The Anxiety Isn’t Taxes..So Where Does It Come From

About this episode

In this episode, Sandee Byrd explores the underlying emotional responses to tax-related anxiety and what they signify.

Emotional Elevator with Sandee Byrd Why does Tax Day create anxiety in your body before you even know the outcome? Is it the numbers.. or the feeling? The chest tightens. The overthinking. The avoidance. What if the response isn't about taxes at all-but about what taxes represent? Fear of getting it wrong. Fear of not having enough. Fear of being judged. In this episode of Emotional Elevator, Sandee Byrd, Transformational Coach and Empowerment Expert, will explore how our nervous system responds to perceived pressure, authority, and uncertainty-and why something as simple as taxes can feel so heavy. What do you feel in your body when you think about taxes - and what does that remind me of? Emotional Elevator Author Sandee Byrd Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1997615258 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1997615258 ~ More About Emotional Elevator with Sandee Byrd ~ For 40 years, I rode the same floor on my emotional elevator—stuck between self-doubt, trauma responses, and emotional addictions that felt safe but kept me small. Then one day, I chose to hit a new button and rise. Welcome to Emotional Elevator, the podcast where we go beyond surface-level motivation and get…

People in this episode

Host: Sandee Byrd

Topics covered

• anxiety
• taxes
• nervous system
• emotional response
• fear
• self-improvement

Keywords

• anxiety
• tax day
• nervous system
• emotional response
• fear of judgment
• self-doubt
• empowerment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inspired Choices Network

Products: Emotional Elevator

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