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From Panic to Purpose Ep 2: How to Cope with Anxiety During Uncertain Times

Redefining Rest for Public Health Professionals
Redefining Rest for Public Health Professionals
Episode • Apr 9 • 15m

This episode is from a special video series, From Panic to Purpose, designed to help public health professionals navigate the stress and uncertainty of today’s turbulent environment.

 

As a public health professional, you’ve likely been feeling the impact of a rapidly changing landscape—political instability, funding cuts, layoffs, and increasing pressure to navigate crises. These challenges can leave you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and unsure of where to turn next. This series will help researchers, evaluators, project officers, managers, leaders and anyone else in public health navigate the stress and uncertainty of today’s turbulent environment. Whether you’re concerned about job security, political changes, or how to stay grounded through it all, this series will provide you with practical tools to address these challenges and more.

This episode teaches you How to Cope with Anxiety During Uncertain Times

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅What anxiety actually is (it's not what you think!)

✅Why your brain reacts to uncertainty with anxiety

✅How to cope with anxiety in ways that truly help—not just numb or distract

You can also sign up to see the video versions of this episode at publichealthcoach.com/panic-to-purpose

 

If you need a transcript of this episode, please email us at info@publichealthcoach.com

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