Today we're talking about anxiety, not the casual "I'm stressed" kind, but the kind that takes over your body, your thoughts, your sleep, your peace, and your sense of safety.
My friend Maddie Joy Fischer joins me to talk about our very real stories with anxiety, panic, fear, and the lies at the root of it all. We both know what it's like to feel trapped by fear and to wonder if this is just how life will always be. But we also know what it's like for God to meet us there, unravel self-reliance, expose the lies, and begin rebuilding something truer and stronger.
In this conversation we talk about:
how anxiety can start small and slowly take over
health anxiety, panic attacks, and feeling unsafe in your own body
the lie that says "I'm not safe" and the truth that answers it
fear of man, self-protection, and trying to stay in control
what it looks like to come to the end of yourself
why healing is often not linear
how God uses even the darkest seasons for redemption
what surrender actually looks like when you're in it
This episode is full of honesty, Scripture, and hope for the person still in the thick of anxiety, and for the person who loves someone who is.
If you've ever felt like fear was driving the bus, this conversation is for you. There is freedom in Jesus. There is truth stronger than the lies. And there is hope, even here.
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