Stories of Hope in Hard Times

My mission is to provide motivation, inspiration, and hope to those who feel overwhelmed, exhausted, discouraged or anxious about their life’s problems and challenges. I am your host, Tamara K. Anderson. I am the mother of four children who struggle with autism, ADHD, anxiety, visions issues, and all bring me great joy. I invite you to join me every other Wednesday beginning January 23, 2019 to hear real stories and lessons learned through adversity’s refining fire. You will hear interviews from normal people (just like you) who have had scrapes with death, been fired from jobs, survived the death of a loved one, experienced extreme health challenges, mental illness, and disability. Come laugh, cry, and feel hope as you hear these heartwarming stories and the inspiration drawn from rock-bottom moments survived with God’s help. So, pull up an imaginary chair at my kitchen table as you listen and feel inspired by Stories of Hope in Hard Times. Do you need tips to help manage stress, anxiety or depression? Listen as Trina shares ideas to help physically, emotionally and in everyday situations. Tamara K. Anderson interview Dr. Trina Boice on coping techniques to help with stress, anxiety, and depression. This is especially needed during this time of the Coronavirus or COVID-19. We specifically talk about: The importance of taking care of your physical body Changing your surroundings How the friends you keep can impact you Meditation, mindfulness and many more tips For Trina’s FREE Guide to coping techniques mentioned in today’s podcast go here: http://www.findingjoytoday.net/ (http://www.findingjoytoday.net/) To take her course, Managing Stress, Anxiety and Depression 90% off the listed price go here: https://lifelonglearningeducation.com/p/stress-reduction-strategies (https://lifelonglearningeducation.com/p/stress-reduction-strategies) And use this code: Corona2020 You can find Trina on her social media platforms of https://www.facebook.com/trina.boice (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/trinaboice/?hl=en (Instagram), https://www.linkedin.com/in/author-trina-boice/ (LinkedIn) and https://www.youtube.com/c/TrinaBoice/null (YouTube). You can also find her on the following websites: http://moviereviewmom.com/?fbclid=IwAR1X98jxT7WHVO-53VT_kzlumFt8RQud9jpIvQvgw68MQLVYB69H7c1WAEk (MovieReviewMom.com) http://lifelonglearningeducation.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ysmuIcTiWVrOnEIJ698bu0-XLJW6zmK8KaRFfR9Lmodm5kIWy7JOeWs4 (LifelongLearningEducation.com) http://frombook2business.com/?fbclid=IwAR0D6Qmby9aa9C_UgNhzUfWC1wb-bom3VsifVluph9LqvqrP70QlHnRWW7M (FromBook2Business.c)om Here is the transcription for this week’s episode: Tamara Anderson 0:02 Today I’m going to give you some life hacks for stress, anxiety and depression with a good friend of mine Dr. Trina Boyce. We’re going to talk about physical things you can do, emotional things you can do, and who doesn’t need life hacks for these important things? We need all the help we can get to make it through this crazy Coronavirus year so stay tuned. Welcome to Stories of Hope in Hard Times, the show that explores how people endure and even thrive in difficult times, all with God’s help. I’m your host, Tamara K Anderson. Join me on a journey to find inspiring stories of hope and wisdom learned in life’s hardest moments. Welcome my friends! Here we are, beginning of November of 2020, and this has just been a crazy year. I am constantly amazed by all of the challenges so many people are facing. Some of the challenges due to COVID-19 have been very, very weighty. There’s been a lot of people who are struggling because of all the change. There’s been an increased amount of stress, anxiety, depression, and even suicide rates. So this is a topic that is a really challenging one to juggle and handle and deal with. In order to do so, I am so pleased to bring back my guest from last week, Dr. Trina Boyce. For those of you who were unable to catch my interview with Trina last week, I’m going to do a brief introduction and then we’re going to talk about this topic that is so important and so needed right now. Trina does is such a positive voice and she even has some free giveaways. Dr. Trina Boyce is the number one best-selling author of 31 books and she was named the California Young Mother of the Year, which really amuses her four sons. She teaches online, she has created online courses and she’s got a free offer for you guys later on in today’s podcast. She’s a movie critic on moviereviewmom.com. She has a daily podcast on Alexa called Daily Inspirational Quote with Trina. And last week, we were blessed to have her talking to us about parenting and the miscarriages that she experienced and the lessons she learned from those. So if you didn’t catch last week’s episode, go back and take a listen to get more of the background on Dr. Trina Boyce and her story. Let’s transition a little bit into this topic of anxiety and