16/08/2025
What if your anxiety isn’t a disorder… but a messenger trying to speak to you?
So often we’re told to “get rid of anxiety.” But anxiety isn’t here to destroy you—it’s here to protect you. When you begin to see it as a part of you, a sensation in your body that’s signaling fear and asking for reassurance, everything changes.
“Something feels unsafe.”
At its core, anxiety is simply your body’s alarm system, signaling possible danger.
It’s not here to harm you.
Anxiety is protective. It wants to keep you alert, even if the threat isn’t real right now.
A younger, protective part.
Anxiety often feels like a younger part of you asking, “Will you keep me safe?”
💭 “What are you trying to tell me?”
Instead of suppressing anxiety, we can pause and listen to its message.
Pointing to fear, uncertainty, or unmet needs.
Anxiety often shows up when your inner needs—like safety, rest, or connection—aren’t being met.
Compassion softens anxiety. 💜
When you meet anxiety with kindness instead of resistance, it often quiets down.
You are not broken.
Anxiety doesn’t mean you’re flawed. It means a part of you is asking for attention and care.
Respond with understanding.
The more gently you respond to anxiety, the less power it holds over you.
A messenger, not a disorder.
Reframe your perspective: Anxiety is not your enemy. It’s a part of you that simply wants reassurance.
How I can help you 🌻
✨ Anxiety is not a flaw,
but a body asking to be heard.
🌿 Through nervous system regulation,
we calm the storms within.
💜 By integrating past trauma,
the weight begins to lift.
🤝 With attachment work,
we soften old patterns of disconnection.
🌀 And through Embodied Processing,
the body guides us back to presence.
🌸 You don’t have to carry this alone.
I’d be honoured to walk this journey with you.
📩 Work with me at lightthewaycounselling.com
