In this episode, Dr. Shannon Crawford, founder and CEO of Crawford Clinics, discusses how society’s lack of margin and constant bombardment contribute to higher levels of anxiety. Dr. Crawford introduces the concept of restoring self-cohesion, which involves identifying the unconscious beliefs that contribute to anxiety. She emphasizes the importance of building emotional strength and resilience, increasing emotional connection and intimacy, and using anxiety as a barometer for rebalancing and recalibrating one’s life.

Key Takeaways

• Society’s lack of margin and constant bombardment contribute to higher levels of anxiety.
• Anxiety is not caused by situational stress, but by our perception of our ability to handle stress effectively.
• Restoring self-cohesion involves identifying unconscious beliefs that contribute to anxiety.
• Building emotional strength and resilience is important for personal growth.
• Sharing anxieties with trusted individuals can increase emotional connection and intimacy.
• Using anxiety as a barometer can help identify areas in life that need rebalancing and recalibrating. Anxiety can be a diagnostic tool, signaling that something is out of alignment in our lives.
• Paying attention to the physical symptoms of anxiety can help us understand and address the underlying causes.
• Finding resolution for anxiety involves taking care of our physical health, processing emotions, and seeking spiritual guidance.
• It is important to recognize the influence of the Enemy and to bind anxiety and other negative emotions in the name of Jesus.

Guest Bio:

Highly respected licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Shannan Crawford, founder/CEO of Crawford Clinics a holistic psychotherapy practice with a highly vetted and trained team of mental health counselors who collaborate to provide life transforming psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and organizations.

Earning her doctorate in clinical psychology from Regent University, and post-doctoral fellowship in psychoanalysis and Christian integration from BIPACT, Dr. Crawford has leveraged her 20-years studying the breadth of psychotherapy approaches and inner healing models, to innovate the Restoring-Self-Cohesion (RSC) model.

Amidst a society in chaos in which mental health issues are escalating at unprecedented rates, Dr. Crawford passionately equips leaders to learn how to cultivate their internal world to reproduce healthy ecosystems in their external world. As a thought leader interviewed on various media outlets. As an adjunct professor, as a conference speaker, and as an executive coach shares her expertise with the goal of investing in cultivating healthy leadership that translates into thriving economy, family, and culture.  

As the podcast host of Unlock U with Dr. Shannan Crawford, she engages thought leaders on curated topics designed to help leaders and influencers thrive emotionally, relationally, spiritually, and vocationally,

Dr. Crawford also serves on many philanthropic boards including Untrafficked, an anti-human-trifficking organization based out of Washington D.C.