The Antidote to Anxiety

Anxiety is up. Big time. 

Many of us can relate to the research indicating that anxiety is more prevalent than ever before. Whether we're talking about generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or specific phobias. It seems that most forms of anxiety are running rampant these days.

Anxiety means different things to different people. But for most of us; we know it when we feel it. We know when our body responds to this kind of fear. And, the mind chatter that ensues. It’s a familiar, and often frustrating, companion for many. A sense of deep insecurity. 

A common experience of anxiety is getting lost in what I call “The Land of Conjecture”. Ruminations about the future. Over-thinking about the unknowns that may (or may not) come. 

Sometimes, we know where the anxiety is stemming from. The job insecurity or the recent fight with your best friend. Or maybe, the very valid fears of a politically charged time. But often, it’s more insidious. A background hum of angst as you go about your day. 

The hum when you realize you’re trying to live life by someone else’s script. You’re living life the way you’ve been told you “should” live. By society. By family. Even by the people you’ve chosen to have in your inner circle. 

 But this script-following way of life can come with a sense of knowing that something is off. 

 These “should’s” can be sneaky. You may even start living from one of these scripts without realizing it. And the compounding effect of this type of unease is challenging to untangle. It takes conscious awareness and intentionality. It takes actually being connected to yourself. 

 Now, add in a few collectively turbulent years. A polarized time in history. A time when “choosing sides” feels like the only access to safety. Fear overrides curiosity. Not to mention, the trauma that anxiety often stems from. Operating behind the scenes, unconsciously orchestrating reactions that feel destructive. 

This is where Self-Trust comes in. 

Why?

Because Self-Trust is the Antidote to Anxiety. 

At least it can be. For lots of us. 

Self-Trust is a state of deep knowing that you can rely on your own internal compass to handle whatever is thrown at you in life.

 Now, I’m not here to claim it’s as easy as “just trust yourself!”. 

 It’s not.

 In fact, it’s really fucking hard to “just trust your gut” when you’re overwhelmed and dysregulated.

 The Self-Trust Model I offer isn’t a quick fix solution. No promises of a fast track to an anxiety-free life. As Steve Haines has said, “The fastest way to heal trauma, is slowly.” It’s the same paradoxical idea here.  

And while I won’t be offering “3 Easy Steps to Cure Your Anxiety!”, I do want to give you something practical. Something tangible to help orient you when you’re lost in that Land of Conjecture.  

A compass for your Self-Trust journey. 🧭

Because by gradually re-connecting with yourself and re-building trust within through intentional practices, anxiety does begin to loosen the grip it has on you.

You get YOUR life back. 

The return journey to Self-Trust gets to be lifelong if you allow it. Embracing each season of intentional practices to help you truly live the life that YOU want. This is where the compass comes in. To help guide you. To orient yourself when things get hard, as they inevitably will. 

As you explore this perspective, I encourage you to infuse the journey with as much compassion + curiosity as possible. This is a different approach than the familiar “battle” against anxiety.  

Gentle can still be profoundly effective.

Join us inside Epic Self-Trust.