{"podcast":{"title":"The Robyn Graham Show a Podcast for Christian Women - Become Calm, Confident, and Consistent","slug":"the-robyn-graham-show-a-podcast-for-christian-women-become-calm-confident-and-consistent-6459255","podcast_index_feed_id":6459255,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/205739/rss","website_url":"https://therobyngraham.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/6/2/b/662b7354372fdcf516c3140a3186d450/The_Robyn_Graham_Show_a_podcast_for_Christian_women_in_leadership_2.jpg","author":"Robyn Graham","episode_count":275,"summary":"Welcome to The Robyn Graham Show . . . A top 1% globally ranked podcast for high-achieving Christian women in leadership. Through solo episodes and guest interviews we share strategies to help you break through anxiety-driven behaviors like control, perfectionism, people-pleasing, overreacting and avoidance so you can be a calm, confident, and consistent leader at work, at home, and in the communities you serve. . I'm Robyn Graham, your host, and an anxiety breakthrough strategist, author, and keynote speaker. As a high achiever myself, and mom to three, I've experienced life with anxiety and emotional chaos, and that is why I am passionate about this mission - to help other women be calm, confident and consistent in all their leadership roles, including parenting. Past episodes include a depth of content on business growth strategies, faith, and mindset. Now, you'll experience more topics related to parenting, overall well-being, relationships, faith, mindset, and more. I and my guests will share our personal experiences and practical strategies to help you live a calm, confident, and consistent life with your family and in your leadership roles. Subscribe for new content every w…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:17:35.417580+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-robyn-graham-show-a-podcast-for-christian-women-become-calm-confident-and-consistent-6459255"},"episode":{"title":"The need to forgive because unforgiveness increases anxiety.","slug":"the-need-to-forgive-because-unforgiveness-increases-anxiety","published_at":"2026-02-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-robyn-graham-show-a-podcast-for-christian-women-become-calm-confident-and-consistent-6459255/the-need-to-forgive-because-unforgiveness-increases-anxiety","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-robyn-graham-show-a-podcast-for-christian-women-become-calm-confident-and-consistent-6459255","url":"https://therobyngraham.com/unforgiveness-and-anxiety/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/robyngraham/423.mp3?dest-id=1476041","summary":"Unforgiveness disrupts your ability to feel calm and keeps you stuck in a cycle of negative emotions, feelings, and thoughts about yourself or others. Notice, if you are feeling anxious, irritable, or unfulfilled for a period of time, it could be that unforgiveness and anxiety have partnered to disrupt your nervous system regulation. Perhaps you are striving to please people, feeling exhausted by the need to control, or living in a constant drive for perfection. Everyone sins, therefore everyone needs forgiveness. The connection between unforgiveness and anxiety. If we harbor unforgiveness in our hearts, whether toward ourselves or others, fear and shame grow. Anxiety is an abnormal sense of fear. And it is our nervous system's way of keeping us safe. So if anxiety is building, our nervous system is dysregulated, and therefore we are not able to access our pre-frontal cortex to make good, effective, meaningful decisions. In addition, shame results in fear and nervous system dysregulation. Nervous system dysregulation When the nervous system is dysregulated for long periods, it can manifest in your body and reduce overall well-being. First, your brain is operating from the limbic system and relying on fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses. Here's what happens in each state: Fight: You become irritated. Instead of responding to others or situations, you overreact. Overreaction leads to more shame, guilt, and disruption in relationships. Flight: You run, and avoid. Freeze: You feel stuck. Fawn: People-pleasing becomes part of your identity. Nervous system regulation strategies: Breath Pray Practice gratitude Get creative - color, doodle, write, draw, paint, etc. Go for a walk Spend time in nature Get sunlight Journal Read Connect - spend time with family or friends Tap…","meta_description":"Unforgiveness disrupts your ability to feel calm and keeps you stuck in a cycle of negative emotions, feelings, and thoughts about yourself or others. 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