In this episode, we explore why anxiety can seem to appear for no reason at all. We look more closely at the role of the threat response and uncover why it actually makes sense that we feel anxious. There is always a reason, even if it’s not the one we expect.

In this episode, we explore why people with anxiety disorders often feel anxious most of the day. To understand this, we need to look at the body’s threat response, the system designed to protect us but which can become overactive and misfiring. I talk about how this response fuels our symptoms, how we interact with it, and what keeps it going. Drawing on both my own experiences and my work as a therapist, we’ll start to make sense of why anxiety can feel so constant.

The Panic Pod returns after a four-year break. In this first episode, we go back to where it all began. If you’re anxious, confused, and don’t know where to start, or if you’ve consumed endless self-help content and still don’t feel better, take a breath and join me here. I’ll walk you through how, as both a therapist and a former sufferer, we find our way back to a good place again.