The Anxiety Chicks

In today’s solo episode, Taylor breaks down why December feels so heavy for so many of us, especially if you deal with anxiety, health anxiety, depression, or sensitivity to change.Even though daylight savings shifts in November, the emotional impact often hits hardest in December when the days become noticeably shorter and our nervous systems struggle to adapt. Inside this episode, you’ll learn:• What’s actually happening in your brain and body as daylight decreases• Why mood, energy, motivation, and anxiety commonly change in winter• How circadian rhythms, serotonin, and cortisol are affected• Why this season can trigger health anxiety or emotional “heaviness”• The most common symptoms people notice during December• Practical, realistic strategies to support your mental health during darker months• The exact tools that help stabilize your mood, nervous system, and energy Taylor shares grounding, science-backed, compassionate ways to help your body adjust — from morning light exposure, movement, stable routines, and nutrition, to emotional boundaries, nervous system transitions, and creating a supportive evening plan. This episode is here to remind you that nothing is wrong with you. Your body is adjusting. And there are ways to feel more regulated, supported, and steady through the darkest days of the year. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holiday season can pull your energy in a thousand different directions... plans, people, expectations, noise, and endless to-dos.If you’ve been feeling scattered, overstimulated, or disconnected from yourself, this meditation is your soft return. In this 7-minute grounding practice, you’ll be guided to slow down, exhale the tension you’ve been carrying, and reconnect with the calm place inside you that doesn’t disappear, even when life gets loud. This meditation helps you: Release holiday overwhelm Gather back the pieces of yourself that feel stretched thin Quiet the emotional and sensory noise of the season Feel grounded and present again Create space to breathe, rest, and reset Use this meditation anytime December feels like too much or when you need a moment to remember: you’re allowed to pause. You’re allowed to come home to yourself. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chicks welcome holistic healer, Jen Smiley — founder of Wake Up and Read the Labels. Jen reveals how hidden preservatives, artificial additives, and misleading food labels might be wrecking your sleep, fueling inflammation, and even feeding your anxiety. Learn how to read ingredients like a pro, swap processed foods for real ones, and feel calmer, more energized, and more balanced from the inside out. Jen Smiley Resources Official Website jensmiley.com App (Food-label scanner) Instagram Podcast (The Miracle Morning) YouTube "Wake Up and Read the Labels” YouTube Single Sisters Circle 40+ (Click Here to Join for FREE!) Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Start your day with calm. In this gentle 5-minute guided meditation, Alison (@theanxietyhealer) helps you ease morning anxiety, release overnight tension, and settle into your day with clarity and presence. This meditation is perfect for anyone who wakes up with a racing mind, tight chest, immediate dread, or the overwhelming sense of “too much.” Through breathwork, grounding, and soothing visualization, you’ll learn to regulate your nervous system and approach your morning with softness and self-compassion. Disclaimer: This meditation is for relaxation and emotional support. It is not a substitute for medical or therapeutic care. Show Notes Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December is supposed to feel magical… but for anyone with anxiety, it can feel loud, overwhelming, and emotionally complicated.In today’s December Q&A episode, Taylor and Alison answer your most-asked questions about peace, overstimulation, overthinking, nighttime anxiety, and rebuilding trust with yourself after hard years. We’re getting honest, tender, and practical, just like your favorite girls do. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holiday season can feel like a lot: joyful, overwhelming, nostalgic, stressful, busy, or all of the above at once.If you’re entering this season with mixed emotions or anxiety, this meditation is your soft landing. This short grounding practice helps you slow down, breathe, and release the pressure to show up perfectly. Through gentle guidance, you’ll learn how to enter the holidays at your own pace with more clarity, calm, and emotional space. In this meditation, you’ll be guided to: Release holiday expectations and pressure Create breathing room for yourself Slow your nervous system Let go of overwhelm and move into the season with steadiness Choose what matters and set down what feels heavy Perfect for the start of the holiday season or any moment when the busyness becomes too much.Come back to this whenever you need a reset, a pause, or a reminder that you’re allowed to make this season softer. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

