Don't take a deep breath to calm your driving anxiety

In this episode, Kev and Tracey talk about why they suggest ignoring the standard advice to "take a deep breath" in moments of stress.We chat about:Why taking deep breaths can leave you feeling more stressedHow to be more specific when talking about breathing Our regular suggestion for a calming breath<br/>While listening to this episode, ask yourself:Have you ever experienced the feeling of becoming more anxious or panicked after taking a deep breath?What are your thoughts on the concept of slow, gentle, and full breathing?Did you know that the out-breath is the relaxing part of the breath?<br/>Would you like to feature in a future Q&A podcast?  Do you have a story that others might relate to? You can record a question about driving nerves or confidence that you would like us to answer on our Speak Pipe page.  If you have a question, then there are likely to be others with the same or similar question so ask away and let's start helping more people to build their driving confidence! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheD....rivingConfidencePodc out more about how we can help transform the way you feel about driving and follow us on social media:The Drive Calm Journal:A Twelve-Week Prompt Journal for Anxious Drivers - available to buy in all formats on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/hdrzRKjThree levels of help on the Confident Drivers website:If you are looking for some free tools and advice, head to our free tools page, where you can sign up for our newsletter and request our Confident Driver coaching wheel.Free tools on our website: https://www.confidentdrivers.co.uk/freetoolsAre you ready to stop the search on social media and start taking action to overcome your driving concerns? Our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit has the online tools and video guides you need to master your driving anxiety. Get immediate access, starting from just £27Nervous Drivers Calming Kit: https://www.confidentdrivers.c....o.uk/nervous-drivers you know that you would like some individual support from us, to create a personalised plan with our help and added accountability to take action? Then our Driving Confidence coaching will help, we offer four different levels of help to suit your needs.One-to-One Driving Confidence Coaching:https://www.confidentdrivers.c....o.uk/drivingconfiden or contact us on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/confi....dentdriver/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/conf....identdrivers/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCtVucIvyC_2AX33zN NewsletterIf you would like us to keep you up to date with podcast episodes, click the most appropriate link for you:Individual drivers