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EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 12 MIN

Low-Energy Days Activate Anxiety-Manage Both with an Activity Tolerance Plan

from Anchored Not Anxious · host Terri Hutchinson

Living with a chronic condition means navigating the unpredictable terrain of high-energy days and low-energy days. One morning you wake up ready to conquer your to-do list, and the next, a simple shower leaves you depleted. This fluctuation doesn't just affect your body—it impacts your mental and emotional wellbeing, often triggering anxiety and discouragement.In this episode, we explore the connection between low activity tolerance and anxiety, and I share a practical, clinical tool to help you manage your energy wisely. You'll learn how to create an Activity Tolerance Planner that honors both your capabilities and your limitations, using evidence-based strategies like the talk test to assess your exertion levels.Whether you're living with fibromyalgia, MS, heart failure, COPD, or another chronic condition, this episode offers you permission to find contentment in what you can do while extending grace to yourself for what's beyond your reach today. Because a high-energy day needs as much careful attention as a low-energy one.Download the free Activity Tolerance PlannerGet The Anchored Life twice-monthly email. You can include Jesus in each day for reassurance, wisdom, hope, identity, transitions, and as a spiritual, emotional, and mental rescue remedy. It’s about hard days and staying anchored in faith. Your story matters to me and I answer every email. Go to [email protected] Anchored Not Anxious. It's help, hope and resources designed for youFacebook https://www.facebook.com/terri.hutchinson.140 

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Living with a chronic condition means navigating the unpredictable terrain of high-energy days and low-energy days. One morning you wake up ready to conquer your to-do list, and the next, a simple shower leaves you depleted. This fluctuation doesn't just affect your body—it impacts your mental and emotional wellbeing, often triggering anxiety and discouragement. In this episode, we explore the connection between low activity tolerance and anxiety, and I share a practical, clinical tool to hel...

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