The Anxiety Compass Podcast
Welcome to The Anxiety Compass Podcast, where we help you navigate the messy, magical, and maddening world of anxiety. We believe anxiety isn’t a defect but a teacher — a compass pointing you back to your True North.
Hosted by Clinical Nutritionists Sammy Barnett (author of Anxiety: The Best Teacher You Never Asked For) and Natalie Antoine, this show goes beyond quick fixes to explore the real roots of anxiety. Each week we explore a different point of the compass:
🌿 Chemical & Nutritional
💬 Emotional
⚡ Nervous System
🌀 Hormonal
🌍 Environmental
💪 Physical
✨ Spiritual
Through personal stories, humour, and practical tools, we show how anxiety is not a problem to “fix” but an invitation to slow down, listen, and reconnect with yourself. If you’re ready to see anxiety in a new light, learn real-life strategies, and feel less alone in the messy middle, this podcast is for you.
The Anxiety Compass Podcast
People Pleasing: Kindness or a Survival Strategy?
Why do we say yes when every cell in our body is screaming NO?
In this episode, Nat and Sammy dive into the messy, very human world of people pleasing... the survival strategy so many anxious, sensitive humans master without even meaning to.
We explore the real root of people pleasing through the lens of the nervous system, childhood patterns, fear of conflict, and that deep desire to keep the peace… even at the cost of your own needs.
This episode is honest, spicy, validating and full of “oh wow, same” moments... especially if you grew up being the “good girl,” the easy one, the peacekeeper, or the emotional shock absorber.
🎧 Tune in to learn how to recognise people pleasing in real time, how to regulate before responding, and how to choose yourself without burning bridges.
👉 Grab your free Anxiety Compass download here
👉 Grab a copy of Sammy's Book, Anxiety, The Best Teacher You Never Asked For here
Follow us @theanxietycompass
Connect with Sammy @nutritionwithsammy or website
Connect with Natalie @nataliemarieinbalance or book discovery call here
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