Anxiety: When Your Body Doesn’t Feel Safe - Sharyn Nichols

Anxiety doesn’t just live in your thoughts—it lives in your body. You may feel tension, restlessness, or a constant sense that something isn’t right, even when you can’t explain why. This is your nervous system responding to what it perceives as unsafe, even if nothing is happening in the present moment.<br data-text="true">In this episode, we take a deeper look at how anxiety shows up physically and emotionally. You’ll learn how the body holds onto past experiences, why familiar patterns can feel safer than change, and how to begin working with your nervous system instead of against it. Understanding anxiety in this way allows you to respond with awareness rather than reaction.<br data-text="true">In this show, Sharyn Nichols, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and integrative guide, shares practical tools and compassionate insight to help you create a sense of safety within yourself—so you can feel more grounded, present, and in control of your experience.<br data-text="true">Feel To Heal: A Guide to Feeling, Healing, and Living from the Truth of Who You Are <br data-text="true">Author Sharyn Nichols<br data-text="true">Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1997615312Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1997615312<br data-text="true">~ More About Feel to Heal with Sharyn Nichols ~ <br data-text="true">Sharyn Nichols is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in Los Angeles, California, with over 30 years of experience in mental health and wellness. She offers an integrative approach that blends evidence-based therapy—such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)—with time-tested mindfulness and meditation practices, somatic tools, and Human Design to support deeper self-awareness and lasting change.Sharyn helps clients recognize signs of stress, regulate their nervous systems, and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. As a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, she also supports the mind-body connection—helping clients feel more grounded, present, and connected to themselves.<br data-text="true">https://www.feeltoheal.com<br data-text="true">To get more of Fell To Heal with Sharyn Nichols, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/feel-to-heal-with-sharyn-nichols/