Anxiety's really having a moment.

It's in the zeitgeist and all these other buzzy things I hear the media saying as though anxiety is the new hot accessory to have for 2021.

But for people with anxiety, that can make you feel even more alone.

Why is that?

Because no one's really talking about it.

Until now.

I'm Jen Kirkman, host of the Anxiety Bytes podcast, premiering on Wednesday, October 6th.

We all have times when we're anxious.

And when we worry, for example, that can actually feed back and basically kick in our adrenaline that makes us more anxious.

I'm not a mental health professional.

In fact, I'm a comedian and a writer,

but I've had generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and multiple phobias for decades. I also

have a lot of recovery. So I'm an expert in having anxiety. And my attitude is, I seriously have

anxiety, but I don't have to treat anxiety so seriously.

So join me every week as I have conversations with esteemed experts in the field of anxiety

or even other artists with anxiety as we talk honestly and factually about what anxiety even is and how we put it in its place.

The more you know about how your mind works, the more

you'll be able to work with it. I wanted to start this podcast because I think it's important

to normalize conversations about anxiety. I want people who think they're going crazy, who think

they're the only one who's ever felt that way, who think they're beyond help to know that that is

totally normal and not true.

The important thing to understand is that what you feel is not in your body.

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