Ep. 149 Trump’s Tariffs Spiked One Midlife Listener’s Anxiety & Stress and 3 Coping Skills Helped

Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Is your anxiety spiking every time Trump’s tariffs make headlines?
You’re not alone—and it’s not just about politics, it’s about your nervous system.

In this episode you’ll discover:

1. How to shift from news-induced anxiety to calm by using this 2 simple technique.
2. How guided meditation can help to reduce anxiety around world events, like Trump's tariffs
3. The brain science behind this 1 essential hack to physically reduce anxiety🎙️

Tune in now to learn simple, science-backed ways to reclaim your calm in midlife—even when the world feels chaotic.

Try this meditation:

Our Mindful Nature: Nurture by Nature Meditation for Anxiety

https://www.merylarnett.com/podcast/nurtured-by-nature-meditation-for-anxiety

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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.