Audiobooks by Catherine M. Pittman, PhD

50 Ways to Rewire Your Anxious Brain: Simple Skills to Soothe Anxiety and Create New Neural Pathways

Do you struggle with anxiety? Has it taken over your life or affected your relationships? Do you feel like chronic worry and rumination are holding you back from being your best, achieving your goals, or just enjoying your day-to-day life? Get a crash course in neuroscience with this slimmed down guide-full of the actionable tools you need to face anxiety head on. In this practical yet powerful guide, psychologist and neuroscience expert Catherine Pittman-author of Rewire Your Anxious Brain-introduces fifty new ways to work with your brain's neural connections to find lasting, effective relief from your worst anxiety symptoms. The chapters of this book can be used in any order, as needed, to give you the information you need to act now, whether you're at home or on the go. Also included are quick skills to help you soothe an anxious or stressed-out brain through physical movement, identifying what you care about, and banishing toxic thinking before it leads to rumination. The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will literally 'rewire' the brain processes at the root of your fears!

Catherine M. Pittman Phd, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Maha Zayed Hoffman Phd, Maha Zayed Hoffman, Phd (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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Taming Your Amygdala: Brain-Based Strategies to Quiet the Anxious Mind

A chronic sense of unease. Nagging what-ifs. Worry about what other people think. Paralyzing phobias. Full-blown panic attacks. Anxiety shows up in a lot of different ways and can permeate every aspect of your life. The good news is that although it can feel confusing and overwhelming-as if things will never get better-it is possible to retrain your brain and put yourself back in the driver's seat. In Taming Your Amygdala, clinical psychologist Dr. Catherine Pittman offers scientific insight, clear explanations, and simple brain-based strategies to help you overcome excessive worry, anxiety, and fear. Based on the principles of neuroscience and cognitive behavioral therapy, the tools in this workbook will teach you the 'language of the amygdala' so you can: - Understand how and why your brain gets 'hijacked' by anxiety and fear - Identify and cope with anxiety triggers and stuck points - Develop new, adaptive coping skills to prevent and reduce anxious thoughts and feelings - Live your life to the fullest, breaking free of the limits of chronic anxiety, paralyzing worry, or debilitating panic

Catherine M. Pittman Phd, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Catherine M. Pittman, Phd (Author), Rebecca Gallagher (Narrator)

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Rewire Your OCD Brain: Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and

Rewire the brain processes that cause obsessions and compulsions-and take back your life! If you've ever wondered why you seem to get trapped in an endless cycle of obsessive, compulsive thoughts, you don't have to wonder anymore. Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Rewire Your OCD Brain will show you how and why your brain gets stuck in a loop of obsessive thinking, uncertainty, and worry; and offers the tools you need to short-circuit this response and get your symptoms under control-for good. Written by clinical psychologist Catherine Pittman and clinical neuropsychologist William Youngs, this groundbreaking book will show how neurological functions in your brain lead to obsessions, compulsions, and anxiety. You'll also find tons of proven-effective coping strategies to help you manage your worst symptoms. The brain is powerful, and the more you work to change the way you respond to obsessive thoughts, the more resilient you'll become. If you're ready to rewire the brain processes that lie at the root of your obsessive thoughts, this book has everything you need to get started today.

Catherine M. Pittman Phd, Catherine M. Pittman, Ph.D., Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Catherine M. Pittman, Phd, William H. Youngs Phd, William H. Youngs, Ph.D., William H. Youngs, Phd (Author), Kitty Hendrix (Narrator)

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Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research. In the book, you will learn how the amygdala and cortex (both important parts of the brain) are essential players in the neuropsychology of anxiety. The amygdala acts as a primal response, and oftentimes, when this part of the brain processes fear, you may not even understand why you are afraid. By comparison, the cortex is the center of “worry.” That is, obsessing, ruminating, and dwelling on things that may or may not happen. In the book, Pittman and Karle make it simple by offering specific examples of how to manage fear by tapping into both of these pathways in the brain. As you read, you’ll gain a greater understanding how anxiety is created in the brain, and as a result, you will feel empowered and motivated to overcome it. The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical self-assessments and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will learn to literally “rewire” the brain processes that lie at the root of your fears.

Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Elizabeth M. Karle (Author), Susannah Mars (Narrator)

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