60 acast.com Escaping Anxiety: Stories to Achieve Calm https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm en Michael Crawford Stories,Anxiety,Calm,Stress Relief,Relaxing,Peaceful,Fiction,Short Stories,Poems Michael Crawford If you are in the middle of an anxiety attack or just feeling stressed, let me read you a story. Let me provide you with a calm place to go. I hope it will help you as much as it will help me.


I am a veteran who also struggles with anxiety. Working in nuclear power for the Navy put immense pressure. In trying to decompress the weight, stories are a kind of haven. Let me share that with you. Let’s get through this together!


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]]> If you are in the middle of an anxiety attack or just feeling stressed, let me read you a story. Let me provide you with a calm place to go. I hope it will help you as much as it will help me.


I am a veteran who also struggles with anxiety. Working in nuclear power for the Navy put immense pressure. In trying to decompress the weight, stories are a kind of haven. Let me share that with you. Let’s get through this together!


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]]> false Michael Crawford info+649a0d922149530010b467ba@mg-eu.acast.com 649a0d922149530010b467ba escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1687817430251-7e5e1940a59d0e7e80a9369ff0345fed.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm Escaping Anxiety: Stories to Achieve Calm What Men Live By - Leo Tolstoy What Men Live By - Leo Tolstoy Fri, 13 Sep 2024 01:33:16 GMT 44:46 66e3965a547e9546dfcad70c false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/what-men-live-by-leo-tolstoy 66e3965a547e9546dfcad70c 649a0d922149530010b467ba what-men-live-by-leo-tolstoy full A mysterious guest learns three valuable lessons about man: What does he live by? What is not given to him? And what does he truly need? The discovery of these truths will also reveal his true identity and origin, which his generous hosts never could have imagined.


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]]> A mysterious guest learns three valuable lessons about man: What does he live by? What is not given to him? And what does he truly need? The discovery of these truths will also reveal his true identity and origin, which his generous hosts never could have imagined.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> <![CDATA[Kermit's Garden of Verse - Jack Prelutsky]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:34:01 GMT 14:49 66a6d5571ce75694adae2a8f false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/kermits-garden-of-verse-jack-prelutsky 66a6d5571ce75694adae2a8f 649a0d922149530010b467ba kermits-garden-of-verse-jack-prelutsky Poems of Kermit the Frog full Calling all fans of the old Muppet Show! If you want a backstage take of all the original characters, here is the scoop, given by none other than: Kermit the Frog, who is apparently quite the poet!


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]]> Calling all fans of the old Muppet Show! If you want a backstage take of all the original characters, here is the scoop, given by none other than: Kermit the Frog, who is apparently quite the poet!


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


#TheMuppets #Poetry #Calming #StressRelief

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]]> Buried Treasure - P.G. Wodehouse Buried Treasure - P.G. Wodehouse Mon, 06 May 2024 00:03:34 GMT 40:50 66381e1b2c27a300122116f6 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/buried-treasure-pg-wodehouse 66381e1b2c27a300122116f6 649a0d922149530010b467ba buried-treasure-pg-wodehouse from Weekend Wodehouse full Take a break and have a laugh listening to this competition of country men over what else than...mustaches.


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]]> Take a break and have a laugh listening to this competition of country men over what else than...mustaches.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> The Privy Councilor - by Anton Chekhov The Privy Councilor - by Anton Chekhov Sat, 16 Dec 2023 03:40:36 GMT 44:16 657d1c35c36d5d0018a76e9c false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-privy-councilor-by-anton-chekhov 657d1c35c36d5d0018a76e9c 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-privy-councilor-by-anton-chekhov full There are worse poverties than material or intellectual wanting, especially when what one lacks is true character. Take a visit to the countryside, where a poor family is visited by a socially important relative. Will this be a blessing for the family or a curse?


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]]> There are worse poverties than material or intellectual wanting, especially when what one lacks is true character. Take a visit to the countryside, where a poor family is visited by a socially important relative. Will this be a blessing for the family or a curse?


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> The Siren - Anton Chekhov The Siren - Anton Chekhov Sun, 03 Dec 2023 23:13:30 GMT 15:15 656d0b9ad0c95300111d47bd false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-siren-anton-chekhov 656d0b9ad0c95300111d47bd 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-siren-anton-chekhov full Strange how powerful is the imagination. It has the capacity to drive us to do the craziest things, to give up our reason, for a moment. In this story, it is only the power of imagination over the appetite, where some well placed words throw away all hope of doing anything else but eat.


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]]> Strange how powerful is the imagination. It has the capacity to drive us to do the craziest things, to give up our reason, for a moment. In this story, it is only the power of imagination over the appetite, where some well placed words throw away all hope of doing anything else but eat.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> The Love-Philtre of Ikey Shoenstein - P.G. Wodehoue The Love-Philtre of Ikey Shoenstein - P.G. Wodehoue Sat, 18 Nov 2023 11:57:58 GMT 12:38 6558a6c10418cd001279e566 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-love-philtre-of-ikey-shoenstein-pg-wodehoue 6558a6c10418cd001279e566 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-love-philtre-of-ikey-shoenstein-pg-wodehoue full A comical rivalry between friends, over....what else than a girl? One - the smooth, but not so intelligent jock; the other - a smart but awkward pharmacist. Sorry for all the chemist vocabulary in this one, the gist of the story is pretty straight forward anyway.


