to get replies from the community:
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My Facebook page is active; Instagram less so:
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INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/wendyleedskeepingcalm

I have a lot of anxiety and panic-related videos on my YouTube page:
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@wendyleedskeepingcalm

SOURCES:

Young, Joel, MD. April 22, 2015 “Women and Mental Illness” Psychology Today
Mufson, Michael, J. MD. 2017 “Can a Traumatic Event Cause Anxiety Disorders?” Sharecare

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