Today I provide some practical strategies that have worked for me during sobriety to navigate anxiety. Anxiety is the most uncomfortable feeling that I feel. I spent some time listening to our Reads and Recovery book of the month “The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober” by Catherine Gray, and I’m absolutely astounded by how she is telling my story in this book. The anxiety she talks about is precisely what I experienced as an active alcoholic.
I learned a technique for training your anxiety when I was listening to the meditation of the day on the calm app before bed last night. So all signs were pointing to me covering this topic today.
Whenever anxiety shows up it is an unwelcome guest. I am constantly training my anxiety, and I’ve only scratched the surface. It’s like breaking a wild horse. In this episode, I provide seven techniques to try for yourself. Some of them work in certain situations for me and some work in others. Sometimes I'm working three of them at once to settle myself down. And the heart of it: trust.
What's unfamiliar isn't a threat, but an invitation to grow and stretch beyond yesterday. How do you train your anxiety? I’m dying to hear some ways you calm yourself down without alcohol. Send me an email to rachel@recoverydailypodcast.com or send me a message on social media. You can even add a comment to this episode.
