Why Am I Anxious?
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Anxiety can take many forms, whether it is the chronic over-thinking caused by our pace of life and increased responsibilities, or the more acute symptoms of shallow breathing and sweaty palms when crisis strikes. Join naturopaths Leila and Emily as they discuss how to work with this challenging state of body and mind.
Leila shares her personal experience with anxiety in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic as it spread around the world and the approaches she took to bring herself back to balance. She explains the importance of being able to identifying when we are feeling anxious and accepting it is okay to feel this way. We then need to locate the right tools to help us. In Leila’s case she reduced her intake of stimulants and sought emotional support from the Kamlaya Life Enhancement Mentors.
Emily gives us three main areas of focus to address a state of anxiety:
1. Nutrition –which foods and nutrients can soothe an anxious mind
2. Gut health –to support the production of anxiety-reducing neurotransmitters, serotonin and GABA
3. Exercise – particularly activities which are calming or have an element of release, such as yoga, swimming and dance.
Not only can these self-care practices help remediate anxiety, if we can build them into our daily routine they will form a foundation of preventative care, providing a buffer to anxiety before it takes hold.
Leila shares her personal experience with anxiety in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic as it spread around the world and the approaches she took to bring herself back to balance. She explains the importance of being able to identifying when we are feeling anxious and accepting it is okay to feel this way. We then need to locate the right tools to help us. In Leila’s case she reduced her intake of stimulants and sought emotional support from the Kamlaya Life Enhancement Mentors.
Emily gives us three main areas of focus to address a state of anxiety:
1. Nutrition –which foods and nutrients can soothe an anxious mind
2. Gut health –to support the production of anxiety-reducing neurotransmitters, serotonin and GABA
3. Exercise – particularly activities which are calming or have an element of release, such as yoga, swimming and dance.
Not only can these self-care practices help remediate anxiety, if we can build them into our daily routine they will form a foundation of preventative care, providing a buffer to anxiety before it takes hold.
About the presenter
Leila’s upbringing within a family who used traditional herbs inspired her to study natural healing modalities as an adult. Leila gained a Bachelors degree in Health Science Homeopathy from Westminster University in 2004. Motivated by her growing love of natural healing modalities, she completed further studies in Bach Flower Essences, Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine. She has over 15 years experience working in the natural health field and is passionate about assisting people back to health using a naturopathic approach.
Emily Sarkies is a Naturopath with over 10 years of clinical experience, practicing throughout the world. Motivated by her own health journey and the benefits achieved from complementary therapies, she transitioned from a pharmacy background to complete a Naturopathy Degree and Bachelor in Health Science, specialising in Medicinal Herbalism and the Mind-Body Connection. She brings a compassionate and caring approach to helping people return to a natural state of balance.
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