Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Get In Touch! As someone who lived with health anxiety for years before becoming a coach, I know just how easily we can create little rules for ourselves without even realising it. In this episode, I explore how these subtle, fear-driven rules ... avoiding certain clothes or places, putting plans on hold until symptoms disappear, repeatedly checking our bodies or seeking reassurance .... can slowly take over our lives. I share how these behaviours can give us a temporary sense of safety and c...

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m joined by midlife weight loss coach Katie Vinton to talk about something I know so many women struggle with....how to navigate fitness, weight and confidence when our bodies are changing through perimenopause and menopause, particularly when anxiety is thrown into the mix too. Katie shares her own story, and how strength training became an important part of managing her anxiety and building a stronger, healthier body. We talk...

Get In Touch! In this episode, I talk about something that I genuinely believe is missing from so many health anxiety recovery journeys. When we're struggling, it's so easy to think the answer is more information. We read another article, listen to another podcast, watch another video or search for that one breakthrough that will finally make us feel safe. I know that because I did exactly the same thing. But what I've learned, both through my own recovery and from coaching hundreds of client...

Get In Touch! In this episode, I talk about how modern technology has completely changed the experience of living with health anxiety. As someone who has recovered from severe health anxiety myself, I share why Google, AI, social media and wearable health trackers can unintentionally keep us stuck in the fear cycle, even though they're designed to help. I explain why we're rarely searching for information...we're actually searching for relief and certainty...and why that reassurance never las...

Get In Touch! In this podcast episode, I talk about something that stops so many people from moving forward with health anxiety, and that is resistance. The truth is, anxiety often feels more familiar than freedom. As strange as it sounds, the patterns we've repeated for years can start to feel safe. The checking, the Googling, the appointments, the constant searching for answers. They become part of our normal. I see this all the time with clients. They tell themselves they'll start recovery...

Get In Touch! In this calming guided visualisation, I gently guide you through a moment of safety, softness, and nervous system regulation for those struggling with health anxiety. Together, we explore breathwork, body awareness, and visualisation to help you reconnect with trust in your body rather than fear. Through a peaceful safe-space journey, compassionate affirmations, and soothing relaxation techniques, this episode is designed to help you step away from constant monitoring, calm the ...

Get In Touch! In this episode, I share my own experience as a former health anxiety sufferer turned coach, and break down one of the biggest patterns I see keeping people stuck… the urgent need for immediate answers. I talk about how the world we live in has conditioned us to expect instant information at the touch of a button, and how this trains the brain to treat normal bodily sensations as problems to solve. This is what drives behaviours like Googling, checking, and seeking reassurance… ...

Get In Touch! In this episode, I introduce a conversation for anyone struggling with health anxiety as I sit down with hypnotherapist Steve Woods to explore how hypnosis can support anxiety recovery. Steve shares how he got into hypnosis and explains it as a natural state of high focus that we all experience. He reassures us that most people can be hypnotised, and that stray thoughts or distractions don’t stop the process from working. We dive into the role of the subconscious mind, particula...

Get In Touch! In this episode, I explain why overthinking becomes so chronic for people with health anxiety ... and more importantly, how it can be unlearned. I walk you through a series of gentle, practical tools I use both personally and with my clients. These include learning how to neutrally label anxious thoughts instead of engaging with them, anchoring back into the present moment when the mind starts racing, and speaking directly to the nervous system to create a sense of safety rather...

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m joined by Robert Prime, a former health anxiety sufferer and the author of Google Panic Repeat. Rob shares his personal journey with health anxiety and how it slowly crept into his life without him fully realising what was happening. What started quietly soon began to consume his day-to-day existence, with constant symptom scanning, obsessive Googling, and an endless need for reassurance. He speaks honestly about how deep it ...

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m joined by Sierra Smits, a chronic illness-informed naturopath, and we have such an important conversation about what it’s really like to live with chronic illness alongside health anxiety. Sierra shares her own journey... from battling severe health issues herself to becoming a naturopath ...and we talk honestly about the challenges that come with that path. We explore why supporting the nervous system is so crucial, how nutr...

Get In Touch! In this podcast, I interview Bryan Smith, a long-term mental health sufferer and author of 'The Hardest Walk.' Bryan recounts his decades-long struggle with mental health and how he eventually became known as 'The Walking Man from Bristol.' He describes his efforts to raise mental health awareness through walking and hiking while connecting with others dealing with similar issues. Bryan's story is one of battling health anxiety and PTSD. He emphasises the importance ...

Get In Touch! In this episode of 'Healing Beyond Health Anxiety', I delve into the core concept of uncertainty and its profound impact on those suffering from health anxiety. I discuss the brain's natural aversion to unpredictability and how it fuels the anxiety cycle. By understanding the brain's fear response, listeners will learn practical steps to build tolerance for uncertainty, retrain their nervous system, and shift from a mindset of control to one of trust. The episode also includes a...