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Manage Workplace Anxiety | Stop the Constant Mental Work
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Work anxiety management can become another full-time job—constant monitoring, techniques, and self-optimisation that keeps your nervous system locked in high alert. In this episode, we explore why high-functioning anxious women often miss the biggest recovery tool: permission to stop managing. You'll learn the nervous system reset that matters most, how to recognise when anxiety management is draining you further, and the counterintuitive truth about sustainable stress recovery for burnt-out leaders.
Anxiety at work can hijack your whole day, and the worst part is how quickly “managing it” becomes another job you never applied for. Cheryl sits down with psychotherapist Elke to make calming down simpler, more physical, and far more realistic, especially for busy people who do not have time to overthink every symptom. We focus on what helps your nervous system feel safer, not on chasing a perfect routine.
We dig into practical, body-based stress and anxiety tools you can use anywhere: hydration as a baseline, breathing that actually feels doable when you are already activated, and why the vagus nerve matters when anxiety shows up as tension, nausea, a tight throat, or a racing heart. Elke also explains havening, a gentle touch technique that sends a nonverbal “you are safe” message to your system when words like “relax” do nothing. From there, we build a personal “calm list” so you have steps to follow even when your mind is spinning, plus the idea of layering supports when you need “heavy artillery” to bring your stress level down.
We also get honest about gratitude: not as a cheesy slogan or toxic positivity, but as science-backed attention training that can reduce perfectionism and grow real joy over time. If you want practical workplace anxiety strategies, nervous system regulation ideas, and a simple daily practice that saves time and energy, you will leave with a clear plan. Subscribe, share this with someone who is carrying too much, and leave a review with the one tool you want to try first.
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