Anxiety Road Podcast

ARP 415 Facts about Mental Health Licenses

May 20, 2026

In this episode, I want to give an overview of what a mental health license is, why it is necessary and some of the types of providers that have a specific type of license.

Part of the reason the podcast exist is to provide accurate, verifiable information. So when I hear a statement like, "a license is only for...

ARP 414 Quick Look at Beyond Anxiety Book

May 15, 2026

This is a quick look at the book Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck. I think most of us would like to be beyond it but our current reality is making that extremely hard to do.

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I found two open chapters of the book Beyond Anxiety on Google Books.

If you are interested in author Martha Beck, there is...

ARP 413 Caffeine The Friend Enemy

May 10, 2026

Caffeine is one of those substances that can be a friend-enemy. We all know of or experienced the friend-enemy, the one that seems to be supportive while doing dirt in the background.

In limited use like period relief medications, I have no problem supporting that use. Taking caffeine daily when you have anxiety or...

ARP 411 To CBT or Not to CBT

May 5, 2026

The way it is presented you'd think that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the only therapy treatment for anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. No, it isn't. It does work, but not for every person or every mental health condition.

In this episode, a quick review of what CBT is and some of...

ARP 410 What is Anhedonia?

May 2, 2026

Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure or enjoyment from activities that normally bring satisfaction. You can do things but you can't feel things. Your brain cannot process or have access to pleasure, reward or satisfaction.

This is a quick episode on what the condition is, some of the symptoms and a few...