The Anxiety Recovery Podcast

Love doesn’t have to feel like walking on eggshells. If you’re caught overthinking texts, fearing abandonment, or shrinking yourself just to feel chosen—you’re not alone. Hosted by trauma-informed somatic coach and anxious attachment expert Valerie Rubin, this podcast guides you to uncover and heal the subconscious patterns that keep you stuck in anxiety, people-pleasing, and unfulfilling relationships. Learn how to heal your anxious attachment, regulate your nervous system, speak your needs, and attract love that truly feels like home.

The Anxiety Recovery Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Valerie Rubin, with 132 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Valerie Rubin hosts The Anxiety Recovery Podcast, a health show with 132 episodes published.

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  Binge Eating, Emotional Eating & Body Image: How Your Nervous System Shapes Your Relationship With Food with Stephanie Mara

  Oct 1, 202645 min

  Why do you sometimes keep eating when you’re already physically full? And how can you feel okay about your body one day, then hate what you see in the mirror the next, even though nothing has changed? This week, I’m joined by Stephanie Mara, MA, Somatic Nutritional Counselor, creator of Somatic Eating®, and host of the Satiated Podcast, to explore the connections between binge eating, emotional eating, body image, anxious attachment, and your nervous system. Stephanie shares her experience with IBS and what shifted when she began listening to her body differently. Together, we talk about how early experiences of being cared for can shape our relationship with food, how different nervous system states affect eating and body image, and why shame can make these patterns harder to untangle. We also explore feeling physically full without feeling satisfied, how food can become a source of comfort and safety, and unlearning diet culture when its rules still live in your head. Stephanie explains titration and how to reconnect with your body at a pace you can tolerate, including finding joy in that connection, even when it feels far away. One of my favorite moments was our conversation about “of course.” Of course you wanted comfort. Of course you reached for something that helped. That understanding opens up a different conversation than “What’s wrong with me?” If you’re exhausted from fighting with food or waiting for your body to change before you can feel good in it, this episode is for you. If anxiety or anxious attachment keeps showing up in your relationships, even when love is there, your body may still be living in the past. I am an anxious attachment specialist & trauma informed somatic coach who helps people heal their anxious attachment using somatic healing & nervous system regulation. I have 4 spots open for 1:1 somatic support for people who are ready to reduce their anxiety/anxious attachment patterns. Somatic work helps your nervous system release old survival patterns that were formed before you had words, patterns like fear of abandonment, constant scanning, or feeling like you have to hold everything together to stay loved. When your body feels safe, connection no longer feels like something you have to earn. Book your free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit to work together here: https://calendly.com/freedomwithvalerie/discovery-call Connect with Stephanie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/ Check out Stephanie's Somatic Eating Program here: https://somaticeating.com/ Connect with Valerie on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/healwithval/ Check out the new anxiety recovery podcast instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theanxietyrecoverypodcast/

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  How to Actually Flirt: Attraction, Chemistry & Dating Anxiety with The Flirt Coach Benjamin Camras

