I'm Dr. Adriana Jarvis Twitchell

I help people
master anxiety
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Latest Episodes
Perfectionism doesn’t just push you — it pressures you. And that pressure fuels anxiety. When your brain believes your worth depends on your performance, mistakes feel like threats — not feedback. This week on the podcast: ✨ Why perfectionism drives anxiety ✨ How to shift into a growth mindset ✨ A simple practice to teach your brain t
If anxiety feels like a loop you can’t escape, it’s not because you’re broken—it’s because habits take practice. In this episode, we examine a simple exercise: by reflecting on the “close calls” you’ve survived, you can exit the threat mindset and reconnect with a deeper sense of safety, perspective, and appreciation for being alive. Hear how this small daily practice can help loosen anxiety’s grip and remind your brain that you’ve already made it through far more than you realize. #anxietytools #mentalhabits #gratitudepractice #CalmYourCaveman#anxietyrelief #emotionalresilience #mindsetshift #nervoussys
Many people with anxiety unknowingly miss one of the most powerful, research-backed tools for lowering baseline anxiety. In this episode, we explore modern neuroscience showing how natural environments restore the brain’s attention system, reduce rumination, and improve executive function. You’ll learn why urban life quietly exhausts your brain, how nature helps shift you from threat to challenge mode, and why this simple habit can lower baseline anxiety al
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If your anxiety feels like it’s running the show, your dopamine budget might be maxed out. Our brains evolved to thrive on scarcity, but in today’s world of endless stimulation, we’re overspending dopamine like credit — leaving us anxious, restless, and unable to feel true joy. In this episode, we bring together insights from Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, Dr. Anna Lembke, and Dr. Andrew Huberman to show you how to balance your dopamine system and reclaim calm.
Feeling stressed? What if the fastest way out was through your eyes? In this episode, I’ll teach you a quick 10-second exercise that uses your vision to flip bad stress into good stress. You’ll learn why when anxiety hits, your world shrinks -- your eyes go into tunnel vision and your mind locks into achieving awareness, obsessing over control and what you don’t have. But there’s another mode available. Awakened awareness—the mental counterpart to panoramic vision—that helps you regain perspective, spark insight, and stop anxiety from running the show. Discover how to toggle between these two modes so you can stay focused without getting stuck, and calm without losing your drive.
Ever felt like you're faking it—despite all your preparation, skill, and effort? In this episode, we take a thoughtful look at those moments of self-doubt when
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