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Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
Hosted by Shann Vander Leek & Ananga Sivyer · EN
Anxiety Slayer is an Award-Winning anxiety relief podcast with supportive tips, tools, and practices to help you calm anxiety, stress, PTSD, and panic attacks. Listen to 16 years of archives through the end of 2026.
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A Loving Farewell from Anxiety Slayer
Jan 1500:07:55Tap to summarize#754 After more than 16 years of creating the Anxiety Slayer podcast together, this is our final episode. When we began this journey, we couldn’t have imagined the thousands of quiet, brave moments we would be invited into. Your walks, your sleepless nights, your breakthroughs, your breaths taken one at a time. You welcomed us into your lives, and that has been an honor we hold with profound respect. Anxiety Slayer was born from our own lived experiences and a shared longing to ease suffering through compassion, mindfulness, and gentle encouragement. Over the years, this podcast became so much more than a show. It became a circle. A place of refuge. A reminder that none of us are ever truly alone in what we’re experiencing. As we close this chapter, we want you to know that our work is not disappearing. All Anxiety Slayer podcast archives will remain available through the end of 2026, so you can continue to revisit the episodes that have supported you along the way. Our Patreon community will also remain active, with full access to all existing courses and guided meditations, so the tools you rely on will still be there whenever you need them. This ending is not about loss, it’s about completion. About honoring what has been, and trusting what comes next. We believe deeply in your capacity for resilience, healing, and self-kindness. Everything we’ve shared over these years was always meant to point you back to your own inner wisdom. Thank you for listening. Thank you for your emails, your comments, your stories, your courage, and your presence. We’ll be carrying you in our hearts as we step into what’s next, and we hope you’ll continue to meet yourself with the same gentleness you’ve practiced alongside us. With love, gratitude, and a deep cleansing breath, Shann & Ananga
Transcribe →How New Year resolutions can increase anxiety and what to try instead
Dec 2500:25:18Tap to summarize#753 This week, on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast, we’re talking about how New Year’s Resolutions can cause additional stress and anxiety and what you can do instead.
Transcribe →How to look after yourself over the holiday season
Dec 1200:23:32Tap to summarize#752 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we're sharing our favorite tips for calming anxiety during the holiday season. This episode includes a short guided relaxation practice for busy times.
Transcribe →How following a guided relaxation can help you get to sleep
Nov 2800:19:50Tap to summarize#751 This week we’re talking about how guided relaxations can help you achieve a deeper, more restful sleep each night.
Transcribe →Soothe Your System: The Benefits of Oiling Up for Winter Wellness
Nov 1300:25:27Tap to summarize#750 Welcome back to the Anxiety Slayer podcast. This week we’re exploring one of our favorite seasonal rituals — a deeply nourishing Ayurvedic practice that helps calm anxious energy as we move into the colder, darker months… It’s what we lovingly call “oiling up” — also known as self-massage with warm oil, or Abhyanga. This episode is sponsored by ASEA Discover ASEA, the groundbreaking supplement harnessing redox signaling technology to supercharge your cellular health! Unlike traditional vitamins and minerals, ASEA empowers your body to rejuvenate and protect itself from the inside out. Customers report increased energy, improved well-being, and a renewed zest for life! Visit ASEAGlobal.com/JULIATREAT today to learn more and take advantage of a 10% limited - time discount with the promo code JULIATREAT Transform your wellness journey with ASEA! ASEA is made in the USA and has a 30 day 100% money back guarantee
Transcribe →Anxiety Isn’t a Choice: What I Wish Others Knew
Oct 3100:27:30Tap to summarize#749 This week, we’re talking about what people wish others knew about living with anxiety, including thoughts from members of our private Facebook group who shared their feelings.
Transcribe →How to care for yourself when your mind jumps to the worst-case scenario
Oct 1700:29:38Tap to summarize#748 In this week’s episode of Anxiety Slayer, we’re talking about how we take care of ourselves when our minds start spinning stories about the worst that could happen.
Transcribe →Candle Gazing Meditation for a Calm and Focused Mind
Oct 300:08:17Tap to summarize#747 Welcome back to Anxiety Slayer. Last week we shared practices to help you feel more calm and relaxed during uncertain times including candle gazing. Candle gazing is a supportive way to calm your nervous system and bring the light into darker mornings. Enjoy the meditation. You can find more of our Guided Meditations and Tapping Sessions on our Patreon at patreon.com/anxietyslayer
Transcribe →Caring for yourself when the world is projecting division and sadness
Sep 1900:22:55Tap to summarize#746: The headlines of the past six months have been heavy—full of division, brutality, and heartbreaking stories that can leave us feeling anxious, sad, or hopeless. In this episode of Anxiety Slayer, we explore how to care for your nervous system and emotional well-being in the midst of so much turmoil.
Transcribe →How the changing fall weather can provoke anxiety and what helps
Sep 500:22:48Tap to summarize#745 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we explore the question, “Can the weather make my anxiety worse?” And talk about why Autumn, with its changing seasons, can be challenging for those with anxiety. We also share practical tips on how to take care of yourself during this seasonal change.
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