  Sep 18, 202658 min

  Why is it SO easy to flirt with someone you don’t really care about, but the second you actually like someone, suddenly you forget how to be a human? In this episode, I’m joined by Benjamin Camras, aka The Flirt Coach, to break down how to ACTUALLY flirt without performing, overthinking every interaction, or making your entire dating experience about one question: “Do they like me?” Because when you struggle with dating anxiety or anxious attachment, attraction can feel incredibly high stakes. You’re analyzing their texts, replaying the date in your head, wondering if you were too much, looking for signs they’re pulling away, and trying to figure out exactly what to say or do to keep them interested. But what if flirting isn’t about convincing someone to like you? What if it’s simply about becoming comfortable expressing attraction, creating connection, and staying curious about whether YOU actually like them? Benjamin breaks down what people misunderstand about flirting, why anxiety can kill our natural ability to connect, and the actual anatomy of good flirting, from eye contact, teasing, compliments and physical attraction to creating emotional, spiritual and energetic connection. We also get into how flirting differs across cultures, whether flirting can be learned if you’ve always considered yourself awkward or “bad at dating,” masculine/feminine energetics during dating + how those dynamics can look different within LGBTQIA+ relationships. If you’ve ever left a date thinking, “Did they like me? Was I awkward? Did I say too much? Why haven’t they texted me?” Then this episode is for you. In this episode, we get into: ✨ Why you suddenly forget how to flirt when you ACTUALLY like someone ✨ How dating anxiety and anxious attachment interfere with attraction and connection ✨ The biggest misconception people have about flirting ✨ How to stop obsessing over “Do they like me?” and start asking “Do I like THEM?” ✨ How to flirt if you feel awkward, shy, anxious or terrified of rejection ✨ Eye contact, teasing, compliments, touch and other ways we create chemistry ✨ Emotional, spiritual, energetic and physical ways of connecting w/someone ✨ Why flirting can look completely different across cultures ✨ Masculine and feminine energy in dating, courtship and LGBTQIA+ relationships How to heal the fear of rejection and the fear of uncertainty in early stages of dating Flirting doesn’t have to be a performance designed to make someone want you. Sometimes it’s simply having the courage to say, “I’m attracted to you. I’m going to let you see that. And I don’t need to know exactly what happens next.” If anxiety or anxious attachment keeps showing up in your relationships, even when love is there, your body may still be living in the past. I am an anxious attachment specialist & trauma informed somatic coach who helps people heal their anxious attachment using somatic healing & nervous system regulation. I have 4 spots open for 1:1 somatic support for people who are ready to reduce their anxiety/anxious attachment patterns. Somatic work helps your nervous system release old survival patterns that were formed before you had words, patterns like fear of abandonment, constant scanning, or feeling like you have to hold everything together to stay loved. When your body feels safe, connection no longer feels like something you have to earn. Book your free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit to work together: ⁠https://calendly.com/freedomwithvalerie/discovery-call⁠ Connect with Benjamin on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/DWFFiVZk8jj/⁠ Follow Benjamin's podcast here: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ti023cM762SVaQOZrdWlv?si=dd2c0f32a18046dd⁠ Check out Benjamin's products/1:1 here: ⁠https://stan.store/benjamincamras?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAafWP1g89CSX1XN-_QGtPHgEcKAD_SB8MUodbtwMlkruinxpJo30N4Qheo23oA_aem_O2j3FSLm8xQvgRE4XnBwjA⁠

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  Meeting Your Soul in Another Body: The Connection That Changed Everything with Ashley McCabe

  Sep 10, 202658 min

  What happens when you meet a friend and your body recognizes them before your mind can understand why? In this episode, Reiki practitioner and art teacher Ashley McCabe takes us into the exact moment she met the person she describes as “the other half of her soul.” She shares the psychic sensations, immediate knowing, and synchronicities that made this friendship feel like she was meeting her soul in another body. We explore how disconnected Ashley felt from her own soul before meeting this person and how that disconnection had been showing up in her relationships, creativity, body, and everyday life. She reveals what she saw in this friend that felt like looking directly at herself, what the connection cracked open inside her, and the first parts of her old life that began falling apart afterward. Ashley opens up about her Kundalini awakening, Saturn return, cycle syncing, communication through dreams, and the strange synchronicities that appeared throughout this chapter of her life. We also discuss the book Journey of Souls , the veil of the in between, psychic sensations, and the possibility that some connections reach far beyond what we can logically explain. But how do you know whether an intense connection is truly soul-deep or actually a trauma bond? Ashley shares how she began discerning the difference, what it cost her to remain disconnected from herself, and whether she ever confused the person who awakened her with the source of the awakening. We talk about the fear of losing the person who reflected you back to yourself, and the fear that without them, you might also lose the version of yourself they helped you discover. Ashley shares the first signs that your soul may be trying to redirect your life, why that redirection can require you to outgrow people, and how Reiki can help you hear your own truth beneath fear, conditioning, and other people’s expectations. Ultimately, Ashley realized that this friendship hadn’t given her a soul. It had reflected her own soul back to her. Do we meet “our soul in another body” so we can keep that person forever, or so we can finally recognize who we have been all along? If anxiety or anxious attachment keeps showing up in your relationships, even when love is there, your body may still be living in the past. I am an anxious attachment specialist & trauma informed somatic coach who helps people heal their anxious attachment using somatic healing & nervous system regulation. I have 4 spots open for 1:1 somatic support for people who are ready to reduce their anxiety/anxious attachment patterns. Somatic work helps your nervous system release old survival patterns that were formed before you had words, patterns like fear of abandonment, constant scanning, or feeling like you have to hold everything together to stay loved. When your body feels safe, connection no longer feels like something you have to earn. Book your free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit to work together: https://calendly.com/freedomwithvalerie/discovery-call Connect with Ashley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleysartapothecary/ Connect with Ashley on Tik tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleysartapothecary 4 Check out Ashley's website and products here: https://www.ashleysartapothecary.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaclkuPPZZRTl20vWdmYYtBiQ1t0KS8YNkmEEpNFWIIES1LY4SXOhS1Ksiv3jg_aem_xU7BdtLUqWUcrtNP_7Uxog https://www.instagram.com/healwithval/

