When you struggle with anxiety, certainty usually feels like the only way forward. Every decision and every action feels like it needs to be guaranteed before you take it.

The problem is that the guarantee never comes because there is no such thing as certainty. And chasing it keeps you paralyzed in an endless cycle of seeking reassurance, checking symptoms, overthinking, second-guessing...

So, if you want to truly take a step forward, you don't need to eliminate uncertainty. What you need is to build the courage to move despite it.

Beating fear isn't courage. Courage is recognizing the fear, feeling it, and choosing to take action anyway. In fact, that’s what separates those who stay stuck from those who recover.

In this episode, I'm explaining why certainty is an illusion, what courage really is, and how you can start stepping into the unknown on the path to full recovery.

Let’s get started.

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• Why people chase certainty and reassurance (01:21)
• Courage is not the absence of fear (04:12)
• Overcoming learned helplessness (06:20)
• The role of discomfort in healing (08:19)
• Seeing others succeed helps build courage (08:55)

Additional Resources:

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“You’ve lost weight.”

I started to hear this every now and then, but I didn’t think much about it… at least for a while. I’d just nod, shrug, and move on.

But people kept pointing it out – family, friends, even strangers online.

Then I started to notice... My clothes didn’t fit right. My face looked sharper, almost unfamiliar. The number on the scale was dropping every day, and soon, I had lost about 45 pounds.

I wasn’t dieting or working out. I was just… anxious.

Anxiety isn't something that just lives in your head. It runs through your body and pushes everything into overdrive. Even when I was sitting still, my heart would race like I was sprinting. I lost my appetite, my digestion slowed. In fact, I was burning through energy like a machine stuck in high gear.

At first, I tried to force the weight back on – more meals, more calories, anything to make the number go up. Of course, it didn’t work. Because the real problem wasn’t my weight. It was... Well, find out in this episode as it breaks down:

• Why anxiety can cause rapid weight loss
• Why simply eating more won’t fix it
• What actually helps

Tune in!

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00)
• The link between anxiety and weight loss (00:11)
• How the fight-or-flight response affects metabolism (01:42)
• Anxiety suppresses digestion (02:37)
• Addressing anxiety, not just eating more (03:57)
• Setbacks are normal (05:06)
• How support from therapists or mentors accelerates healing (07:02)

Additional Resources:

➡️ To accelerate your recovery journey, book a call to see if the mentorship with Shaan's team will help your specific situation

➡️ Get access to the Desensitization Blueprint

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Understanding your anxiety symptoms isn't enough to make progress in your recovery journey. Many people know exactly what’s happening in their bodies but still feel stuck. Why? Because deep down, they see themselves as “an anxious person.”

When you’ve lived with anxiety for a long time, it becomes more than just an experience – it becomes part of who you are. And the brain will fight to keep that identity intact, even when it’s painful. Simply put, anxiety becomes familiar, almost comfortable, in a strange way.

That’s why so many people start to heal, only to fall right back into old patterns. Their mind pulls them back to what feels familiar.

But this goes beyond anxiety. A lot of people unknowingly hold onto a victim mindset, seeing themselves as powerless in their own recovery. Real progress starts when you stop identifying with your struggles as if you’re permanently broken and instead start seeing yourself as someone who can take responsibility and heal.

That small change makes all the difference.

In this episode I'm talking about why identity plays such a huge role in healing and how to shift yours so you’re not the one holding yourself back.

Tune in!

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• The most important factor: your identity (01:23)
• The ego protects identity, leading to self-sabotage (04:55)
• Healing requires taking full responsibility (07:09)
• People fear the unknown more than they fear anxiety (09:01)
• Mindset shifts have a bigger impact than most realize (10:26)

Additional Resources:

➡️ To accelerate your recovery journey, book a call to see if the mentorship with Shaan's team will help your specific situation

➡️ Get access to the Desensitization Blueprint

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