In this episode, I wanted to start the year gently.
Not with pressure to fix yourself or push harder — but with a deeper, more compassionate look at anxiety and worry.

At the beginning of my pregnancy, and in many coaching conversations, I noticed how loud anxiety can become when life feels uncertain. New beginnings don’t always bring clarity. Often, they bring questions, responsibility, and a quiet sense of pressure we don’t talk about enough.

In this episode, I explore why anxiety shows up, what often sits beneath it at a deeper level, and why taking care of yourself doesn’t make you weaker — it actually strengthens your capacity to face life. We talk about trust, safety, self-care, and how anxiety may be less of an enemy and more of a signal asking for support.

5 reflections you’ll walk away with

• A new way to understand anxiety — not as failure, but as a form of intelligence shaped by care and responsibility.
• Why worry often feels productive, even when it quietly drains the system.
• How trust (in life, in yourself, and in others) influences the intensity of anxiety.
• Why self-care isn’t optional when anxiety is present, but foundational to emotional intelligence.
• What it really takes to help the nervous system soften — without forcing positivity or control.

Anxiety isn’t asking you to fight harder.
It may be asking you to feel safer.

So here’s the question I invite you to sit with:
What would change if you stopped seeing anxiety as something to eliminate — and started listening to what it’s been trying to protect?

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Music Credit:
This episode features ''Je n'y suis jamais allé'' by Yann Tiersen.