You meet someone. The chemistry is electric. You text constantly for three weeks. Then they pull back. Suddenly you're checking your phone every two minutes. Replaying every conversation. Wondering what you did wrong. Feeling physically sick when they don't respond. Making excuses for them. Convincing yourself they're just busy.

You've tried breathing exercises, affirmations, and meditation apps—but your anxiety is still there. Not because you're doing it wrong, but because most anxiety advice misunderstands what anxiety actually is. Clinical psychologist explains the nervous system approach that actually works.

Break the anxiety-insomnia loop. Includes before-bed protocols, DBT skills for wakeful periods, ACT acceptance exercises, catastrophic thought reframes, and sleep tracking.

Social anxiety isn't shyness—your nervous system treats people as threats. Clinical psychologist explains the neuroscience, DBT skills, and gradual exposure strategies.

If you're a woman in your 40s or 50s wondering why the life hacks that worked for 20 years suddenly... don't — pull up a chair. I need to tell you something that would have saved me a lot of suffering if someone had told me sooner.