In Part 2 of this anxiety series, Courtney shares exactly how she manages and reduces her anxiety using food, nutrition, and nervous system regulation. Building off Part 1, where she shared her personal experience with anxiety, this episode is packed with practical, doable tools you can start using today to calm your body, regulate your blood sugar, and step out of fight-or-flight.

This episode is especially for you if you feel anxious, irritable, overwhelmed, or stuck in your head and want natural, supportive ways to feel calmer and more grounded.

In This Episode, We Cover:

Nutrition Tools to Reduce Anxiety

• Why blood sugar regulation is foundational for anxiety
• Why skipping meals or eating carbs alone can increase anxiety
• Courtney’s experience with refined sugar and anxiety
• Why eating before coffee matters for nervous system health
• How to start noticing which foods personally trigger anxiety for you

Nervous System Regulation Practices

• Vagus nerve massage (and how to do it)
• Grounding barefoot in nature
• Journaling to release anxious thoughts and identify triggers
• Breathwork

Important Reminders

• You don’t need to do all of these tools at once
• Different tools will work at different times
• Anxiety management is about practice and repetition, not perfection
• Regulating your nervous system is not about fixing yourself, but supporting your body

Free Resource

Everything shared in this episode starts with nervous system regulation, which is why Courtney created her free 10-Minute Calm Morning Routine.
This simple, doable routine helps teach your body that it’s safe—before the day starts asking too much of you.

👉 Grab the free Calm Morning Routine here

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