For years, I thought I needed to “think” my way out of anxiety.

But my body wasn’t listening.

Because it wasn’t a thinking problem – it was survival mode.

My nervous system had been stuck in fight-or-flight for so long, I forgot what calm even felt like.

When I finally accepted that talk therapy, journaling, and analyzing every sensation weren’t working, I turned to a different approach.

I stopped trying to fix it – and started letting the feelings be there. No resisting, no running.

And that’s when my body began to reset. Not overnight, but moment by moment.

In this episode, I share the 4-step process I used to get out of survival mode and back into life.

Tune in to learn how to retrain your nervous system to feel safe again.

• Key Takeaways:
• Intro (00:00)
• Step #1: Stop trying to avoid the feeling (00:44)
• Step #2: Develop curiosity over analysis (03:01)
• Step #3: Re-engage with life (05:10)
• Step #4: Reinforce the new normal (06:35)
• True healing means retraining your body to live again (08:06)

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Many people struggling with anxiety think they have a dozen different health problems – Heart issues. Vision changes. Dizziness. Digestive disorders. Even nerve damage.

But what if all of them were just anxiety? Not “in your head” anxiety – “in your body” anxiety.

What most people don’t realize is that anxiety isn’t just mental. It hijacks your entire system – heart, lungs, gut, muscles, even your hearing.

And the more you fear each symptom, the louder they get.

But recovery doesn’t come from fixing every sensation. It comes from realizing they’re not dangerous to begin with.

In this episode, I walk you through 20 of the most common physical symptoms of anxiety – what causes them, why they feel so real, and how to stop being afraid of them.

Let’s begin.

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• #1 Heart palpitations (00:32)
• #2 Feeling detached (01:03)
• #3 Digestive distress (01:40)
• #4 Feelings of dread and doom (02:27)
• #5 Scary “What if” thoughts (02:57)
• #6 Vision changes (03:31)
• #7 Dizziness (04:07)
• #8 Brain fog (04:40)
• #9 Shortness of breath (05:23)
• #10 Feeling numb (05:57)
• #11 Tingling sensations (06:24) 
• #12 Chest pressure (06:50)
• #13 Brain and body zaps (07:19)
• #14 Rib soreness (07:52)
• #15 Tinnitus (08:21)
• #16 Lump in the throat sensation (08:44)
• #17 Pressure in the ears (09:16)
• #18 Adrenaline surges for no reason (09:42)
• #19 Stress and fatigue (10:09)
• #20 The need to control everything (10:32)
• Recap (11:05)

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Does childhood trauma have to dictate your ability to recover from anxiety today?

That’s the question at the heart of this episode – and it’s not asked lightly. Because for so many people, anxiety recovery begins with a deep dive into the past. The first panic attack. The search for buried trauma.

Sometimes that search brings insight. But often, it doesn’t bring relief.

This episode looks closely at what actually keeps anxiety going in the present – and how childhood conditioning shapes your beliefs and responses, even years later.

Beliefs like “I can’t handle this” or “The world isn’t safe” might have started early, but what matters most is how they’re reinforced now – through reaction cycles that keep the fear alive.

The goal isn’t to erase the past. It’s to shift your focus to what you can influence today: your response, your patterns, and the small steps that interrupt the loop.

It’s a different way forward. One that starts here. Tune in!

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00) 
• Searching the past often worsens anxiety (03:06)
• Recovery is about changing present reactions (04:47)
• Cause vs. cure: a mindset shift (05:03)
• Past beliefs aren’t current roadblocks (06:23)
• 3-step formula for present-focused recovery (09:02)
• Let go of guilt from past-focused healing (10:46)

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For two years, anxiety ran my life. 

I lost weight… I lost my job... Trust in myself… Medication, journaling, mindset tricks – nothing worked. And I just wanted to feel normal again.

But, this is what no one tells you: the more you try to fix your thoughts the more power you give them. Because the thoughts weren’t causing the suffering – it was my resistance to them.

Every time I reacted, analyzed, or tried to fix a thought, I was teaching my brain: “This is dangerous.” And that signal actually kept my anxiety loop alive.

Once I stopped feeding thoughts… once I let emotions complete their cycle without labeling them… my nervous system stopped panicking. And I stopped feeling broken.

In this video, I break down exactly how I got rid of negative thoughts and emotions – without therapy or meds. And don’t worry, this isn’t about mindset hacks either. It’s pure neurobiology.

Watch it. This might be the pattern-break you’ve needed.

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• What you resist persists (00:51)
• Difference between thoughts and thinking (03:53)
• Emotions vs. feelings: different internal processes (06:39)
• Peace begins when emotions finish their cycle (09:11)

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It starts with a rush – your heart jumps and your breath tightens. All from a drink you’ve had a hundred times before.

It’s easy to blame the coffee. The timeline checks out. You sip, you spiral. But the intensity of that reaction is rarely just about what’s in the cup.

This episode breaks down why your body might be reacting so strongly to something so ordinary – and why simply cutting it out doesn’t always bring the relief you’re hoping for.

There’s a deeper pattern behind the alarm bells – one that has more to do with how your system has been wired to respond than the coffee itself.

