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May 2025
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Your Life Doesn't Start After Anxiety - ...

Dennis Simsek
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Stop Managing Symptoms and Start The Healing Process Today. Visit https://www.theanxietyguy.com and find the right program for you. 

Podcast description: 

Are you waiting to feel “just right” before living your life again? In this episode, I’m speaking to the part of you that’s been putting life on pause—waiting for the anxiety to disappear, for the symptoms to stop, for that perfect moment that never seems to come.

We’ll explore why it’s not the symptoms themselves, but the fear patterns around them, that keep us stuck. And more importantly, how to gently start moving forward—with the symptoms, not in spite of them.

I’ll share powerful mindset shifts that can help you reconnect with your life today, just as you are. No more waiting. Healing happens in the doing, and it starts with compassion, not control.

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