Episode 340: A New Approach to Understanding Anxiety with Elizabeth April

Host Erin Kerry sits down with Elizabeth April, author of Your Anxiety Is Giving Me Anxiety, to explore a completely different perspective on anxiety. Instead of viewing it as a disorder or flaw, Elizabeth shares how anxiety can function as a signal—pointing to deeper root causes in your past, present, and even future patterns. They discuss how unresolved trauma, environmental stress, and nervous system overload can shape anxiety responses, and why traditional coping strategies may not be enough for long-term healing. This conversation blends mental health, nervous system insight, and practical tools to help you move from reacting to anxiety… to understanding what it’s trying to tell you. Key Topics: Key Topics: - Why anxiety may be a signal, not a disorder - Root causes of anxiety: past, present, and future triggers - The “oversaturated sponge” effect and emotional buildup - How unresolved trauma shows up as anxiety - Emotional and environmental influences on mental health - Why suppressing anxiety can make it worse - Practical tools for releasing stored stress and overwhelm - Anxiety in children and modern overstimulation Links Mentioned: Book: https://benbellabooks.com/shop/your-anxiety-is-giving-me-anxiety/ Website: elizabethapril.com Join Erin’s monthly mailing list to get health tips and fresh meal plans and recipes every month: https://mailchi.mp/adde1b3a4af3/monthlysparksignup Order Erin’s new book, Live Beyond Your Label, at erinbkerry.com/upcomingbook/