The Tenacity Podcast Epi 25: Anxiety And Depression In A Crisis - Part 1

Maddie has been anxious since she was a kid. Then the crisis hit: five and a half months without their daughters, another round of false accusations, court dates, attorney bills. The anxiety turned into a skin infection that three months of antibiotics could not clear, because the thing keeping it alive was stress. This is Part 1 of a three-part series on anxiety and depression in the midst of a crisis. Maddie describes what anxiety is like from the inside, every waking second, and Patrick describes what it was like to watch. Then they walk through what actually changed: the two priorities Maddie was allowed to worry about and the note on her phone that held them, what Patrick took off her plate, what he had to hand off himself, and why self-care is not a pedicure. Part 2 keeps going on anxiety, the shame that comes with a crisis, and a $35 high chair. Part 3 is depression. Chapters00:00 Someone's about to die00:19 Why Anxiety, Why Now03:15 Every Waking Second05:25 Anxiety Or Trauma06:14 Peace Can't Depend On Circumstances09:24 The Illness That Forced The Lesson13:25 Chapter One: Self-care17:49 Two Priorities, Nothing Else19:41 That's Not Your Burden21:26 Let Him Cook22:23 You're Not Their Protector26:18 Self-care Is Active27:29 Interrupt The Spiral29:05 Where The Worry Came From30:28 Your Body Thinks It's A Wolf The Tenacity Podcast is Patrick and Maddie Martinez, a podcast for couples about marriage, family and getting through a crisis together. Free 30 minute call with Patrick: call.pem.coach