REPLAY (12/1/2022) Happy Thanksgiving, Chicks. 🤍 Today we’re replaying one of our most-loved episodes for anyone who finds the holidays emotionally heavy. Whether you’re navigating loneliness, grief, family dynamics, or just feeling “off” today...you are not alone. In this episode, Alison shares honestly about the loneliness she feels around the holidays, how it shows up in her thoughts and body, and why this season can amplify anxiety and overthinking. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this calming 5-minute guided meditation, Alison (@theanxietyhealer) helps you ease nighttime anxiety, quiet racing thoughts, and relax your body into rest. This practice is perfect for anyone who struggles with falling asleep, spiraling thoughts, or feeling overwhelmed the moment their head hits the pillow. Through soothing breathwork, grounding techniques, and gentle visualization, you’ll learn how to let go of mental tension, calm your nervous system, and drift into a peaceful state of rest. Listen anytime anxiety keeps you awake at night. Disclaimer: This meditation is for relaxation and emotional support. It is not a substitute for medical or therapeutic care. SIngle Sisters Circle 40+ : CLICK HERE to join the waitlist! Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve been spiraling, overanalyzing every sensation, and searching for the thing to finally fix your anxiety, this episode is your invitation to pause. What if you’re not broken? What if you’re just uncared for? In this solo episode, Taylor shares a deeply personal and practical breakdown of why your nervous system might be dysregulated, not because you haven’t found the right protocol, but because you’ve drifted away from the simple, foundational habits that actually support healing. It’s not about adding more. It’s about returning to what matters. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever felt dizzy, lightheaded, floaty, or just “off” and immediately spiraled into anxiety, this meditation is for you. This gentle 7-minute grounding practice helps calm your nervous system when your body feels out of balance. You’ll learn how to breathe through the sensation, stop interpreting it as danger, and reconnect to a feeling of safety in the present moment. This is the meditation to play when dizziness scares you, when you feel out of your body, or when your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight. Use it anytime you need reassurance, grounding, or a moment of calm to reset your system. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this insightful episode, hosts Alison Seponara, MS, LPC and Taylor sit down with Dr. Kate Lyzenga-Dean, a functional medicine consultant, to explore an often-overlooked connection between low ferritin (iron storage) and anxiety symptoms. Dr. Kate breaks down what ferritin is, why it’s essential for both mental and physical health, and how low levels can actually mimic or worsen anxiety, fatigue, and mood changes. Together, the trio uncovers how issues like heavy menstrual cycles, chronic stress, and H. Pylori infections can impact iron absorption and overall well-being. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who’s been told “your labs are normal” but still doesn’t feel like themselves. Dr. Kate empowers listeners to become their own health advocates, understand their lab results, and ask for the right tests to uncover what’s really going on inside the body. For more Information about Dr. Kate CLICK HERE Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this short 5-minute guided meditation, Alison (@theanxietyhealer) helps you reconnect with your body through gratitude and compassion. Perfect for anyone struggling with body image, comparison, or self-criticism, this gentle practice invites you to replace harsh thoughts with love, presence, and appreciation for all your body does for you. Disclaimer: This meditation is for relaxation and emotional support. It is not a substitute for medical or therapeutic care. What You’ll Experience: Breathwork to soften tension and judgment Visualization of your body wrapped in acceptance Healing affirmations for body gratitude and self-love A calming reminder that your body is your home Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you set boundaries when you feel guilty saying no? In this mini episode of the Anxiety Chicks podcast, Alison and Taylor discuss the importance of setting boundaries, especially when feeling guilty about saying no. They share personal experiences and offer practical advice on how to establish and maintain boundaries to protect one's peace and well-being. Join us every Saturday for in depth answering of YOU guys top questions. