Managing Anxiety: Practical Tips for People with Chronic Illness

Episode 259: In this video, licensed clinical social worker Lana Lipe provides practical tips on how to manage anxiety for people living with chronic illness. Lana explains how anxiety can manifest in different ways and introduces the concept of the anxiety thermometer, a helpful tool for tracking and managing anxiety levels.

Using real-life examples, Lana shares effective coping strategies, including deep breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, and mindfulness techniques. She also emphasizes the importance of self-care, such as getting enough sleep, eating healthy, and engaging in physical activity.

Lana's tips are specifically tailored to individuals living with chronic illness, who may experience anxiety related to their condition. She offers guidance on how to identify triggers and implement self-care practices that can reduce anxiety levels and improve overall well-being.

Whether you are living with chronic illness or just looking to manage your anxiety, this video provides practical tips and strategies to help you cope with anxiety and improve your quality of life.

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Lana Lipe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of Honu Therapy Services, LLC. She is a private practice therapist in Honolulu, Hawaii who helps adult clients living with: chronic conditions, grief, loss, stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, as well as gender identity & sexual orientation exploration.

Lana earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work in 2017.

She has over six years working in healthcare and non-profit settings to include: a skilled nursing facility and nursing home, a non-profit Chronic Kidney Disease agency, and 4 intensive care units (ICUs). During this time, Lana has worked with countless patients and their families as they navigate the challenges associated with critical illness, chronic illness, and end-of-life care. She has extensive training in crisis intervention, grief counseling, end-of-life planning, advocacy, intersectionality and health equity & trauma-informed care.

During her time as an ICU Social Worker in a level-one trauma hospital, Lana helped co-create a Critical Incident Stress Management team (CISM) that was implemented hospital-wide.

In addition to her work as a healthcare professional, Lana’s work has been published in The New Social Worker Magazine. She has been featured as a recurrent guest mental health expert on James Fabin’s Chronic Kidney Disease Channel—Dadvice TV. Her work has also been featured in numerous other online publications.

As of October 2021, Lana has completed training as a Certified Grief Educator with world-renowned grief expert, David Kessler.

To learn more about Lana and her work, please visit her website at www.HonuTherapy.com

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IMPORTANT: This video is intended to be informational only. It is not a medical consultation, nor is it personalized medical advice. This video is not meant to replace a physician's advice, supervision, and counsel. For medical advice, please consult your physician.

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