Don't Crap on the Present: Addressing Anxiety and Regret
Channel: Doc Snipes
Date: 2017-09-01

Don't Crap on the Present: Addressing Anxiety and Regret
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Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor.  She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002.  In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com

00:00 Introduction and overview of the episode
02:00 Discussing the energy tied up in anxiety and regret
04:00 Defining anxiety as worry about the future and regret as anger at oneself
08:00 Techniques for tracking and managing energy spent on worry
12:00 How regret keeps clients stuck in the past
16:00 Acceptance and commitment therapy for managing worry and regret
20:00 Identifying and processing regrets
24:00 Why clients may fear letting go of regret and worry
28:00 Questions for assessing if holding onto regret is helping or hurting
32:00 Teaching clients to focus on what they can control
36:00 Radical acceptance and using energy to achieve goals
40:00 Examples of common anxiety themes and managing control
44:00 Cognitive behavioral approaches to handle thoughts and behaviors
48:00 Practicing gratitude and mindfulness to foster happiness
52:00 Conclusion and strategies for handling worry and regret