241 – Ending Anxiety and Becoming Empowered
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Episode Summary
In this solo episode, I’m talking about anxiety, what really causes it, and how we can begin to calm the nervous system and move back into our power.
After the stress, uncertainty, and intensity of 2020, so many people were feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and emotionally exhausted. For some, anxiety was already familiar and became much louder. For others, it may have been the first time they truly experienced it. Either way, anxiety can feel consuming, confusing, and hard to break out of.
In The Adult Chair, we define anxiety as the physical manifestation of unfelt emotions. Our thoughts create emotions, and when those emotions do not move through the body, they can become stored, pent up, and overwhelming to the nervous system. To truly change anxiety, we have to get to the root of what is happening underneath it.
In this episode, I share two simple steps and five free tools you can use at home to calm anxiety, work through your emotions, and feel more empowered. I also walk you through a mindfulness exercise during the episode so you can begin calming your nervous system as you listen.
This episode is a reminder that anxiety does not have to run your life. When we bring awareness to what is happening inside of us, feel what needs to be felt, and take grounded action, we can move into more peace, clarity, freedom, and power.
Key Takeaways
Anxiety is often the physical manifestation of unfelt emotions
Thoughts create emotions, and unprocessed emotions can rattle the nervous system
Awareness is the first step in getting back into your power
The ego often tells us to do more, but overdoing does not truly calm anxiety
Thinking about anxiety over and over can become a mental treadmill
Taking grounded action helps bring your power back online
Mindfulness can help calm the nervous system and lower anxiety in the moment
Anxiety can be transformed when we work with the root emotions underneath it
Simple tools practiced consistently can help create more peace and balance
You can feel empowered even during anxious moments
Unfelt Emotions
Unfelt emotions are emotions that have not been fully acknowledged, processed, or allowed to move through the body. In The Adult Chair, anxiety is often understood as the physical manifestation of these unfelt emotions. When we push feelings down, avoid them, numb out, or stay stuck in our thoughts, the emotional energy does not simply disappear. It can build up in the body and create anxiety, tension, and nervous system activation.
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