11 Nov 2025

How to Handle Feelings of Anxiety and Fear

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In this episode we’re going to learn how to handle painful feelings – feelings of anxiety and fear and depression. How to open up and make room for them, how to drop the struggle with them.

Opening up to them and making room for them sounds a bit counter-intuitive doesn’t it? The opposite of what you probably want to do. “Why would I want to do that, Candice?” I know, it sounds a bit strange, a lot different than probably what you’ve been told. But keep listening and I’ll explain exactly how it works and how you can start implementing this in your own life right away.

Instead of trying to get rid of unpleasant thoughts and feelings we open up and accommodate them. We make room for them and allow them to just come and go.
It doesn’t mean you like them, or that you want them or that you approve of them. You just stop investing your time and effort in fighting them.
The more space you give those fears and anxieties, the less impact and influence they have on your life.
We use this when it helps us to live the life we want to live. It’s not about resignation or tolerating or “gritting your teeth and putting up with it.”
Remember the acronym NAME – Notice, Acknowledge, Make space, Expand awareness

You can download a copy of this episode’s transcript by clicking here.

Between now and the next episode I recommend practicing making room for your feelings, just like we did right now in this episode. As soon as you realize you’re struggling, just run through the exercise. You may want to write down the key steps.

Here’s a worksheet you can use to practice.

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