For many of us, the thought of having anxiety can feel scary, uncomfortable, or even strange, something we’d rather avoid at all costs. But what if anxiety wasn’t a foe? What if, instead, we could learn to see it as a friend? Anxiety develops in all of us as a natural response to protect the body from pain, whether that pain is social, emotional, or physical. It’s our body’s way of saying, “Something doesn’t feel right.” However, when we can shift our relationship with anxiety, we can begin...

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