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]]> A comical rivalry between friends, over....what else than a girl? One - the smooth, but not so intelligent jock; the other - a smart but awkward pharmacist. Sorry for all the chemist vocabulary in this one, the gist of the story is pretty straight forward anyway.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> Helping with Insomnia Helping with Insomnia Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:37:47 GMT 5:32 65470e0ac9f8f800119034f6 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/helping-with-insomnia 65470e0ac9f8f800119034f6 649a0d922149530010b467ba helping-with-insomnia Bonus Material bonus A walk-through of strategies for dealing with insomnia.


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]]> A walk-through of strategies for dealing with insomnia.


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]]> Where Love Is, God Is - by Leo Tolstoy Where Love Is, God Is - by Leo Tolstoy Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:06:58 GMT 26:17 6525f533eacd8000122c6beb false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/where-love-is-god-is 6525f533eacd8000122c6beb 649a0d922149530010b467ba where-love-is-god-is full It is difficult to find Russian stories that are uplifting without too much violence or hardship. The idea is to keep it light hearted. Here is a pleasant story for you about a man whose ill-fated life is turned around by reading the Gospels.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> It is difficult to find Russian stories that are uplifting without too much violence or hardship. The idea is to keep it light hearted. Here is a pleasant story for you about a man whose ill-fated life is turned around by reading the Gospels.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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#ShortStories #LeoTolstoy #RussianLiterature #AnxietyRelief

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]]> The Dog and the Monk The Dog and the Monk Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:35:08 GMT 5:08 65232e93c62cfa00126e8dc9 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-dog-and-the-monk 65232e93c62cfa00126e8dc9 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-dog-and-the-monk Original Story full This quick tale is based on a true story, from real experiences at a seminary in Western Virginia. A very peaceful place. Only the ending has been modified somewhat. Enjoy!


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]]> This quick tale is based on a true story, from real experiences at a seminary in Western Virginia. A very peaceful place. Only the ending has been modified somewhat. Enjoy!


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> <![CDATA[A Year's Windfalls - by Christina Rossetti ]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 21:31:39 GMT 5:05 6519e4f51488340011e4c1b7 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/a-years-windfalls 6519e4f51488340011e4c1b7 649a0d922149530010b467ba a-years-windfalls full A short, calm poem about the Seasons.


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]]> A short, calm poem about the Seasons.


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]]> At Geisenheimers - by P.G. Wodehouse At Geisenheimers - by P.G. Wodehouse Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:30:53 GMT 35:17 64ab2d017e96470011e5e467 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/at-geisenheimers-by-pg-wodehouse 64ab2d017e96470011e5e467 649a0d922149530010b467ba at-geisenheimers-by-pg-wodehouse full A comical story about a professional dancer who boldly risks it all to save the marriage of a young couple she meets one evening.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> A comical story about a professional dancer who boldly risks it all to save the marriage of a young couple she meets one evening.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> The Pageant by Christina Rossetti The Pageant by Christina Rossetti Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:28:35 GMT 19:05 64ab2dc9fa3d060011973378 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-pageant-by-christina-rossetti 64ab2dc9fa3d060011973378 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-pageant-by-christina-rossetti Poems of Christina Rossetti full A play written by Christina Rossetti that personifies all 12 Months during the passing of a year's seasons.


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]]> A play written by Christina Rossetti that personifies all 12 Months during the passing of a year's seasons.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> <![CDATA[The Gift of the Magi - O'Henry]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:28:00 GMT 14:19 64db5aabb4d0da00102e28c8 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-gift-of-the-magi-ohenry 64db5aabb4d0da00102e28c8 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-gift-of-the-magi-ohenry full Perhaps the most famous short story written by American writer William Sydney Porter, a.k.a. O'Henry (1862-1910). Click here to learn more about this post industrial revolution ex-con, turned author.


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]]> Perhaps the most famous short story written by American writer William Sydney Porter, a.k.a. O'Henry (1862-1910). Click here to learn more about this post industrial revolution ex-con, turned author.


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> Uncle Fred Flits By - by P.G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred Flits By - by P.G. Wodehouse Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:24:10 GMT 40:04 6514b998d1996000113e42b5 false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/uncle-fred-flits-by 6514b998d1996000113e42b5 649a0d922149530010b467ba uncle-fred-flits-by full A fun story about a young man's chagrin over a trouble-making, but extremely clever uncle coming for a visit from the country. Will this visit end better or worse than he hopes?


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> A fun story about a young man's chagrin over a trouble-making, but extremely clever uncle coming for a visit from the country. Will this visit end better or worse than he hopes?


Through each and every story, I wish you the very best. If you feel inclined to help my family, you can leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/escapinganxiety. Take care.


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]]> <![CDATA[The Cop and the Anthem - O'Henry]]> Sun, 27 Aug 2023 02:56:27 GMT 15:55 64eabb562664fe001173743e false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/the-cop-and-the-anthem 64eabb562664fe001173743e 649a0d922149530010b467ba the-cop-and-the-anthem full Short story by O'Henry about a homeless man's comical methods to escape the Winter's cold.


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]]> Short story by O'Henry about a homeless man's comical methods to escape the Winter's cold.


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]]> A Brief Introduction A Brief Introduction Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:41:19 GMT 5:37 64ab297f769ece0011ca951f false https://shows.acast.com/escaping-anxiety-stories-to-achieve-calm/episodes/a-brief-introduction 64ab297f769ece0011ca951f 649a0d922149530010b467ba a-brief-introduction trailer Where did the idea for this project come from? What are the events that led to this point? Here I will give a brief timeline and explanation.


Bottom line, I want to provide you with a calm place to go, to take your mind off things.


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]]> Where did the idea for this project come from? What are the events that led to this point? Here I will give a brief timeline and explanation.


Bottom line, I want to provide you with a calm place to go, to take your mind off things.


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