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Stop Choosing the Wrong Coping Strategy

Stop Choosing the Wrong Coping Strategy

Update: 2025-09-15
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Too many anxiety tools, not sure which to use? In this episode, I’ll teach you a simple 2-step rule  to match the right tool to your stress level. You’ll learn why big anxiety doesn’t require big strategies—it requires easy, low-thinking tools—and how to build a personalized toolbox that grows more effective the more you practice. 

You’ll learn how to:

  • Quickly rate the intensity of your anxiety
  • Match strategies to your anxiety level with confidence
  • Turn once “hard” tools into automatic go-to’s
  • Expand your toolbox so you’re never stuck without options

Timestamps

  • 00:30 – Why one-size-fits-all doesn’t work for anxiety
  • 02:01 – The two-step process: measure, then match
  • 02:51 – Why high anxiety needs easy tools
  • 04:36 – My top “easy tools” for intense moments
  • 05:54 – Making harder tools automatic through practice
  • 09:42 – Building your personal “easy list”
  • 10:37 – How to practice new strategies before you need them
  • 11:51 – How to measure your anxiety
  • 15:03 – Summary and key takeaways
  • 17:10 – Little acts of kindness add up

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Stop Choosing the Wrong Coping Strategy

Stop Choosing the Wrong Coping Strategy

Dr. Adriana Jarvis Twitchell