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Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety

Block Out the Noise: Helping Teens and Young Adults Overcome Anxiety

By: Jessica Davis - Mindset Coach for Anxious Teens & Young Adults
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Do you ever feel like your anxiety is running the show—making even small decisions feel overwhelming, and leaving you stuck in your head replaying everything?


You’re not alone—and you don’t have to stay stuck.


Welcome to Block Out the Noise—the go-to podcast for teens and young adults who want to quiet the mental chaos of anxiety, self-doubt, and overthinking and finally feel confident enough to take action, make decisions, and celebrate their growth.


Each week, licensed therapist and mindset coach Jessica Davis shares practical tools, relatable stories, and empowering mindset shifts using her signature C.O.U.R.A.G.E. Method to help you stop letting fear and perfectionism hold you back.


This isn’t just about managing anxiety.


It’s about helping you:

  • Feel more in control of your thoughts
  • Build real confidence (even when you're second-guessing yourself)
  • Stop beating yourself up for every little mistake
  • And finally trust yourself and your progress


If you’ve ever asked yourself…

  • How do I stop overthinking and feel more in control?
  • Why do I feel so behind, even when I’m trying my best?
  • How can I be proud of myself without feeling guilty?
  • How do I handle school, social anxiety, and expectations without shutting down?
  • What is the C.O.U.R.A.G.E. Method—and can it really help me?

…then this podcast is for you.


Block Out the Noise is your safe space to feel seen, supported, and reminded that you are not too much—and you are never not enough.


🎧 New episodes every Monday.


✨ Follow along for weekly support and reminders that you’re stronger than your anxiety wants you to believe.


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Episodes
  • 57 | Cancel Exercise: This Is Why You Avoid It When You’re Anxious

    57 | Cancel Exercise: This Is Why You Avoid It When You’re Anxious
    Mar 30 2026

    Do you keep telling yourself you should work out, but still avoid it?
    Does exercise feel like one more thing to fail at when you are already anxious?
    Have you ever wondered why movement helps anxiety, but feels so hard to start?

    When you are anxious, exercise can feel like pressure instead of relief. In this episode, Jessica Davis breaks down why anxiety makes movement harder to start, why staying stuck often makes stress worse, and how to make exercise feel more realistic, supportive, and doable.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode

    • Why anxiety makes exercise feel harder than it should
    • How movement helps release stress from your body
    • Why avoiding movement often keeps anxiety going
    • Simple ways to move, even if you hate working out
    • How to stop thinking about exercise in an all-or-nothing way

    Got a question or feedback? Text us and share your thoughts—we’d love to hear from you!

    RESOURCES:
    Get your FREE Anxiety Survival Toolkit to help you when your anxiety is overwhelming!

    JOIN our NEWSLETTER! Get weekly emails about upcoming podcasts, but also how to fight against anxiety!

    📱 Follow Us:

    Instagram | Facebook | Threads

    🎙️ Presented by Davis-Smith Mental Health

    This podcast was created by Davis-Smith Mental Health, offering counseling for teens & young adults in Illinois (only). We accept BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, and self-pay clients.

    Links:
    Anxiety Survival Toolkit:
    https://www.blockoutthenoisepodcast.com/anxiety-survival-toolkit/

    Newsletter:
    https://blockoutthenoisepodcast.substack.com/welcome

    Davis-Smith Mental Health:
    https://www.davis-smithmentalhealth.com/

    1:1 Confidence Coaching:
    https://tidycal.com/blockoutthenoise/confidence-coaching

    ⚠️ Disclaimer: Block Out the Noise provides personal insights and practical stra...
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    10 mins
  • 56 | Train Your Brain to Handle Anxiety Like an Athlete

    56 | Train Your Brain to Handle Anxiety Like an Athlete
    Mar 23 2026
    • Do you avoid things because anxiety makes them feel bigger than they are?
    • Do you feel like pressure gets in your head before you even begin?
    • What if you started training your mind the same way athletes train for game day?

