How I talked my way out of an anxiety spiral

About this episode

Vanessa shares her experience of overcoming a panic spiral and reflects on the feedback from her audience regarding their shared feelings during tax season.

Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Vanessa reflects on her recent self-described "meltdown episode" in which she talked herself down from a panic spiral. She was nervous to share something so messy & vulnerable, but the response was incredible - so many of you identified completely with her feelings. (Turns out tax season is a real trigger for us all!) Today, she shares some of her own observations once she had de-escalated, as well as some of the feedback and perspective sh...

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Vakharia

Topics covered

• anxiety
• mental health
• self-reflection
• tax season
• vulnerability

Keywords

• anxiety spiral
• panic
• self-talk
• mental health
• tax season

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