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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 16 MIN

#16 Why Anxiety Healing Sometimes Feels Like You're Back at Square One (you're not)

from The Anxiety Party by The Neuro Babe · host Kerry Green, LCSW

You were doing so well. Making progress. Feeling better. Riding the high.And then one thing happened. A bad day. A physical symptom. A moment of anxiety you thought was behind you. And suddenly your brain is telling you that you were never healing in the first place. That you shouldn't have gotten your hopes up. That this is just who you are.This episode is about why that happens. And why it is not the truth.Kerry shares a story straight from a client session this week: a woman in The Neuro Babe Club who had been thriving, got dizzy, and spiraled into full "I'm regressing" territory. Kerry walks through exactly how they worked through it together. First, by proving the thought had no real evidence behind it. And then by getting to the real reason this happens to almost every woman who is actively healing.The answer? Your old identity is trying to pull you back. And once you understand that, everything gets so much easier.In this episode:Why your brain uses a bad day as proof that you were never healing (and why that is not evidence of anything)How to find the real explanation for a physical symptom before letting your nervous system decide it means the worstWhy healing setbacks happen to almost every client Kerry works with, and what is actually going on underneathEgo death: what it is, why it happens during healing, and why it is a sign you are doing something rightThe operator visual: how to separate yourself from the spiral in real time using old identity vs. new identityWhy your old identity is basically a stalker peeking through your windows. and how to make her go away for goodWhy healing does not have to be as hard as you are making itIf you're ready to get out of your anxiety cage and join The Club, head to theneurobabe.com!

You were doing so well. Making progress. Feeling better. Riding the high.And then one thing happened. A bad day. A physical symptom. A moment of anxiety you thought was behind you. And suddenly your brain is telling you that you were never healing in the first place. That you shouldn't have gotten your hopes up. That this is just who you are.This episode is about why that happens. And why it is not the truth.Kerry shares a story straight from a client session this week: a woman in The Neuro Babe Club who had been thriving, got dizzy, and spiraled into full "I'm regressing" territory. Kerry walks through exactly how they worked through it together. First, by proving the thought had no real evidence behind it. And then by getting to the real reason this happens to almost every woman who is actively healing.The answer? Your old identity is trying to pull you back. And once you understand that, everything gets so much easier.In this episode:Why your brain uses a bad day as proof that you were never healing (and why that is not evidence of anything)How to find the real explanation for a physical symptom before letting your nervous system decide it means the worstWhy healing setbacks happen to almost every client Kerry works with, and what is actually going on underneathEgo death: what it is, why it happens during healing, and why it is a sign you are doing something rightThe operator visual: how to separate yourself from the spiral in real time using old identity vs. new identityWhy your old identity is basically a stalker peeking through your windows. and how to make her go away for goodWhy healing does not have to be as hard as you are making itIf you're ready to get out of your anxiety cage and join The Club, head to theneurobabe.com!

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