How to Manage Anxiety and Feel in Control Again

Do you ever feel anxious even when, logically, you know you are probably safe? Welcome to the coaching portion of the Bad B podcast so you can get straight into it... You can watch the full episode here:    • How To Stop Anxiety From Running your Life   In this episode of the Bad B Podcast, Julia and I are talking about anxiety, the primitive brain, panic attacks, physical symptoms, negative forecasting, workplace stress, and practical ways to calm your mind and body when anxiety starts to take over. I’m Emilie West, a career coach helping professionals build confidence, navigate career change, get promoted and create more authentic, sustainable success at work and in life. In this video, you’ll learn: ✅ Why anxiety is not always “bad” and how it can help you risk-manage real danger ✅ How the primitive brain creates fight, flight or freeze responses ✅ Why anxiety can feel so physical, from stomach issues and palpitations to poor sleep and tension ✅ How negative forecasting can make future meetings, travel or social situations feel threatening ✅ Why modern life, news, stress, caffeine, alcohol, sugar and poor sleep can raise your anxiety baseline ✅ How anxiety can affect confidence, focus, trust and decision-making at work ✅ What to do when anxiety hits in a meeting, presentation or public speaking moment ✅ How to use grounding, breathing and observation techniques to calm your nervous system ✅ Why talking to someone safe can help you make sense of anxious thoughts ✅ How to face the thing you are avoiding instead of letting anxiety shrink your world ✅ Why small daily moments of calm, joy and rest can build resilience over time ✅ When to seek professional support if anxiety is affecting your daily life This is not about trying to live without anxiety altogether. Anxiety is part of being human, and sometimes it is your brain trying to protect you. But when anxiety starts running your life, shrinking your world, or making normal situations feel unsafe, it is time to understand it and learn how to work with it. Subscribe for practical career coaching on confidence at work, emotional intelligence, workplace wellbeing, stress management, career change and professional development. Comment below: where does anxiety show up most for you — work, meetings, travel, social situations, sleep, or decision-making? #AnxietyRelief #WorkplaceStress #ConfidenceAtWork #CareerAdvice #WorkplaceWellbeing #professionaldevelopment Alchemy Coaching Links Find out more about Emilie and Alchemy Coaching https://www.alchemycoaching.co.uk Join the How to be a Confident Presenter course: https://alchemy-coaching.kit.com/prod... Join the How to get Promoted Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/how-to-g... Bad B Links: Find all episodes of the Bad B Podcast here:    / @badbitchpodcast   Join the next Bad B Reset https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ba... Find out about other Bad B Events https://www.badbhypnotherapy.com/s/shop