Breaking Free: How Somatic Healing Changed My Life as an Anxious Mom
For years, I lived in a prison of anxiety. Not the occasional worry kind – I’m talking about the kind that makes your heart race when you’re trying to grocery shop with your kids, the kind that turns a simple playground visit into a dreaded event. As a mom of two young children, I desperately wanted to give them a normal life, but my anxiety had other plans.
My Breaking Point
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I’ll never forget the day I hit rock bottom. It was supposed to be a simple meetup with friends for a hike – the kind of outing most moms don’t think twice about. But there I was, sitting in my car, gripping the steering wheel, my heart pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears. My five-year-old was asking why we weren’t getting out, and my toddler was fussing in her car seat. I couldn’t do it. The thought of being alone with them in public, where anything could happen, where a panic attack could strike at any moment, was too much. We drove home, and I cried the whole way.
That was my wake-up call. My anxiety wasn’t just affecting me anymore – it was robbing my children of experiences they deserved to have.
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