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Nov 2025
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1. Anxious? Start Here...

JOSHUA FLETCHER
About this episode

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.

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