Today we discuss the angst of anxiety that impacts millions of people around the world.

 

Author, Entrepreneur, and Musician, Erin Shaw, joins us today to share her personal journey with anxiety and panic disorder, along with how she overcame debilitating limitations to follow her greatest passions in life.

 

We Discuss:

• The complex factors that can create and contribute to anxiety
• How both positive and negative life transitions can create anxiety
• GAD, Panic Disorder, SAD, phobias, depression, and sleeplessness
• The snowball effect that often takes place with anxiety and panic attacks
• Learning to use anxiety in a positive way
• Curbing or preventing panic attacks by using mindfulness techniques
• The importance of setting clear boundaries with others

 

“When anxiety limits your life it’s important to make sure that you don’t restrict your ability to live, because life is short and we live in this beautiful world that should be seen and experienced fully.”  –  Erin Shaw

 

About Erin:

Erin Shaw has been singing and telling stories since she was a child, and grew up loving any artistic and creative outlet.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, music has always been her greatest love.

Erin earned a BM in Vocal Performance from Chapman University’s Conservatory of Music and shortly thereafter, she moved to New York City to pursue  Musical Theatre.

Erin began writing and started a small business which remains one of the most popular children’s entertainment companies in the Tri-State area, called New York Princess Party.

She is the author of Party Girl – A Modern Fairy Tale, which is based loosely on her own experience navigating life in the Big Apple, as well as her upcoming novel, Have Baggage, Will Travel.

Erin is living back in Los Angeles where she sings with THAT VIBE band and also co-hosts a cross-generational conversation podcast called Bridges with her mother, Paula Shaw.

 

“I advocate for sometimes taking a break from your passions if they become a burden, whether it’s because of overwork, anxiety, or whatever it is.”  –  Erin Shaw

 

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Erin-Shaw.com
• ThatVibeBand.com
• Follow Erin Shaw on Twitter
• New York Princess Party
• Bridges Podcast
• Paula’s Balanced Breathing Exercise
• Grief… When Will This Pain Ever End?
• Follow Change It Up on Instagram!
• CheriBlair.com
• Contact Cheri Blair at cblair@luciafinancial.com or call: 619-997-0416
• Listen to Paula’s former show, Transition Radio

Stay tuned for the release of Paula’s new book, Saying the Right Thing: When You Don’t Know What To Say