The Anxiety Recovery Podcast

Why do some people constantly fear abandonment, need reassurance, or struggle to regulate their emotions? Why are anxiety and ADHD becoming more common? And how much of it can be traced back to our earliest relationships? In this episode, I sit down with child psychoanalyst Erica Komisar to explore how our earliest attachment experiences shape the way we relate to ourselves and others for the rest...

In this episode, I sat down with artist and Shadow Mapping creator Kirstin Mitchell for a conversation about anxiety, uncertainty, and the parts of ourselves we spend so much energy trying to avoid. We talked about the fear of running out of money, why conflict can feel so threatening to the nervous system, and why anxious minds become so attached to certainty and control. We explored how our rela...

So many people think burnout is just “working too much.” But burnout goes SO much deeper than being busy or needing more sleep. In this episode, I sit down with burnout coach Chelsea Horton for a powerful conversation about the nervous system, chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, people pleasing, perfectionism, hyper-independence, and the deeper emotional roots underneath burnout. We talk about w...

Why do so many people still feel “not enough” in relationships, even when they logically KNOW they’re worthy? In this episode of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast, I’m joined by women’s empowerment coach and somatic therapist Monika Aimie Greenfield to dive deep into the roots of low self-worth, the fear of not being enough, and why so many people exhaust themselves trying to be chosen, loved, validate...

There’s a conversation happening online about feminine energy… but I think so much of it skips over the nervous system entirely. Because the truth is: you cannot fully relax into your feminine energy when your body still feels unsafe in love. In this episode with Jessica Charuk, we’re talking all about feminine energy, dating, somatic healing, heartbreak, nervous system healing, anxious attachment...

I was a guest on Lindsey Lockett’s podcast called Holistic Trauma Healing with Lindsey Lockett and this podcast was just too juicy to not also publish it on my podcast, the anxiety recovery podcast!  What if anxious attachment isn’t something you heal by becoming hyper-independent, perfectly regulated, or never needing anyone again? In this episode, I joined Lindsay Lockett on the Holistic Trauma...

If you’ve been stuck in the spiral of “do I stay or do I leave?” … overthinking every interaction, questioning your intuition, and trying to make the “right” decision from your mind… this episode is for you. Because the truth is — you’re not actually confused. You’re disconnected from your body. In this episode, I sat down with Becky Aste to talk about why decision-making in relationships can feel...

There are certain relationship patterns that just feel impossible to break… The overthinking. Waiting for a text back. That feeling in your body that they’re going to leave… even when nothing is technically wrong. And a lot of the time, people don’t realize this is anxious attachment — and that it’s not just in your thoughts, it’s actually living in your body. In this episode, I sat down with Mitc...

If you’ve ever  known  someone wasn’t right for you… but you still couldn’t let them go… this episode is for you. Because there are certain connections that don’t just live in your mind, they live in your body. The ones you replay. The ones that changed you. The ones that feel almost impossible to release… even when you’ve done the work, you understand your patterns, and you  know  better. And at...

You can literally feel when something’s off… and still not say anything. You know what you need. You’ve done the therapy. You can name the pattern as it’s happening… and you still go quiet. You still over-explain. You still choose them over yourself. If that’s you — this episode is going to hit. I’m sitting down with Lorina Manzanita (somatic intimacy coach) and we go into the kind of self-abandon...

Most people believe the reason they’re unhappy in their relationship is simple: their partner needs to change. If they communicated better… showed up differently… stopped certain behaviors… then everything would finally feel safe, calm, and fulfilling. But what if that belief is actually part of the cycle that keeps couples stuck? In this episode of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast , Valerie Rubin sit...

I recently had the honor of joining Sharna, the global pregnancy loss expert behind The Pregnancy Loss Recovery Method™ , the only proven framework that addresses pregnancy loss as reproductive trauma , not just grief — for a deeply powerful conversation on her podcast What I Wish I Knew About Pregnancy Loss. In this episode, we explore something that so many women experience but rarely have langu...

From Hustle to Secure: Rewiring Your Attachment to Work So many people think anxious attachment only shows up in dating. But what if the relationship that’s actually dysregulating you… is your business? In this episode, I share my personal journey from six years of chronic pain into becoming an anxious attachment specialist — and how I realized I wasn’t just anxiously attached in relationships… I...

