Everyone experiences anxiety. It is a hard-wired response in our brains to the threat of danger. The challenge is that our brain cannot distinguish between a real, life endangering threat (eg a bear is going to eat me or quick, there is a fire!) and an imagined, or non-life threatening threat (the traffic is slow and I am going to be late or I have back to back meetings today). The chemical response in our brains is the same, and it is this response which triggers the anxious state.Sometimes we can recognise it, sometimes we have no idea that the name for what we are feeling and experiencing is anxiety. Becoming aware of it, is the first step.An educational leader, Dr Jodi Richardson supports teachers, parents and other professionals to navigate the challenges of anxiety and to develop the skills and confidence to help their students and children. Jodi is an international speaker, the best-selling author of Anxious Kids and Anxious Mums, host of the popular podcast 'Well, hello anxiety', and a respected media commentator on topics related to mental health, wellbeing and parenting.In this episode of the podcast, we have a really honest conversation about anxiety:What causes itHow it shows upHow to recognise itHow to make friends with it (yes, really!)What you can do to help prevent becoming anxiousStrategies to alleviate it's impactTake some time to pause, breathe and ground yourself by listening in to this episode, so that next time you get that anxious feeling, you can say smile, wave and say hello to it... before it takes over.Dr Jodi Richardson website LinkedIn Instagram Facebook International College of Meditation & HealingWell, Hello Anxiety podcastThe Mind, Discovered S1 Ep3 Anxiety) Craig Harper Russ Harris Seth Godin podcast workshop