September Thoughts with Amber
We all have different emotional triggers. Not only are we triggered differently, but what soothes us differs from person to person as well. Understanding your anxiety style allows you to better understand your triggers and learn how to calm your brain more easily (find yours HERE).
When feeling flustered, Lovers should seek time and space with people who care about them most. Spending time in nature with someone they trust and care about can help calm and reset the anxious brain of someone with a lover anxiety style.
Lover Tip: Take an after-dinner walk tonight with someone you enjoy.
When feeling flustered, Fighters should create a healthy opportunity for challenge. For instance, sign up for a sprint marathon, take an improv class, or plan a trip somewhere exotic.
Fighter Tip: Add a safe and healthy challenge to your life this week.
When feeling flustered, Executives should get playful and silly. Individuals with this anxiety style are typically the most responsible and dependable members of their families. Getting playful and creative can provide a helpful mental release.
Executive Tip: Spend 20 minutes today doing something creative that has no specific goal or purpose besides enjoyment; paint, sing, or DANCE!
When feeling flustered, Visionaries should reach out to a fellow Visionary. It can be frustrating and draining to focus on the tedious details of daily life. Feeling supported and understood by like-minded people can be invigorating and life-giving.
Visionary Tip: Connect and learn from other Visionaries either in-person, in a book, or follow someone inspiring on social media.
When feeling flustered, Dynamos should get busy doing something they love. These individuals thrive when they feel like they’re making progress and receiving accolades for their hard work.
Dynamo Tip: Choose one passion project and spend twenty minutes working on it today.
Using the five anxiety styles framework is one way to calm your brain. Whether you’re a Lover, Fighter, Executive, Visionary or Dynamo, you can more easily calm your brain when you focus on your particular emotional style. For a deeper dive into your anxiety style, read this.
Amber Trueblood is a member of the MBDY community. She is a licensed therapist, author, speaker, mother of four sons, and of course, dancer. She has over 25 years of experience in mental health, and co-founded The M.E.C.A. Project to help teens and young adults thrive Mentally and Emotionally through Conscious Awareness. Amber has been featured in People, Oprah Magazine, CNN, Motherhood Maternity, KTLA5, Good Day LA, and many more. Learn more about Amber at www.ambertrueblood.com.