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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 12 MIN

I Faced My Anxiety on a 5-Hour Bus Ride.

from Grow with the Flo · host Flo

I almost didn’t go to Sigiriya.The plan was simple: take a local bus, travel for hours, explore somewhere new. But my anxiety had other plans.In this episode, I share something different — I recorded myself before the journey and again after arriving. Raw. Unfiltered.We talk about:Toilet anxiety and lack of control.The spiral before committing.The physical sensations of fear.What changed once I arrived.And what anxiety teaches us about avoidance.Sometimes courage isn’t climbing a mountain.Sometimes it’s getting on the bus anyway.

I almost didn’t go to Sigiriya.The plan was simple: take a local bus, travel for hours, explore somewhere new. But my anxiety had other plans.In this episode, I share something different — I recorded myself before the journey and again after arriving. Raw. Unfiltered.We talk about:Toilet anxiety and lack of control.The spiral before committing.The physical sensations of fear.What changed once I arrived.And what anxiety teaches us about avoidance.Sometimes courage isn’t climbing a mountain.Sometimes it’s getting on the bus anyway.

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