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  The hidden signs of ADHD in Women: Anxiety, Overwhelm & Emotional Dysregulation

  Aug 27, 202653 min

  What if the anxiety, overwhelm, emotional intensity, and difficulty dealing with uncertainty you’ve been struggling with are actually connected to ADHD? In this episode of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast , I’m joined by Theresa Lear Levine to unpack what ADHD can really look like in adult women, especially the symptoms that often get overlooked, misunderstood, or mistaken for anxiety. We talk about why so many women go years without realizing they have ADHD, what emotional dysregulation can feel like from the inside, and why understanding your ADHD intellectually doesn’t always mean you know what to do when your nervous system becomes overwhelmed. Theresa also shares her own experience with ADHD and the struggles happening behind the scenes before she understood what was going on. We dive into: The misunderstood signs of ADHD in adult women Why ADHD in women is so often missed ADHD vs. anxiety and where the two overlap What ADHD can look like emotionally Why uncertainty can feel so difficult with ADHD Shame, overwhelm, and learning to give yourself more grace What happens in the body during emotional dysregulation The role of the nervous system in working with ADHD How Theresa uses EFT/tapping in her work What emotional regulation can realistically look like when you have ADHD If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this anxiety, or could I have ADHD?” or you understand your patterns but still struggle to change what happens when you’re overwhelmed, this conversation will give you a completely different way to understand what may be happening underneath the surface. If anxiety or anxious attachment keeps showing up in your relationships, even when love is there, your body may still be living in the past. I am an anxious attachment specialist & trauma informed somatic coach who helps people heal their anxious attachment using somatic healing & nervous system regulation. I have 4 spots open for 1:1 somatic support for people who are ready to reduce their anxiety/anxious attachment patterns. Somatic work helps your nervous system release old survival patterns that were formed before you had words, patterns like fear of abandonment, constant scanning, or feeling like you have to hold everything together to stay loved. When your body feels safe, connection no longer feels like something you have to earn. Book your free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit to work together: https://calendly.com/freedomwithvalerie/discovery-call https://www.instagram.com/healwithval/ Join Theresa's Skool Community here: https://www.skool.com/@theresalearlevine Connect with Theresa on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theresalearlevine/

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  Why you’re terrified they’ll leave: How to heal your fear of abandonment & anxious attachment with Sarah Shiffman

  Aug 20, 202642 min

  Why does the thought of someone leaving feel so unbearable, even when you KNOW you’ll be okay? In this episode, Sarah Shiffman interviews me about what’s actually happening underneath the fear of abandonment and anxious attachment, and why understanding your patterns intellectually often isn’t enough to change them. We dive into how fear of abandonment gets stored in the nervous system, why your body can react to distance, rejection, or someone pulling away like it’s a genuine threat, and how somatic work can help you build the capacity to feel safe even when you don’t have reassurance from someone else. We talk about: • Why fear of abandonment can feel so intense in your body • The connection between anxious attachment and nervous system dysregulation • Why you can understand WHY you’re triggered and still struggle to change the pattern • How Brainspotting can help you process attachment wounds at a deeper level • Using breathwork and nervous system regulation to build more capacity for difficult emotions • Adult self anchoring and learning to access the part of you that knows, “I can handle this” • How protector parts develop and what can happen when you begin to unmask what they’re actually protecting • Pendulation and learning to move between discomfort and safety instead of becoming consumed by an emotion • Why healing isn’t about never getting triggered again, but changing your relationship with your triggers • What it can actually look like to heal the fear of abandonment and begin feeling more secure within yourself If you’ve ever felt like someone pulling away sends your entire nervous system into panic, found yourself obsessing over whether someone is going to leave, or wondered why all the self-awareness in the world hasn’t made your anxious attachment disappear, this episode is for you. If anxiety or anxious attachment keeps showing up in your relationships, even when love is there, your body may still be living in the past. I am an anxious attachment specialist & trauma informed somatic coach who helps people heal their anxious attachment using somatic healing & nervous system regulation. I have 4 spots open for 1:1 somatic support for people who are ready to reduce their anxiety/anxious attachment patterns. Somatic work helps your nervous system release old survival patterns that were formed before you had words, patterns like fear of abandonment, constant scanning, or feeling like you have to hold everything together to stay loved. When your body feels safe, connection no longer feels like something you have to earn. Book your free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit to work together: https://calendly.com/freedomwithvalerie/discovery-call Connect with Valerie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healwithval/ Connect with Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youloveandyoulearn/

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