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( Emotional Fitness )
HEIDI
DI SANTO

ANXIETY: A NEW

THERAPY THAT MAY HELP
Heidi Di Santo discusses a new method for anxiety management.
ccording to Beyond Blue, anxiety is
the most common mental health
condition in Australia. On average, one in
four people will experience anxiety at some
stage in their life with the prevalence higher
in women than men. It's is a growing
problem.

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As a therapist, I specialise in helping people
with their unwanted emotions and the vast
majority of people I see experience anxiety.
Many people manage their condition by
avoiding the situations that trigger it. Things
like flying, driving and being social. Sadly,
they scale back on life in order to cope.
Others have tried medication, but don't like
relying on a pill long term, nor do they like
the 'numbed out' often weight promoting
side effects.
While many people benefit from traditional
therapies, for some (like myself) it just
wasn't enough. Many years ago I found
myself in a dark hole emotionally and tried
mainstream therapy. It certainly helped me
to a certain extent, however I found that
anxiety did eventually rule my life.

Disillusioned, I went on a persistent and
relentless search to find a better way to live
life. I wanted the old me back – a me who
could laugh and smile (without pretense),
and feel at peace without medication.
Thankfully, I stumbled across a revolutionary
new form of therapy called Resource
Therapy; and it really worked for me.
Resource Therapy has been created by
psychologist Dr Gordon Emmerson, and I
now use this method as another tool to help
others who feel ruled by anxiety. I've also
been personally trained by Dr Emmerson as
a Resource Therapy Trainer, and so teach
this life-changing therapy to other
professionals.
Whenever someone experiences emotions
that don't match the present day situation,
it's a signal to me that something has gone
on in the past that needs to be healed.
There's typically a 'part' within, which needs
help as it's carrying 'unwanted past stuff'
that it needs to let go of, in order to be free.
Anxiety is often these parts coming up for
healing.

Resource Therapists help people to process
the feelings that keep interrupting the
present day, such as with anxiety and
depression. In layman terms, it's not a
talking-based therapy, but moreso a feelingbased method. They are highly trained and
very skilled at finding and working with the
part that has the problem so it can find
peace.
There are already a few pioneering
psychologists and counsellors who have
incorporated Resource Therapy into their
work. I know this trend will continue as
people experience the benefits of this new
therapy first-hand.
The great thing about Resource Therapy is
that it is yet another strategy we can use in
a bid to help alleviate the anxiety that so
many of us experience on a day-to-day
basis.
If you're struggling with anxiety, sign up for
my FREE anxiety training here. Or if you're
a therapist and want to learn Resource
Therapy click here. If you want to know
more about me and my work, visit
www.heidi.com.au

YOU CAN CONTACT HEIDI VIA:
Web: heidi.com.au
Facebook: Heidi-Di-Santo-EmotionalFitness-Specialist-299600633422574/

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