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50: The Anxiety I Couldn't Explain Led Me to the Rest I Desperately Needed

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Beyond Wellness Culture | Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
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Jun 18, 2026
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1312
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Summary

Episode 50 is here — and it's dropping on Dr. Brook Sheehan's 42nd birthday, which makes it extra special. But instead of a celebratory episode, Dr. Brook is doing something far more powerful: getting radically transparent about the debilitating anxiety she walked through for two and a half weeks in May. This isn't a clinical breakdown of anxiety. This is a deeply personal, faith-filled account of what it looks like when someone who knows the body — hormones, cycles, nervous system and all — ...