Episode Details

Anxiety often lives within the speed of things—the rush of a thought before it is finished or a worry arriving before the last has settled. Today, we slow down to catch the moment that is already here. I am your host, Martin, clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic, welcoming you to your daily 10 minutes of guided stillness.


I am incredibly excited to share that I am building the Anchored app for iOS. This will be a dedicated, beautiful home for everything this podcast stands for—breathwork, sessions, and hypnotherapy tools right in your pocket.


Support the Build & Become a Founding Member To make this a reality, a friend has set up a GoFundMe campaign to help me acquire the equipment needed to code it. I invite you to be a part of this journey from the very beginning. Every founding member who supports the build will receive lifetime access to premium content, free forever.

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Today's Affirmations

• I live at the pace of my breath, not the pace of my anxiety.
  
• I am a collector of moments and today I will find them.
  
• I slow down and in slowing down, I find myself.
  
• The present moment holds everything I need.
  

Your 3 Daily Caring Tips

1. The Five-Second Collect: Once today, stop for five seconds and notice something you would normally walk past—the grain of wood or the way the air smells. Name it to yourself; you have collected a moment.
   
2. Slow the Hands: Pick one everyday action, like making a drink or putting on a coat, and do it slowly and intentionally. This trains your nervous system to find calm within the routine.
   
3. The Breath Reset: If the day feels too fast, use one "4-2-6" breath (4 in, 2 hold, 6 out) to step back into the present. It was always here; you just need to breathe your way back.
   

Thank you for putting yourself first today.
Be Kind
Time Chapters

• 00:00 - The speed of anxiety vs. the pace of the moment
  
• 00:32 - Welcome to Calming Anxiety
  
• 00:49 - The Anchored App: A home for your pocket
  
• 01:13 - GoFundMe & Founding Member Lifetime Access
  
• 01:54 - Guided Vagus Nerve Breathwork (4-2-6)
  
• 04:31 - Visualization: Becoming a "Moment Collector"
  
• 07:07 - Affirmations for a Slower Pace
  
• 08:27 - 3 Daily Caring Tips
  
• 10:36 - Anxiety Breaker Course & Anchored CTA
  

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