Dr. Courtney and her husband, Max, have been together for almost two decades (we know, that's a long time for people in their early 30s). One day in the middle of July 2021, they came to realize they had never had a conversation about what anxiety really felt like to each of them. 

Father's Day Weekend 2021 they found themselves in a difficult situation. Dr. Courtney was experiencing a panic attack while driving with their toddler in the backseat. She was unable to describe what she was experiencing. It didn't look like much from the outside. Max was anxious too. It was busy and the middle of the pandemic; He was considered a high-risk individual. He wasn't able to help her calm down. They started arguing (which didn't help Dr. Courtney's anxiety), she got annoyed, then they took verbal space from one another while they drove safely back.

When they got back to their hotel room, they placed their sleeping toddler in his bed and continued to give each other space. That's when Dr. Courtney heard a *ding* on her phone. Max had texted her: 

"Any time you're feeling and expressing that you're annoyed does that mean that you're feeling increased anxiety?" 

Dr. Courtney realized that not only was she mislabeling her anxiety in that moment but also that the feeling of being asked about her anxiety by someone she cared about was incredibly securing and evoked a sense of safety she didn't know she needed.

Max came into the bedroom and they finally connected on the subject of anxiety. They shared how they both experienced it within their own bodies and minds, what helped and what didn't, and how they could work together to make both of them less anxious. Their conversation concluded with Max saying "Don't worry babe, we're in this together". 

On the drive home from their vacation, they started wondering how many couples, parents, friends, and co-workers misunderstand each other and actually make their anxiety worse on accident.

What if we could somehow support people with this conversation in their own home while still being therapeutic but it not being therapy?

What if we added a tech piece to it where we could give them updated support as the field continues to research anxiety?

What if we made it so any two people in any type of relationship could use the cards?

The mission had already begun. 

Every deck is extremely versatile and perfect for the therapy setting!

Therapists can keep 1-2 decks in their office and can lend them out to their clients to play with their friends, parents, partners, or co-workers. They can also use many of the cards to engage with their clients directly in session. 

Treatment centers that work with individuals who have anxiety could use our decks to run groups and/or allow the clients to play with one another during free time.

The decks are meant to be used slowly and intentionally. You can play all 50 cards in one sitting or you can break up the sections into three different sittings. The choice is yours.

Yes. The decks are meant to be played with several individuals in your life. Additionally, Cards 12-50 can be played again and again as our mental health symptoms change over time.

While you may think you know what the answers / support pages say for each question after playing one time, we've harnessed the power of technology and will be intermittently updating the pages to reflect new, timely, and supportive information! This is the one card deck that updates part of itself with no additional charges onto you. Pretty amazing.

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