Stop Fighting Your Anxiety

Описание: What if your exhaustion isn’t coming from anxiety itself but from the constantly fighting it?
In this episode, I’m sharing a shift that completely changed my relationship with anxiety: stop fighting it. For years, I tried to push it down, outrun it, numb it, and “fix” it only to feel more wired, more tired, and more defeated. What I eventually learned (through my own healing and working with others) is that resistance fuels the very thing we’re trying to get rid of.

We talk about:
Why resisting anxiety activates your fight-or-flight response and amplifies the stress cycle
What’s actually happening in your brain when you try to suppress fear
The hidden cost of numbing (scrolling, overworking, drinking, shopping, restricting, over-exercising)
How to build self-trust by sitting with discomfort instead of escaping it

I walk you through my “cozy” approach to anxiety - a simple 60-90 second practice that helps you observe the feeling instead of becoming it. Think: you are the sky, the anxiety is the storm. Storms pass. The sky remains.

If you’re sober-curious, trying to reduce numbing habits, or simply exhausted from being at war with your own nervous system, this episode is for you.

And a quick thank you to Moon Brew for sponsoring today’s episode! My favorite cozy nighttime ritual that helps support sleep and calm. ⁠You can use code cozywithchelsea for 15% off⁠:

I’m also sharing a little life update: I’ll be taking next week off for my honeymoon (whales, beaches, rest… yes please), which feels beautifully aligned with today’s message - allowing joy, allowing rest, allowing life to move through us.

If you try the 60-second practice, let me know how it feels. And as always, tell me… what’s making you cozy this week?

00:00 Why Fighting Anxiety Is So Exhausting
00:27 Sponsor Break: Moon Brew Nighttime Cocoa for Calm
01:09 Chelsea’s Story: Panic Nights & the Big Shift to Allowing
02:35 You Are the Sky, Anxiety Is the Storm
03:30 Why We Resist: Fear, Numbing, and Extra Suffering
04:04 The Science: Fight-or-Flight, Amygdala, and ‘What You Resist Persists’
05:15 Numbing Behaviors & How They Train Your Nervous System
08:39 Radical Permission: The 60–90 Second Practice (Step-by-Step)
10:46 What's Making Me Cozy this Week

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