029: What is Anxiety? What it teaches us and how to deal with it.

In this new episode of the Power For Good podcast, I talk about anxiety and how it can be our greatest teacher, and how all emotions can truly guide us!

 

Have you ever woken up, in the middle of the night, with your heart racing, with your chest heavy, finding it hard to breathe? 

 

That’s anxiety...It’s your body's way of telling you that something is wrong, that something is not aligned, and that you need to make some changes.

 

I want to share with you how I managed to overcome my lifelong struggle with anxiety and some practices that helped me find peace with it.

 

Listen to this episode and learn how to read the signals your body is sending and how to finally let go of the built-up anxiety.

In today’s episode: 

 

(00:45) Intro;

(01:32) My journey with anxiety;

(05:00) Why should you reflect at your childhood experiences;

(05:55-07:30) Rae Rituals - Embracing The Healing Journey (ad);

(07:31) What is anxiety;

(08:20) The result of anxiety;

(09:21) Let anxiety guide you with Breath work;

(11:50) Outro

Quotes:

 

“I was bullied as a freshman in my teenage years.... that led to my anxiety.”

 

“I used to sit alone in my dark closet and sit with my thoughts.”

 

“The emotions, the anxiety was so much for me that the only thing that made me feel better was harming myself..... through drugs, alcohol, eating disorders.” 

 

“Punishing myself is what I thought I deserved. I felt I was not worthy of love or happiness.”

 

“I practice Breath work daily! Since I have my rituals, my tools ready to go I was able to come back to my breathing and calm my nervous system down.”

 

“Anxiety is your body telling you that something is wrong. Something is not aligned and it needs to change.”

 

“Anxiety is not something to suppress or numb with a pill.”

 

“Stop trying to eliminate anxiety, start trying to work with it and only then it’ll go away.”

 

“Breath work is best for stress and bringing your body back into balance. It relieves you of all the stress and anxiety that builds in your body.”

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