Is Worry Holding You Back?
The Emma Guns Show
Emma Gunavardhana
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Worry can be motivating. It can be a driving force that spurs you into motion but then worry can also bring you to a sudden and grinding halt. In this episode, I talk about what happens when worry tips from useful to paralysing, and how I’ve been learning to worry less and act more.
I explore:
- How worry often disguises itself as diligence
- Why even small tasks can feel heavy when your mind is busy
- The moment motivation turns into paralysis
- And what it means to move with the worry instead of waiting for it to go away
A calm, honest reflection on overthinking, stillness, and quiet courage.
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| 0:00.0 | Mia? |
| 0:01.0 | Yeah? |
| 0:02.0 | Don't forget flu vaccine today. |
| 0:04.0 | Really? |
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| 0:12.0 | If you have a child in reception to year 11, help protect them with the flu nasal spray vaccine. |
| 0:17.0 | Your child's consent form could arrive by email, text through your school app or in their bag. |
| 0:21.7 | Look out for it and complete it. |
| 0:23.9 | Stay strong. Get vaccinated. |
| 0:26.2 | Find out more at NHS.uk slash child-hyphen flu. |
| 0:30.1 | Is Sam and Pete here from the Staying Rellevant podcast and this week we're sponsored by AutoTrader. |
| 0:35.3 | Yeah we are. |
| 0:35.9 | That is right. |
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| 0:55.7 | And of course, a huge shout out to AutoTrader for setting us the challenge. |
| 0:59.1 | I know lots of people get that feeling it's time for a new car. |
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| 1:11.6 | Hello, hi and welcome to another episode of the Emma Gunn Show. And in this episode, I wanted to talk to |
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