How to Stay Calm When Anxiety Wants Control

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Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Anxiety often disguises itself as control, convincing us that peace comes from managing every detail. In this episode, Rosie reflects on compromise, presence, and letting go of the need to control. Learn how softening your grip can calm anxiety and restore balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.9	Hey friends. It's Rosie here. Welcome to Radio Headspace. What did Depeche Mode and a Buddhist monk have in common? I know. It sounds like the start of a joke. But the other day, I was writing and I found myself deep in this very philosophical inquiry.
1:29.8	See, I share an office with my partner, and we have very different tastes in music, especially in the morning.
1:39.2	At 7 a.m., I want something chill, something atmospheric.
1:46.6	Maybe a little thievery corporation,
1:56.2	maybe some ambient piano. My nervous system is still booting up. I want my vibe soft, gentle,
2:05.0	like a womb. He, on the other hand, wants to blast the doors at full volume, like Jim Morrison is personally inviting us into chaos. This creates some tension. Eventually, we settle on a
2:13.1	compromise, something neutral, something nostalgic. And it got me thinking, isn't it wild how music can
2:22.1	completely shift the space? The right song can make a kitchen feel like a dance floor or turn your
2:29.0	drive home into a movie scene. I mean, if you've just come home from work and you're trying to wind down,
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