If you’ve tried therapy, coping tools, or “positive thinking” and your anxiety still won’t go away, this episode explains why.

In this powerful conversation, Travis White sits down with Julian Bermudez to explore why anxiety isn’t something you simply eliminate and what actually helps when nothing seems to work. This episode breaks down why suppressing emotions, fighting symptoms, or trying to “fix yourself” often keeps anxiety stuck.

Together, they explore how anxiety is often rooted in unresolved trauma, self-criticism, and a lack of emotional safety. Julian explains how healing begins when we stop trying to make anxiety disappear and instead learn how to relate to it differently. This conversation offers a grounded, compassionate path to transform suffering, rebuild self-trust, and move from survival mode into agency.

If your anxiety keeps coming back, if you feel stuck in cycles of fear or self-judgment, or if you’re exhausted from trying to make it stop this episode will help you understand what you’ve been missing.

What We Discussed

• Why anxiety doesn’t just go away
• The hidden role of trauma in chronic anxiety
• How self-criticism keeps the nervous system activated
• Why suppressing emotions often makes anxiety worse
• The difference between coping and true healing
• How to build self-trust and emotional safety
• Moving from victimhood to agency
• What it really means to transform suffering

Learn More

• Website: https://www.psychedelic-integration.net/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psycheintegration
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-bermudez-ma-ccmp/

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