A Healthy Push

What if your chronic pain or persistent symptoms aren’t a sign that your body is broken, but a message that it’s trying to keep you safe? In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Nicole Sachs, LCSW , a world-renowned speaker, author, and the creator of JournalSpeak . Nicole has dedicated her life to helping people understand the "dance" between the mind and the body, and how our nervous syste...

Have you ever been 100% certain about something for your life, only to have the universe present you with something that changes everything? For years, I told anyone who would listen that I would never have another child. My first experience with motherhood was a "mind-fuck" of unraveling, anxiety, and feeling like I sucked at being a mom. But after a divorce, a new relationship, and a lot of inne...

Have you ever wondered if it’s actually possible to get to the "other side" of an anxiety disorder? I get asked about my personal recovery journey more than almost anything else. Even though I’ve been recovered for nearly a decade, looking back at where I was—a shell of a person, shaking, crying, and forcing myself to function through multiple panic attacks a day—still brings up so much emotion. I...

Have you ever had to hold onto a secret so big it felt like it was consuming you, while also trying to navigate one of the hardest physical and emotional seasons of your life? Well, the secret is finally out: I'm pregnant! I’m actually 8 months along, and if I’m being honest, I’ve stayed quiet until now because this pregnancy has been a massive challenge. Between navigating severe sickness while r...

What if the "internal noise" you’ve been trying to silence isn’t a flaw, but a sign that your brain is simply wired differently? In this episode, I'm joined by artist Demi Dawkins for a vulnerable and eye-opening conversation about the intersection of neurodivergence and mental health. Demi shares her experience living with AuDHD (the overlap of Autism and ADHD) and how years of unexplained panic...

Do you ever feel like flying is the ultimate "test" of your recovery? Or something that you feel you're absolutely not ready for? I know exactly how that feels because I used to be the person who put flying on a massive pedestal. I’d tell myself, "Sure, I can handle the grocery store now, but a plane? That’s different. That’s the ultimate trap." If you’ve ever felt like your progress doesn't count...

Are you doing "all the things" but secretly dying on the inside? Many high achievers and "Type A" personalities wear their productivity like armor. But what happens when that armor becomes too heavy to carry? In this episode, I’m joined by Jennifer Bohle, a therapist based in Colorado who specializes in helping perfectionists untangle their worth from their to-do lists. We dive deep into why "rest...

Why is it that we can sign up for the adrenaline of a new tattoo or riding a rollercoaster, but the idea of an unplanned panic attack feels like a 10/10 threat? Logic doesn't always live here, but we do! This month, we’re rambling through the highs and lows of living a recovered life. From Brittany’s big NYC comeback to Shannon’s "I’m definitely dying" food poisoning saga, we’re looking at what it...

Are you organizing your life around your goals and living life, or are you organizing it around the hope that you won’t feel anxious? When we think of avoidance, we usually picture the big, external "no-go" zones: the highway, the crowded grocery store, or traveling far from home. But there is a much quieter, more insidious form of avoidance that keeps people stuck in the anxiety cycle for years:...

“How long until the anxiety goes away? How long until I can drive again? Am I going to be like this forever?” If you are struggling with panic disorder or agoraphobia , these are likely the questions keeping you up at night. I know because I asked them too. But here is the truth: when we ask about "how long," we aren’t usually looking for a date on a calendar, we’re looking for hope that we aren't...

If the word ‘death’ makes your chest tighten, or if you’ve spent months body scanning and wondering ‘what if this is it,’ what if I told you that death isn’t the scary, painful monster we’ve been taught to fear? In today’s episode, I am having a conversation that is not meant to scare you. In fact, it’s meant to do the exact opposite. For some who are struggling with health anxiety , panic disorde...

Is it possible to be "fully recovered" and still have anxious thoughts, or are we all just making it up as we go? Welcome to the very first episode of Recovered & Rambling ! This is a new monthly feature where I sit down with my right-hand person and friend, Brittany, for a completely unscripted, unfiltered conversation. Think of it as a "vibe check" on life, recovery, and the random stuff tha...