    Anxiety often makes life feel high-stakes. A hard conversation, walking into a room, sending a text back, trying something new, it can all feel like too much before it even starts. But athletes do not wait until the big moment to get ready. They build mental strength in the small, repeated moments long before the pressure hits.

    What You’ll Learn

    • Why anxiety grows when you avoid practice
    • How small daily wins build trust in yourself
    • Why a growth mindset helps lower pressure
    • How visualization prepares your brain for hard moments
    • What it means to coach yourself through anxiety
    • How to create a simple game plan for real progress

    Got a question or feedback? Text us and share your thoughts—we’d love to hear from you!

    RESOURCES:
    Get your FREE Anxiety Survival Toolkit to help you when your anxiety is overwhelming!

    JOIN our NEWSLETTER! Get weekly emails about upcoming podcasts, but also how to fight against anxiety!

    📱 Follow Us:

    Instagram | Facebook | Threads

    🎙️ Presented by Davis-Smith Mental Health

    This podcast was created by Davis-Smith Mental Health, offering counseling for teens & young adults in Illinois (only). We accept BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, and self-pay clients.

    Links:
    Anxiety Survival Toolkit:
    https://www.blockoutthenoisepodcast.com/anxiety-survival-toolkit/

    Newsletter:
    https://blockoutthenoisepodcast.substack.com/welcome

    Davis-Smith Mental Health:
    https://www.davis-smithmentalhealth.com/

    1:1 Confidence Coaching:
    https://tidycal.com/blockoutthenoise/confidence-coaching

    ⚠️ Disclaimer: Block Out the Noise provides personal insights and practical stra...
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    13 mins
  • 55 | You ARE Growing More Than You Think

    55 | You ARE Growing More Than You Think
    Mar 16 2026
    • Have you been so focused on getting through the day that you have not stopped to notice how far you have come?
    • Do you keep measuring your progress by big wins and miss the quiet growth happening underneath?
    • What if you are growing more than you think, and you simply have not been taught how to see it?

    Growth does not always feel obvious. Sometimes it looks slow, quiet, and easy to overlook, especially when anxiety, comparison, social media, and self-doubt keep pulling your attention to what you have not done yet. In this one-year anniversary episode, Jessica Davis reflects on the first year of Block Out the Noise, what building this podcast taught her about growth, and why so many teens and young adults miss their own progress while they are in the middle of it.

    You will learn the difference between a win and real growth, why setbacks do not mean you are failing, and how to start looking at your life in a way that helps you see your strength more clearly. Jessica also shares five reflection questions to help you recognize your progress and think about the person you want to become over the next few months. Stay until the end, because this episode is a reminder you might need more than you realize.

    If you have ever felt behind, overlooked your own progress, or questioned whether your effort is paying off, this episode is for you.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode

    • The difference between a win and real growth
    • Why comparison, social media, and self-doubt make progress harder to see
    • How setbacks can still be part of your growth
    • Five questions to help you reflect on how far you have come
    • Why acknowledging growth in yourself and others matters so much
    • How to build a simple habit of noticing progress

    Got a question or feedback? Text us and share your thoughts—we’d love to hear from you!

    RESOURCES:
    Get your FREE Anxiety Survival Toolkit to help you when your anxiety is overwhelming!

    JOIN our NEWSLETTER! Get weekly emails about upcoming podcasts, but also how to fight against anxiety!

    📱 Follow Us:

    Instagram | Facebook | Threads

    🎙️ Presented by Davis-Smith Mental Health

    This podcast was created by Davis-Smith Mental Health, offering counseling for teens & young adults in Illinois (only). We accept BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, and self-pay clients.

    Links:
    Anxiety Survival Toolkit:
    https://www.blockoutthenoisepodcast.com/anxiety-survival-toolkit/

    Newsletter:
    https://blockoutthenoisepodcast.substack.com/welcome

    Davis-Smith Mental Health:
    https://www.davis-smithmentalhealth.com/

    1:1 Confidence Coaching:
    https://tidycal.com/blockoutthenoise/confidence-coaching

    ⚠️ Disclaimer: Block Out the Noise provides personal insights and practical stra...
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    17 mins
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