So many people understand attachment styles intellectually… yet still find themselves repeating the same painful relationship patterns. Why do you still panic when someone pulls away? Why does your avoidant partner shut down under pressure? Why does the honeymoon phase fade even when nothing “bad” happened? Because attachment isn’t just psychological. It’s biological. In this episode of The Anxiet...

If you constantly find yourself overgiving, people-pleasing, or feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions, this episode is for you. Many people don’t realize they’re operating from codependent patterns because it often looks like being loving, loyal, or supportive on the surface. But underneath, it can feel exhausting, anxiety-provoking, and deeply disconnecting from your own needs. In this...

If not knowing what’s coming next makes your chest tighten, your mind race, or your body brace for impact, this episode is for you. For many people, uncertainty isn’t just uncomfortable. It feels dangerous. The moment something is unresolved, open-ended, or unclear, the nervous system goes into survival mode: overthinking, reassurance-seeking, scanning for signs, needing answers now just to feel o...

Have you ever wondered why your body reacts before you can think — even when you know you’re safe, loved, or “shouldn’t be this triggered”? In this episode, we explore triggers through a nervous-system lens and gently dismantle the belief that being triggered means you’re broken, failing, or doing healing “wrong.” I’m joined by Courtney, an Emotional Mastery and Self-Trust Coach, board-certified n...

Why You Overthink, People-Please, and Fear Abandonment Understanding C-PTSD with Dr. Arielle Schwartz If you have ever replayed conversations in your head, worried you said the wrong thing, people pleased even when it cost you, or felt a deep fear of being abandoned, this episode is for you 🤍 In this conversation, we explore why these patterns do not mean you are broken and how they are often roo...

Loving someone with anxiety can feel confusing, exhausting, and lonely, especially when you’re trying so hard to be supportive… but nothing seems to help. In this episode, we talk about what actually helps when anxiety shows up in a relationship — and why support so often turns into fixing, walking on eggshells, or quietly abandoning your own needs. I’m joined by couples therapist and relationship...

In this episode of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast , I’m joined by dating and relationship coach Emily Dini for a deeply honest conversation about why anxious attachment bonds so quickly and how to slow down without shutting your heart or abandoning yourself. If you’ve ever thought “I barely know them, but I already feel attached,” this episode is for you. We explore what’s actually happening beneath...

In this episode of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast , I’m joined by Anna Holtzman , a visibility coach who works with sensitive creatives and entrepreneurs navigating the fear of being seen. Together, we explore what fear of visibility actually is — and why it’s not just a mindset issue, confidence problem, or resistance to self-expression, but a nervous system response rooted in safety, belonging, an...

In this episode, I sit down with anxious attachment coach Chris Rackliffe for an illuminating conversation about why so many of us with anxious attachment feel drawn to emotionally unavailable partners. We dig into the early wounds and nervous system imprints that shape our adult attraction patterns, how self-abandonment becomes a survival strategy, and what it really takes to break the cycle of c...

If you’ve ever felt  “here but not here,”  numb, foggy, disconnected, or like your body quietly checks out the moment life gets overwhelming… this episode is going to land deeply. Today on  The Anxiety Recovery Podcast , I’m joined by Dr. Jaimie Marich — one of the leading experts in expressive and somatic trauma healing — to explore a survival response almost no one talks about, yet so many peopl...

When Receiving Feels Unsafe: Healing the Overgiver’s Nervous System In this episode of  The Anxiety Recovery Podcast , Valerie dives into one of the most misunderstood trauma-responses she sees in anxious attachment: why receiving — support, love, money, care, ease — can feel  unsafe , even when you deeply want it. Valerie is joined by  Marina Triner, The Compassionate Somatic Coach , for a raw, n...

In this solo episode, I’m diving deep into the  caretaker wound  — the pattern that keeps so many anxiously attached women stuck in relationships where they’re over-giving, over-functioning, and slipping into their masculine without even realizing it. If you’re tired of attracting men who don’t take initiative… If you’re exhausted from always being the one who holds the emotional weight… If you ca...