Have you ever been gripped by the fear that you wont make it to a bathroom in time? In this episode, we’re diving deep into a topic that many people struggle with, but almost nobody talks about: toilet anxiety. Specifically, the distressing fear of pooping your pants in public or while "trapped" in situations like traffic or meetings. If you’ve ever felt like your life revolves around the nearest...

Have you ever felt like you’re a nervous wreck for absolutely no reason at all? Maybe you’re just sitting on the couch, watching a show, or grabbing a coffee, and suddenly your heart is racing and your brain is screaming "danger!" even though everything is fine. If you feel like your anxiety is "24/7" or you’re trapped by agoraphobia, this episode is for you. Mari is back on the podcast today, and...

What do you do when the world feels like it’s on fire, and your nervous system is simply running out of capacity to hold it all? Today, I’m stepping away from the usual "teaching" and "fixing" to have a very honest, human-to-human check-in. If you are sensitive, empathetic, and anxiety-leaning, you’ve likely been feeling the weight of the world's chaos, uncertainty, and pain. It is heavy, it is ex...

Have you ever felt like you've talked about your anxiety until you're blue in the face, yet the panic still feels "stuck" in your body? In this episode, I'm joined by Lilly Risch , an expert EMDR therapist and consultant. We’re moving beyond traditional talk therapy to explore Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) —a body-based modality specifically designed to target the root of pa...

​ Is your search for a "reason" behind your panic actually the thing keeping you stuck? When panic feels random and unpredictable, our natural human instinct is to figure out why. We scan our lives for patterns... asking what we ate, where we were, or what we were thinking, convinced that if we can just solve the mystery of the trigger, we can finally make the panic stop. In this episode, I explai...

What do you do when your world becomes so small that even the second floor of your own home feels like a place you need to escape? In this episode, I’m sitting down with Megan, a graduate of my Panic to Peace program, to talk about the raw reality of agoraphobia. Megan shares the "underwater" feeling of her first traumatic panic attack during an MRI and how her life eventually shrank until she was...

Agoraphobia doesn’t always look like being housebound (pst, it often doesn't). In this episode, I’m breaking down 4 common (and often overlooked) signs of agoraphobia , especially for people who are still “doing life..." going to work, running errands, traveling, or showing up for others, but feel like their world is quietly shrinking on the inside. I share from both my personal experience of livi...

Is your anxiety suddenly through the roof, are you easily irritated, or do you feel a persistent sense of "something is off" and you just don't know why? I sat down with the amazing Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi, a physician specializing in menopause, who brings both professional expertise and deeply personal experience to the table. This conversation is an absolute must-listen if you're in your mid-30s, 4...

Are you tired of feeling stuck in the same anxiety cycle? If you've tried everything and are ready for real change, you need to hear this! I’m sitting down with Bella , an incredible success story from the Healthy Push Community , to share her raw, honest journey. Bella was once totally housebound, experiencing constant panic, and grappling with a history of trauma. Now, she's driving, going to so...

Do you constantly worry about making the "right choice" for your kids and fear that you're going to "mess them up?" I was so excited to talk with Dr. Tuesday Watts, a psychologist and incredible advocate for maternal mental health, to dive into the messy, raw, and unspoken parts of motherhood that fuel our anxiety. We tackle the toxic idea of "perfectionism" head-on and share why dropping the impo...

Are you tired of living in the overwhelming fear of your next panic attack? I spent over a decade deeply struggling with panic attacks, sometimes multiple times a day. I felt defeated, frustrated, and ended up in the emergency room more than once. The constant worry about panic attacks became a heavy fear that ran my entire life. I don't want anyone to suffer like I did, which is why I'm sharing t...

Is your adult anxiety rooted in your childhood environment? Many people minimize their childhood experiences, thinking, "It wasn't that bad." In this episode, therapist Jenn Shields joins me to explain how living in chaotic or emotionally inconsistent homes forces children to develop survival patterns that turn into adult challenges like people-pleasing and perfectionism. We break down nervous sys...

Do you ever get overwhelmed by the absurd amount of anxiety advice floating around? All the tips, the hacks, the must-do routines? How do you tell the difference between what's actually helpful and what's just total BS? In this Q&A episode, I sit down with Mari (my podcast editor) to go through your questions about popular anxiety and panic advice. We dive into common suggestions, cutting thro...