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Anxiety Chicks podcast, Alison and Taylor discuss various topics related to anxiety, including handling anxiety with seasonal changes, the impact of friendship breakups, and the difference between everyday stress and anxiety disorders. The chicks also share personal experiences and coping strategies, such as breath work and progressive muscle relaxation, and Alison introduces new community initiative, the Single Sister Circle. QUESTIONS ANSWERED THIS MONTH: Taylor: How do you handle anxiety when the weather changes and the days get darker? Alison: How can I handle friendship breakups or outgrowing people in midlife? Taylor: How do you stop checking your pulse or health-tracking apps when you know it’s feeding your anxiety? Alison: What’s your go-to tool when you feel anxiety hit out of nowhere? Taylor: How do you handle the fear that a past symptom will come back like you finally felt better, but now you’re scared it’ll happen again? Alison: What’s the difference between everyday stress and an anxiety disorder? Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever felt trapped inside your own body, scared of every new sensation, every flutter or ache... this meditation is for you. Through slow breathing, grounding, and gentle affirmations, you’ll learn to: Let go of fear around physical sensations Stop scanning for danger and reconnect to calm Feel compassion for your body instead of suspicion Begin trusting that your body is doing its best to keep you safe This is the meditation to play when anxiety convinces you something’s wrong or when you just need to remember that your body isn’t broken. Listen whenever you need a reset, a moment of stillness, or a reminder that peace and safety live inside you too. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Anxiety Chicks, Alison and Taylor introduce a new series of weekly Q&A mini episodes. They discuss the concept of anxiety as a storyteller, often spinning false narratives that lead to panic. Taylor shares her personal experience with anxiety, emphasizing the importance of "fact-checking the fear" by writing down fears and evidence to ground oneself in reality. Alison adds insights on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and shares her own struggles with anxiety, particularly concerning her dog's health. The episode concludes with encouragement to challenge anxiety's stories and embrace the process of managing anxiety. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alison and Taylor chat with Faith Broussard Cade (@fleurdesspeaks) — mental health counselor, coach, and author — about the real power of affirmations. Faith shares her journey from school counselor to wellness advocate, and together they explore how affirmations can quiet your inner critic, ease anxiety, and help you speak to yourself with more compassion and intention. Follow Faith on Instagram Order Shine Bright Anyway HERE Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s Monday Meditation, Alison guides you through a calming 5-minute visualization to help you feel safe and connected in love. If you’ve ever struggled with anxious attachment or felt you had to earn love, this practice will gently remind your body what secure, unconditional love feels like. Perfect for: Anyone healing from anxious attachment, learning to feel safe in love, or wanting to experience relationships from a place of calm confidence rather than fear. Listen When: – You feel triggered or anxious in your relationship – You’re practicing self-soothing after conflict – You want to connect to the feeling of secure love before bed Single Women 40+ 💛 Looking for connection and real talk about dating, healing, and self-growth in midlife? Join the Single Sisters Circle 40+ - a safe space to share, heal, and find your people. Launches November 9th for Founding Members ONLY! JOIN THE WAITLIST HERE Connect with The Chicks 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mini episode, Taylor Alison discusses the sensation of feeling like you're going to pass out in crowded places, explaining it's often due to overstimulation and the body's fight-or-flight response. She emphasizes the importance of staying in these situations to teach the mind there's nothing to fear, and highlights the role of exposure and response prevention (ERP) specialists in managing such anxieties. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Anxiety Chicks, Taylor discusses the concept of reassurance fatigue, particularly in the context of health anxiety. She explores why individuals may struggle to trust medical reassurance and offers practical strategies for building internal reassurance. The conversation emphasizes the importance of recognizing patterns in symptoms, using mantras, and creating a reassurance bank to combat anxiety. Taylor encourages listeners to trust themselves and understand that discomfort does not always equate to danger. What you will learn in this episode: Reassurance fatigue occurs when medical reassurance no longer alleviates anxiety. Trusting your body again is essential for overcoming health anxiety. Pattern recognition can help in managing anxiety symptoms. Mantras like 'discomfort does not mean danger' can be effective. The 24-hour rule helps in managing panic urges. Creating a reassurance bank can reinforce positive experiences. It's important to track symptoms with curiosity, not obsession. You can build internal reassurance rather than relying solely on external validation. Discomfort is a normal part of life and doesn't always indicate a problem. You have survived 100% of your anxious moments, which builds trust. