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Anxiety
Anxiety has a way of making us feel broken. We look around at everyone else, or who we imagine everyone else to be, and we think: why can't I just be okay with this?
First, chances are many of those people are masking. You can't see their anxiety any more than they can see yours.
Second, as the saying goes: "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
I'm not saying we should accept anxiety because the world is broken.
I'm saying your anxiety might be a healthy, natural response to an unhealthy environment. The human creature wasn't designed to sit indoors unmoving, or fight traffic, or carry invisible labour without rest.
Before we label you defective, let's get curious. Not blaming. Just curious. What is your body responding to? What is the alarm actually protecting you from?
In our work together, we don't try to talk you out of anxiety or fix a flaw.
We listen to what your anxiety is trying to tell you. We track it in your body, the tight chest, the shallow breath, the places you've been holding. And slowly, we help your nervous system learn that you're not in danger right now.
Not because the world is safe. But because you deserve to feel something other than alarm.
Book a free introductory call
If you’re considering therapy with me, the next step is to book a free introductory call.
This call is a no-pressure way of getting to know each other a little. You can ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and see whether we are a good fit for each other. Therapy is a relationship, and fit matters.