Anxious Like You
On Anxious Like You, our hosts pull from their expertise and personal experience to interview guests about their experiences with anxiety. Each episode will support listeners by reminding them that they’re not alone while discussing actionable takeaways one can do to cope with anxiety. As human beings and therapists, our season 1 hosts, Nadia Addesi and Micheline Maalouf, understand how anxiety can consume someone’s whole world.
Episodes
On this week’s episode of the Anxious Like You podcast, our hosts Micheline and Nadia talk to therapist Janelle Hettick! They focus primarily on the different things that affect the mental health of teens and young adults, like comparing themselves to others, the stress of grades, and childhood trauma. Janelle emphasizes that crying in therapy is a good thing and proves that a client feels comfortable in her office. The three also ...
On this episode of Anxious Like You, Micheline and Nadia speak with wellbeing practitioner Bobbie Davis! The three talk about social anxiety and alllll the ways it shows up. They even discover something they didn’t know was a symptom of anxiety. Bobbie opens up about her experience with therapy, how her own training has helped her cope, and says that social anxiety and imposter syndrome usually go hand-in-hand! Micheline, Nadia, an...
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations surrounding eating disorders, substance-use, and self-harm.
This week on Anxious Like You, Micheline and Nadia speak with therapist Amanda White! The three dive into her history with an eating disorder and addiction, and how the two are actually interconnected a lot of the time. Amanda also talks about how she only made progress once she found a therapist who had gone through the...
On this week’s episode of Anxious Like You, Nadia and Micheline speak with actor and comedian Kelsey Darragh! They discuss Kelsey’s 15-year (and counting) journey with managing her anxiety, as well as her list of 15 ways someone can help her through a panic attack. The three also talk about Kelsey’s struggle with trigeminal neuralgia and chronic pain, as well as what has helped her through it. There’s also some insight into her boo...
Welcome back to Anxious Like You! This week, Nadia and Micheline give tips on how youth can go to their parents for help and, in turn, how parents can support their child! They talk about keeping a list of what symptoms you’re experiencing, how to set a time to talk about what you’re feeling, and what to do if you DON’T feel safe going to your parents. The ladies also recommend keeping up with therapists on TikTok, YouTube, or othe...
On this week’s episode of Anxious Like You, Nadia and Micheline talk to singer, actor, comedian, and author Lane Moore! The three ladies discuss Lane’s book, “How To Be Alone,” and how she had to raise herself from a very young age. Even though society has taught us to only put others before ourselves, Lane wants to normalize putting your needs first for a change. She also talks about how music, TV shows, and movies were her friend...
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations surrounding suicide, sexual assault, and therapy malpractice.
Welcome back to Anxious Like You! In this week’s episode, Nadia and Micheline’s conversation is sparked by a comment about a therapist eating ribs during their session. The ladies dive into what makes a good therapist versus what makes a bad therapist, and how to break up with yours if it just isn’t the right fit! Nadi...
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations surrounding suicidal thoughts.
On this week’s episode of Anxious Like You, Nadia and Micheline talk to Laina Morris (A.K.A. Overly Attached Girlfriend)! Her wide eyes and creepy smile became a huge meme, but her overnight fame also brought up a lot of internal pressure. Laina opens up about her battle with depression, not knowing where to take her career, and how hard it was for ...
On this week’s episode of Anxious Like You, Nadia and Micheline talk to therapist and OCD activist Alegra Kastens! Alegra gets vulnerable about her pedophilic intrusive thoughts and how finding the right therapist helped her come to terms with her OCD—and made her want to become a therapist herself! The three discuss what “Pure O” means, why acting on compulsions isn’t healthy, and how uncomfortable but effective Exposure Therapy c...
Trigger Warning: Narcissistic Abuse
Welcome back to Anxious Like You! This week, Nadia and Micheline speak with Lebanese author Najwa Zebian. The three discuss Najwa’s journey from Lebanon to Canada and her decision to stop wearing the hijab. Najwa also opens up about her history with narcissistic relationships and gives tips on how to recognize that abuse and finally break the cycle. She shifts the conversation from “what’s w...
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations surrounding verbal and emotional abuse as well as disordered eating.
Welcome back to Anxious Like You! In this episode, Micheline and Nadia speak with Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez about spending 11 years under an emotionally and verbally abusive trainer. They discuss the cycle of abuse, how it has taken years for Laurie to recognize those red flags, and how a new gym has ...
Trigger warning: Eating disorder, and suicidal thoughts.
In this episode of Anxious Like You Micheline and Nadia are joined by Christie O. Tate. Christie is a Chicago-based writer and essayist whose debut memoir, Group, was chosen as a Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller. Christie opens up about the trials and tribulations that led her to try group therapy, and the profound difference it made on her life.
In today’s episode, your two hosts talk all about pink elephants. Well, actually they talk about Intrusive Thoughts, but pink elephants are involved! Micheline and Nadia provide a description of Intrusive Thoughts and share a variety of examples. If you're someone who struggles with Intrusive Thoughts, the ladies also share some techniques and strategies to help manage them.
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations surrounding mental and emotional abuse as well as suicidal thoughts.
Welcome back to Anxious Like You! In today’s episode Micheline and Nadia sit down with Skyler McKee. Skyler is a member of the band Super Whatever, and has blown up on TikTok as he opens up about his mental health. He chats with our hosts about the parallels between how he grew up versus how his daughter wil...
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations surrounding extreme mental illness and suicide.
In today’s episode Micheline and Nadia sit down with the amazing Svetlana Chernienko. Svetlana opens up about her journey through two abusive relationships and how she knew she needed to get help. Growing up biracial, Svetlana has faced hardship her whole life and discusses the importance of having tough conversations about raci...
This week’s episode has our hosts sitting down with comedian, podcast host, and content creator Christina Wolfgram! After the three finish fangirling over each other, Micheline and Nadia chat with Christina about her anxieties (ever heard of movie anxiety?) and her ASMR loophole when it comes to true crime. Christina opens up about how she uses humour though her social media and podcast as a coping mechanism. All three women discus...
Love Island alum, Mackenzie Dipman, is this week’s guest on Anxious Like You! Micheline and Nadia speak with Mackenzie about how she managed her anxiety while filming Love Island and what it was like being away from her usual support system while navigating a new relationship and environment. Mackenzie also shares what it was like coming back into the “real world” and returning to social media after the show. Our hosts learn about ...
The guest on today’s episode of Anxious Like You is author and actress, Gabrielle Stone. Like many of us, Gabrielle has experienced heartbreak. She discovered that her husband was having an affair and worked to heal from that betrayal while also falling deeply in love with another man. Unfortunately, that relationship also ended in heartbreak for Gabrielle. But unlike most of us who would have stayed at home and cried (totally natu...
Welcome back to Anxious Like You! In this episode co-hosts Micheline Maalouf and Nadia Addesi get real about their anxiety. The two discuss what their anxiety is like for them personally, and what their physical symptoms look like. Micheline and Nadia speak on their experiences on the road to getting properly diagnosed with anxiety and their favorite coping skills. Do you know the difference between a panic attack and an anxiety at...
In this episode of Anxious Like You, Micheline interviews Nadia on her personal experiences dealing with anxiety. The two discuss Nadia’s professional trajectory transitioning from law school to therapist, and some of her favorite tools for dealing with anxiety. Nadia opens up about what it has been like to blow up on TikTok and some of her personal struggles having such a huge following. We can’t wait for you to listen to this epi...
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