10/07/2026
Emotional Litter is one of the concepts explored in Anxiety Relief Now: Change Anxious Thoughts, Manage Worry, Calm Your Body, and Overcome Panic by Patti L. Johnson, Psy.D.
Just as physical litter accumulates when we don’t clean it up, emotional litter can build up in our minds and relationships. Unresolved worries, resentments, fears, frustrations, and the words we repeatedly use to describe our experiences can add to our emotional load and keep anxiety alive.
I introduced the idea of Emotional Litter and practical ways to recognize what you may be carrying—and what you can begin to release.
Anxiety Relief Now takes these ideas further, offering additional strategies and psychological tools to help you change your relationship with anxious thoughts, manage worry, calm your body, and change your relationship with anxiety.
To continue what you learned in today’s talk, you’ll find more information, tools, and practical strategies in Anxiety Relief Now.