BBR #200: How to get to the root cause of anxiety

This episode is a follow up to the last, we're looking further into the root causes of anxiety and giving a different perspective that will actually help us treat these symptoms. 

 Instead of viewing anxiety as a disorder, let's call it what it is, a response from your body to internal or external stressors. This shift helps break down the myth that anxiety is a permanent state or something inherently wrong with you.

We discuss how unmanaged stress, habitual thought patterns, and physical responses build up over time, creating symptoms that your body uses to signal a need for change. Anxiety is not something you "have"—it's something you experience, and with the right tools, you can address it.

In this episode we cover: 

• Understanding anxiety as a response, not a disorder.
• How stress accumulates and manifests as anxiety.
• The importance of learning to communicate with your body’s signals.
• Shifting from “why” questions to “how” questions to break the anxiety cycle.
• How to differentiate between real and imagined threats.
• Practical strategies for addressing the key drivers of anxiety, including worry, overwhelm, avoidance, trauma, and self-judgment.

By building knowledge, skills, and taking consistent action, you can create lasting change. Anxiety didn’t appear overnight, and it won’t disappear instantly—but with practice, it becomes manageable.

Get in there and give it a listen!