50: Heather Caliri on Befriending Anxiety

Ashley Hales and Heather Caliri talk about anxiety, vulnerability and church and what to do about it from a Christian perspective.

Heather Caliri is a writer and artist who is happily content with being an awkward Christian. Tired of anxiety controlling your life? Try her mini-course, “Five Tiny Ideas for Managing Anxiety," for free here.

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Other applicable episodes: episode 49 on hustle, episode 21 on mental illness and a Christian imagination, and episode 37 on ovewhelm and a rule of life.

LINKS

Heather course: https://www.heathercaliri.com/anxiety/

Heather’s website: https://www.heathercaliri.com/

Follow Heather on Instagram: @heathercaliri

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“There was this awkwardness where my insides didn’t match up with where I thought I should be.” @heathercaliri #findingholypodcast

Anxiety often presents itself in the word, “enough.” If I just did that, then that would be enough.” @heathercaliri on #findingholypodcast

“We feel awkward and so we stop asking questions. Awkward places are a place of invitation.” @heathercaliri #findingholypodcast

Naming brings order out of chaos. @aahales @heathercaliri on #anxiety #findingholypodcast

ONE SMALL STEP

We’re all experiencing a level of anxiety during a global pandemic and during national turmoil.

Here’s a 5-minute check-in:

1. Pay attention to your body. Where do you feel tension? What is tight or hurting?

2. Ask yourself curiosity questions. Use phrases like “I wonder what that’s about…”

3. Bring these to God in prayer.

4. Ask asking this, we can start formulating next steps — and ask about how about who to invite into our overwhelm, how to share, and how we need help.

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