Emily Heard Emily Heard

You’re Not Broken: Why Anxiety Is a Nervous System Response 

If you’re struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, or a constant sense that something just isn’t right, it can start to feel deeply personal — like there’s something wrong with you.

Your nervous system’s job is to keep you safe. When you’ve lived through stress, emotional neglect, relational trauma, medical experiences, fertility challenges, birth trauma, or simply years of needing to be “the strong one,” your body adapts.

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