Your Anxiety Toolkit

Key Points from todays podcast!   What IS the difference between Fear and Bravery? Is someone who has social anxiety, who goes to the party, but is visibly anxious, fearful or brave? Is someone who has perfectionism, who finishes a text without going over and over the answers before turning it in? Is someone who is ashamed of his or her body and afraid of peoples rude comments, but goes to the party anyway in the dress or outfit they love fearful or brave?   My thoughts are….they are both.   Begin fearful is not a weakness.   Allowing there to be both allows for compassion and strength   Brene Brown “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen”   My definition of Bravery is the examples above. Having fear AND showing up.   Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is a measure of courage    Perfectionism is an attempt to avoid vulnerability with ourselves and others.   Go and be brave, while being afraid. Go and make friends with vulnerability   “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that