Welcome back.

Today, we're addressing the people element of our stress.

Whether it's friction-filled emails from a manager or a heavy silence with a partner,

other people's energy can feel like a storm that we're caught in.

Hi there, I'm Martin, this is calming anxiety. Thank you for

joining me today. Before we get into it, just a reminder at calminganxiety.fm, there's the

Anxiety Circuit Breaker course. Five wonderful, heartfelt sessions, almost your own hypnotherapist, designed to help you combat your anxious thoughts.

That's calminganxiety.fm.

Now find your quiet place today.

Somewhere comfy where you won't be disturbed, you can sit or lie down whichever you find the most comfortable.

And close your eyes.

Feel the weight of your body against the chair or bed.

And let's take three cleansing sighs. Inhale deeply through your nose. And then as you breathe out through your mouth, make a literal sound, a sigh that will signal to your nervous system.

I am safe here.

So breathe in mindfully through your nose, feeling the temperature of the air against your nostrils.

And then a big, slow, lengthy out breath with an audible sigh.

Feel your shoulders dropping away from your ears.

The muscles around your jaw, they unclench.

Let's do that once more.

Breathe in deeply.

And then a big sigh out and relax and unwind deeply and safely with every out breath with every word I say

and in the beauty of your mind with every word I say.

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