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When anxiety feels loud and your mind won’t stop racing, this short faith-based meditation helps you return to stillness, to the quiet place where God meets you in the middle of the storm. Inspired by Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God.”This 5-minute meditation is a reminder that you don’t have to fix, strive, or control everything. You can rest in the truth that God is present, even when life feels uncertain. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Anxiety Chicks, Alison and Taylor unpack what it really means to be the “strong one” while secretly struggling with anxiety. They explore how childhood roles, family expectations, and perfectionism contribute to high-functioning anxiety and the emotional toll of constantly keeping it together. The Chicks share honest reflections and practical tools for releasing the pressure to be perfect, regulating emotions, and redefining what true strength looks like. Timestamps 02:08 Understanding the 'Strong One' Phenomenon 04:56 Family Systems and High Functioning Anxiety 14:04 The Connection Between Perfectionism and Anxiety 21:27 The Cost of Keeping It Together 25:43 Healing and Self-Discovery The Single Sisters Circle (40+) A supportive private membership community within The Anxiety Healer’s Hub for single women 40+ who crave authentic connection and conversation through LIVE Chats, Online events, Interactive coaching calls, and Sisterhood support. Inside The Hub, you’ll find emotional support, friendship, and tools for anxiety healing in midlife — all in a safe, stigma-free community. JOIN THE WAITLIST HERE Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this calming 5-minute guided meditation, Alison (@theanxietyhealer) helps you quiet your inner critic and meet self-judgment with compassion. This short practice is perfect for anyone who finds themselves caught in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, or harsh inner dialogue. Through grounding, gentle visualization, and soothing affirmations, you’ll learn how to soften your inner voice, release self-criticism, and reconnect with your sense of worth. This meditation is a beautiful reminder that you are doing your best—and that’s enough. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Anxiety Chick’s life update episode , Taylor shares the appointment that changed everything: confirmed Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis after years of putting off a positive ANA workup. She opens up about confusing symptoms she’d chalked up to anxiety, why finally seeing a great rheumatologist mattered, and what treatment decisions might look like from here. Alison checks in on her own health journey…follow-up imaging, perimenopause shifts, colonoscopy planning and the very real stress of waiting for results. Together, the Chicks talk about advocating for yourself, finding doctors who listen, using your insurance (PPOs!) strategically, and balancing nervous-system care with medical care. What We Cover Taylor’s diagnosis: Hashimoto’s + rheumatoid arthritis—what that means and why it’s a relief and a lot to process Autoimmune 101: ANA, thyroid antibodies (TPO), flares, allostatic load, and why symptoms can mimic anxiety Next steps: Rheumatology vs. endocrinology, why early treatment can prevent progression, and building a plan When anxiety overlaps with illness: differentiating flares from fear, and why self-gaslighting is easy to do Self-advocacy: symptom logging, asking for an expanded thyroid panel, and the reality that a positive ANA can occur in healthy people Finding the right doctor: why crowdsourced local Facebook groups can beat star ratings, and how to use your PPO without referrals Alison’s update: non-invasive imaging follow-up (results pending), perimenopause changes, colonoscopy prep basics, and pacing life when you’re overstimulated Nervous system care: stress, sleep, and small tools that help while you wait for answers (including Alison’s mention of the Restore Patch) Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know that moment ... when you feel something off in your body and your mind immediately jumps to the worst-case scenario? This episode is perfect to keep saved for those flare-ups of health anxiety when you just need something to remind you that you are safe, right now. When a flutter, ache, or strange sensation sets off your health anxiety, this practice helps you calm your nervous system before the fear takes over. Through gentle breathing, visualization, and grounding techniques, you’ll learn to sit with the discomfort instead of spiraling into “what if” thoughts. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices