03/23/2026
Reducing anxiety has been a major focus of mine for most of the last decade.
What causes it?
Why do I have it?
What can I actually do about it?
And let me tell you⌠even as a Registered Nurse, trying to figure this out from the inside was confusing.
Because experiencing anxiety and understanding anxiety are two very different things.
Iâve tried a lot.
Medication, which takes patience, trial and error, and the right support system. I was fortunate to have that, but I know not everyone does.
Therapy, where I sat across from someone whose style didnât align with mine, which made opening up feel forced instead of helpful⌠so I stopped going.
Grounding, yoga, all the ârightâ things⌠but without understanding why I was doing them. They helped temporarily, but when the anxiety came back, I felt right back at square one.
Even affirmations.
Repeating positive thoughts when you feel deep shame or low self-worth can feel like trying to bail water out of a sinking ship.
You can keep doing it, but itâs not fixing the leak.
Through all of this, what Iâve learned, personally and from a neurological, biological, and physiological standpoint, is this:
Treating anxiety doesnât start in the mind.
It starts at the level of survival.
Which means you canât think your way out of anxiety if your body still feels unsafe.
You have to start with the body first.
If this made something click, save this for later.
And if your anxiety hits hardest at night, when youâre exhausted but your brain wonât slow down⌠I created something for that exact season.
It walks you through whatâs happening in your body and gives you a simple way to calm it down so you can actually rest.
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If you want to understand your anxiety instead of fighting it, follow along. This is what I teach here.
