200: The Biggest Reasons I Struggled With Anxiety, Panic Disorder, and Agoraphobia for 15 Years
A Healthy Push15 Sep 2025

200: The Biggest Reasons I Struggled With Anxiety, Panic Disorder, and Agoraphobia for 15 Years

I can hardly believe this is the 200th episode of A Healthy Push Podcast! 🎉 When I first started, I had no idea what I was doing. I just knew I wanted to share my story in hopes it could help others. And now, 200 episodes later, I’m more grateful than ever for this community and the work I get to do alongside you!

In this special, personal episode, I’m opening up about the real reasons why I stayed stuck in anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia for 15 years. Because let’s be honest, no one should have to struggle that long.

If you’ve ever wondered why your recovery feels so hard or why progress seems slow, you might see yourself in my story. I’ll share the six biggest patterns that kept me stuck and how shifting them helped me finally move forward.

Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

  • Why constantly searching for causes and quick fixes actually made things worse
  • How problem-solving and overanalyzing kept me from truly healing
  • The trap of “white knuckling” through anxiety and exposures
  • The role unprocessed trauma and unhealthy coping strategies played in my struggle
  • How shame, perfectionism, and hiding my struggles led to isolation
  • The importance of actually supporting and caring for yourself in recovery

Most importantly, I want you to know this: healing doesn’t have to take years, and it doesn’t have to be so hard.

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