Your Anxiety Archetype
The Resolver:
You strive to be on top of your game and dread getting caught off guard.
'When pressure hits, I’m going to be ready!' Does this sound like you?
Your anxiety shows up as an overactive mind that believes life will be smoother if you can predict problems in advance, see what’s coming, and be prepared.
You have a tendency to overthink, get caught up in a racing mind, and focus on real or potential problems. Focussing on your work and day-to-day tasks sometimes feels overwhelming. It’s hard to get enough sleep and let your mind and body rest when you live this way.
Old habits die hard, especially when they’re rooted in a survival pattern, but it IS possible to change, and it all starts with awareness.
Are you ready to learn how to allow yourself more rest & ease in your life?
You’ve come to the right place! The truth is that we can’t always stop the stressors in our lives from happening, but we can change the way we relate to them. Feeling GROUNDED is not all about changing the circumstances of your life to feel more centered (although sometimes that’s needed). It’s also about changing things WITHIN to adjust the way you respond to external things. This is where your power lies.
Solutions:
Practice being present. Build new habits. Create resilience.
Spending time in nature is a beautiful way to come into your senses and into your body.
Notice what you see, hear, feel, smell and taste. Practice letting things BE as they are, just in this moment, without jumping too far into the future (because thoughts of the future are nothing but fantasies at this point).
When you notice your thoughts jumping ahead or perceiving the next problem you need to solve, awaken one of your five senses and bring your attention back to the moment. This could be the sound of birds, a babbling brook, the smell of flowers, feeling your feet on the ground or the breeze on your skin.
Easier said than done, I know. Be patient with yourself. Getting support from someone more experienced in this area to speed up progress can be helpful, to learn particular strategies that you can try and build consistency over time. Managing worry and practicing mindfulness is a lifelong practice, and getting support along the way makes it much easier!
The sooner you start, the sooner you find relief and build mastery.
Are you ready to feel more confident and grounded?
Join Me In My Mini-Course 'A Guide To Taming Anxiety'
My name is Katy Bandy LCSW and I work as a mental health therapist, with 15+ years of experience treating anxiety.
I am also a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ as well as a Mindfulness Coach for Women!
I am passionate about helping women tackle stress and overwhelm, to feel more confident and build self-trust. A big part of that is learning to play on your own team, and dropping the fight with yourself.
I created a Mini-Course for busy women like you, to get fast access to high-level tools for navigating overwhelm and self-doubt. This means getting to know the system of thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Research (DBT, 1993) has shown that learning concrete tools to navigate these things is often more effective than just ‘talking it through’.
If you’re tired of dreading your anxiety response, sleepless nights, constantly thinking, ‘Did I do enough? Am I doing life right? Am I falling behind?’ and having trouble ‘ramping down’ after a long day.....
