Eps 4: The Intelligence Beneath Anxiety and Procrastination: What’s Really Going On?

Summary:

In this episode, Cielle discusses the importance of building trust with ourselves by embracing that our thoughts, feelings, and reactions are valid and make sense. She explains that anxiety is a natural response to threat and danger, and procrastination can be a symptom of flight, freeze, fight, or fawn stress cycle responses. By understanding the root causes of our anxieties and procrastination, we can make conscious choices. This episode is perfect for Gen Z, college students, and young adults looking to understand (and unshame) their own anxieties and procrastination. By gaining self-awareness and making choices that serve us best, we can build trust and confidence in ourselves.

 

Keywords:

trust, self-validation, anxiety, procrastination, flight, freeze, fight, fawn, self-awareness, self-confidence

 

Takeaways:

• Anxiety signals threat and danger;  it is not a sign of weakness or inadequacy.
• Procrastination can be a symptom of flight, freeze, fight, or fawn responses, and understanding the reasons behind it can help us make choices that serve us best.
• Validating our emotions and embracing our valid thoughts, feelings, and reactions is crucial for building self-awareness and self-confidence.
• By gaining self-awareness and making choices that serve us best, we can build trust and confidence in ourselves.

   

   

 

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: Exploring the Concept of Making Sense
04:18 Examples of Validity and Making Sense
06:30 Understanding the Nervous System 
08:59 Anxiety as a Natural Response to Threat
22:44 Different Stress Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
31:39 Practical Applications: Understanding and Validating Anxiety and Procrastination
35:52 Conclusion: Building Trust with Ourselves

 

Mentions:

Thank you always to my wonderful husband, Brandon Ward, for the intro. And to the amazing duo Miracle Laurie and Bobbo Byrnes for the song Effin' Groovy used in the outro. Appreciate you all.