Elizabeth Cush

Taking Time to Reflect and Redesign

Over the past three years, the Woman Worriers podcast has touched the lives of women all over the world. In this week’s episode, host Elizabeth Cush shares exciting news about the future.

Self-Compassion and Your Inner Critic

If your inner critical voice heaps on the shame every time you make a mistake, this episode of Woman Worriers is for you. Host Elizabeth Cush talks about learning how to understand and embrace your critical parts so you can lead a fully authentic life.

How to Define and Defend Your Boundaries

How do you feel when you say “No”? In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush talks about the difficulty that many women have with boundaries—and why it’s so important to set healthy boundaries for yourself.

It’s Time to Create Some Space for Yourself

Where do your own needs fall on your priority list? In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush talks about how coaching can help you learn to start taking care of yourself.

Easy Mindfulness Practices You Can Use When It’s Cold Outside

If your anxiety didn’t disappear with the New Year, this episode of Woman Worriers is for you. Hosts Elizabeth Cush talks about how mindfulness can help you get through the winter.

Try These Alternative Healing Practices for Anxiety

If you’ve thought of exploring alternative ways to deal with anxiety, listen in as Woman Worriers host Elizabeth Cush shares her personal insights into meditation, mindfulness and self-compassion for healing.

Accepting All the Parts of Your Self

Do you have a professional side at work and a personal side that you only show to family and friends? If so, you’re not alone. Woman Worriers host Elizabeth Cush talks about her personal journey toward recognizing all the different parts of her self and having them live in harmony.

It’s OK to Feel Scared About Coronavirus

If you’re worried about the new coronavirus, you’re not alone. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush shares her fears and feelings and offers a meditative antidote for your anxiety.

Your SmartPhone May Be Adding to Your Anxiety

If you have your smartphone on and with you 24/7, you’re not alone. Did you know that your smartphone might be adding to your anxiety? In this episode of “Woman Worriers,” Annapolis-based therapist Elizabeth Cush and Tchiki Davis, author of Outsmart Your Smartphone, talk about how managing your digital consumption can lead to greater happiness.

Understanding the Gut-Brain Connection

If your digestive tract reacts when you’re anxious or under stress, check out this episode of “Woman Worriers.” The conversation between Annapolis-based therapist Elizabeth Cush and Nikki Kenward, author of It’s All in Your Gut, will give you insight into why you should listen to your lower abdomen and what it’s trying to tell you.

Woman Worriers Celebrates an Anniversary

Woman Worriers is celebrating its two-year anniversary, and host Elizabeth Cush reflects on her podcasting journey, offers a book giveaway, and shares a mindful meditation with you.

How to Recover from Perfectionism and Find Balance

This week we’re re-running the number one downloaded episode of 2019 with Sharon Martin.

Pressure to perform perfectly can come from many places—society, the people around us and, very often, from inside ourselves. Perfectionism can add to our anxiety and stress. It can keep us from trying new things for fear of failure. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., talks with Sharon Martin, a San Francisco Bay-area counselor and author of the Happily Imperfect blog and The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism. They share insights into how perfectionism holds us back and offer strategies to help you overcome perfectionist behaviors and bring your life into balance.

 

Re-Run Exploring Our Anxious Parts

While we’re on break for the month of December we’re re-running the top three episodes of 2019. This week we’re sharing the second most downloaded episode of the year.

If you’ve ever said, “Part of me feels…,” you’ll relate to this episode of Woman Worriers. Host Elizabeth Cush talks with Michelle Richardson about anxiety and the “parts” of Internal Family Systems (IFS), a gentle approach to healing.

 

Re-run: Self-Compassion Takes Practice

For the month of December we’re re-running the top 3 episodes of 2019. This week we’re sharing the third most downloaded episode of the year. Self-compassion can be a powerful tool for healing. Elizabeth Cush, host of Woman Worriers, talks about how to practice being your own best friend.

 

How to Be a Caregiver Without Going Crazy

So many women today find themselves serving as caregivers for elderly loved ones. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush talks with Laura Vaillancourt about why caregiving can be so difficult and how to better manage being a caregiver.

 

Using Your Body’s Innate Wisdom to Heal From Trauma

Our body holds tension and even past trauma. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush talks with Danielle Ivins-Fishman about Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®) to reduce stress and anxiety.