Tune in to make better sense of the signals your body’s been sending – and learn what you can do when they show up.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00) 
• The caffeine-anxiety link is deeper than coffee itself (00:12)
• Avoidance strengthens anxiety over time (03:00)
• The power of responding instead of reacting (04:08)
• Use grounding and breathing techniques in the moment (06:33)
• Recovery allows return to previous triggers like caffeine (07:37)
• Take one small proactive step toward healing today (10:07)

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Most therapists see 100 anxious patients in a lifetime. I've now worked with 1,000 people to recover from anxiety.

You’ve probably tried breathing techniques, meditation, talk therapy. None of this will work! 

You see, recovery isn’t about getting rid of worry, it’s about changing your relationship with it… When that happens, ironically, symptoms go away on their own.

In this video, I show you how to go from fighting every anxious thought and sensation to effortlessly gliding with them.

Here are 7 anxiety recovery lessons from over 1,000 cases.

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• Nervous system stays stuck in "on" mode (01:02)
• Panic attacks trigger generalized anxiety (05:17)
• Symptoms are uncomfortable but not dangerous (07:07)
• Avoidance teaches your brain the world is unsafe (07:40)
• You must live with symptoms to retrain the system (08:04)
• Healing comes in waves, not lines (10:04)
• Your life starts in how you respond now (11:03)

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You feel it before you think it.

A flutter in your chest…

A weird tightness in your throat…

A shift in your vision that throws you off...

You try to ignore it, but something’s already shifted. Your body is tuned in now – too tuned in.

Then comes the loop.

You scan.

You check.

You search.

And what started as one strange feeling is now a full-body event. Every sensation feels magnified, urgent, suspicious. Even though the tests said you were fine.

This is all about health anxiety – not just the symptoms, but the hidden fuel behind them. It explores what happens when your nervous system gets stuck in survival mode, and why the things you do to feel safe might be keeping you in the loop.

There’s a pattern to how it all unfolds. You’ll recognize it, and once you understand it, you’ll find a way to respond differently next time it starts.

Tune in to learn more.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00) 
• Health anxiety causes real physical symptoms (00:12)
• Misdiagnosis fear leads to online symptom searching (02:15)
• Fight-or-flight explains most anxiety symptoms (04:18)
• Physical symptoms reflect a sensitized nervous system, not disease (06:20)
• The Five Fs that perpetuate anxiety explained (10:11)
• Radical acceptance is the real treatment (13:16)
• Freedom comes from stopping reassurance seeking (15:23)

Additional Resources:

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Some mornings hit before you even open your eyes.

You’re not thinking yet – your body is. There’s a pulse of dread, a rush of energy that doesn’t feel like yours, and suddenly you’re not waking up… you’re bracing.

It catches you off guard. Nothing obvious sets it off. But still, it shows up. Morning after morning.

This episode takes a close look at morning anxiety – what it actually is, why it feels so physical, and how your body’s natural wake-up process can get tangled up with a nervous system that’s been on high alert for too long.

If mornings feel like a false start – like your system is already in overdrive before you’ve had a chance to exhale – there’s likely more going on beneath the surface than you realize.

Understanding that is the first step. The rest of it? We get into that, too. 

Press play.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00) 
• Cortisol spike causes morning dread in anxious people (01:26)
• HPA axis stuck in overdrive triggers false alarms (03:07)
• Hyperfocus on symptoms keeps the anxiety loop alive (04:35)
• Continuing with your day retrains the brain (06:25)
• Progress often shows in reduced duration first (09:38)
• Rewiring happens through action, not avoidance (11:21)
• True recovery takes consistency and support (12:29)

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Some days, it’s just a flutter. Other days, it’s like your whole body is holding its breath. You keep telling yourself it’s fine – nothing’s wrong. You’ve had it checked. You’ve done the work.

But the symptoms don’t seem to care. They show up anyway. Randomly and repeatedly. Like background noise that never fully fades.

It doesn’t even feel like anxiety anymore. Not the textbook kind, at least. It’s physical. It’s strange. And it’s exhausting trying to explain it – to others, and especially to yourself.

This episode is about the frustration of feeling stuck in a loop you can’t see, let alone fix. It explores why some symptoms hang around long after they should have let go, and why trying harder doesn’t always help.

Tune in and find out what might actually be happening beneath the surface.

Press play.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00) 
• Anxiety symptoms often defy traditional solutions (00:24)
• Anxiety often appears as physical sensations, not fear (02:19)
• Teaching the brain safety is key to recovery (04:06)
• Inhibitory learning helps rewire fear responses (05:00)
• Three pillars: Rule out medical, find a guide, be consistent (08:03)
• Real recovery starts with response-focused thinking (11:05)

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If you’ve been working on your anxiety for a long time but still feel stuck, this session will help.

In just 13 minutes, Shaan coaches someone who’s been on the healing journey for three years. They talk about a big mistake many people make – only focusing on physical symptoms and not realizing that scary thoughts and emotions are part of anxiety too.

The message is simple: you don’t need to fix every thought or feeling. You just need to let them be there. Once you do that, things start to change. 

Tune in – this could be the shift you've been waiting for.

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• Still feeling stuck after 3 years of recovery (00:04)
• Setback triggered by health anxiety and food (02:18)
• Failing to throw thoughts under the anxiety umbrella (05:28)
• Anxiety shifts from body to emotions (08:08)
• Accepting emotional discomfort (10:59)
• Letting go of control is critical for healing (12:05)
• Small mindset shifts = big breakthroughs (12:51)

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