We Can Overcome Anxiety?

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We Can Overcome Anxiety (For Real)

Let’s be real: anxiety can feel like it owns you. Like it runs your life, dictates your decisions, limits your joy. And if you're sober? Whoa. It can feel 100x louder.

When I first got sober in 2009, I had no idea how intense the anxiety would be. I thought quitting alcohol was the hard part. But suddenly I was sober, staring at the ceiling in a full-blown panic attack, wondering how the hell I was supposed to live like this.

And that’s why I want to start with this truth:

Anxiety is not forever.

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We CAN overcome anxiety. Maybe not all of it—we’re always going to have a nervous system. But the kind that spirals you into a crying, shaking, breathless mess on the bathroom floor? That kind? Not forever.

The Loop That Traps Us

Here’s what most of us don’t realize: anxiety thrives in a loop. A thought sparks a feeling, that feeling sparks more anxious thoughts, which lead to more intense feelings—until you’re in a full-on spiral.

The way out? Interrupt the loop. Create a new thought-feeling pattern.

One of my favorite tools? A mantra:

May I be at peace.

Say it with your fingers. One word per finger. May I be at peace. Again. And again. This isn’t about spiritual fluff—it’s science. You’re creating a new neural path. You’re calming your system in real time.

I’ve taught this to students and clients for over a decade. It works.

My Story (AKA Proof We Can Change)

I used to wake up in anxiety attacks. I couldn’t meditate, couldn’t sit still, couldn’t function. In early sobriety, I was on the floor, hyperventilating in public bathrooms, shaking my hands to try to regulate. I felt like a fraud in meetings, at work, in life.

Eventually, I traveled the world looking for answers. I studied breathwork and meditation in India. I dove into neuroscience, trauma, somatic healing. I tested every technique on myself, over and over. And slowly, I rewired my system.

Now?

It’s been over a decade since I’ve had an anxiety attack. I overcame my public speaking phobia. My driving phobia. I lead groups, share my story on big stages, and even drive around Bali on the left side of the road (which would have sent me into a meltdown before).

It's Not Possible To Be "Broken."

If you think you’re different—that you’re too far gone, too anxious, too sensitive, too anything—please hear me: you’re not.

I’ve worked with hundreds of people who believed the same thing. One of my clients, Phil, had 14 years of sobriety and still believed his anxiety was permanent because of his childhood. I interrupted his story (literally, with an annoying beeping noise) every time he repeated it.

We've got to STOP telling ourselves the story of why we can't get free. Finally he did.

And guess what? He got free.

Because the truth is, our stories keep us stuck. They're old programming. But every time we tell them it's like we're programming them in deeper. And they can be rewritten. Here's Phil's story:

There's Freedom Available For You Too.

Imagine having an entire toolbox of science-backed, soul-aligned techniques to calm your anxiety anytime, anywhere. That’s exactly what you’ll get inside Digital Anxiety Pill—a self-paced course filled with short, powerful lessons and guided audio tools to help you stop spirals, soothe your body, and finally feel safe and confident in your skin again.

Whether you’re in early sobriety or just sick of anxiety running the show, this course was made to give you your power back—one tiny, doable step at a time.

I WANT ANXIETY FREEDOM