In this When Shift Hits the Fan episode, we coach through a deeply relatable struggle: anxiety that doesn’t respond to logic, even when life is objectively safe.

This conversation explores why anxiety isn’t a thinking problem—it’s a body-based experience, often rooted in inherited patterns and reinforced over time. And more importantly, how awareness and embodiment create a real pathway forward.

• Anxiety defined clearly

• Brain vs. body

• Inherited anxiety and legacy

• Step 1 of the Shift 5: Sense your body

• Why describing sensations matters

• Presence as regulation

• Anxiety as a “reminder,” not a failure

• Remembering what you want

• Expansion vs. contraction

• Trimming the sails

• Cold exposure as a reset tool

• Practicing ahead of time

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