Guided Journal Episode: Talking to Your Anxiety (Yes, We’re Letting It Speak)
For today’s guided journal episode of Shrink Wrapped, we’re getting real cozy with the internal chaos gremlin better known as anxiety. Not to banish it. Not to “fix” it. Just to finally let it finish a sentence.
Today’s journal prompt is:
“If your anxiety could speak, what would it say- and how would you respond to it?”
In this episode, Michelle guides you through a structured journaling practice designed to help you understand your anxiety instead of fighting it. We’ll break anxiety down into something more manageable and human, using several mini-prompts along the way to explore what your anxiety is trying to protect you from, what it’s afraid of, and how you typically respond when it shows up.
This session blends mental health insight with gentle, practical journaling tools to help you externalize anxious thoughts, reduce overwhelm, and build a more compassionate internal dialogue. No forced positivity. No “just calm down” nonsense. Just honest reflection, nervous-system-aware pacing, and space to respond instead of react.
If your anxiety tends to run the group chat in your head- catastrophizing, overthinking, or keeping you up at night- this episode offers a calmer way to engage with it, one page at a time. Grab a notebook, your notes app, or just listen and reflect. You don’t need to do it perfectly for it to work.
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