Episode 39

When Anxiety Feels Like Home

Published on: 23rd September, 2025

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks — sometimes it looks like overthinking, constant planning, or needing to control everything just to feel safe. For so many of us, anxiety has become so familiar it feels like part of who we are.

In this episode of Surviving Me, I’m unpacking how anxiety shows up in everyday life, why it’s really your body’s alarm system stuck in survival mode, and what it takes to begin shifting from living in anxiety to living with it.

We’ll explore:

✨ How anxiety becomes mistaken for personality traits

✨ Why your nervous system holds onto “constant alert”

✨ Gentle practices to remind your body it’s safe

If anxiety has ever felt like home, this episode is for you.

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Surviving Me
a soul-led podcast where healing gets real, growth gets messy, and every story begins with “I’m healing.”

This isn’t just another self-help show. It’s a safe space to unpack the heartbreak, the triggers, the setbacks, and the glow-ups that come with reclaiming your peace.

Hosted like a diary, each episode is a raw reflection on what it means to navigate pain, rediscover your worth, and love yourself back together—one moment, one lesson, one entry at a time.

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Dainna Dickerson

Dainna Dickerson is the voice and heart behind Surviving Me, a podcast and healing space dedicated to turning survival into self-discovery. A storyteller at her core, Dainna uses her own experiences of resilience, growth, and transformation to create conversations that are raw, real, and deeply human.

What began as her personal outlet quickly grew into a community, where solo reflections, guest conversations, and Glow Letters connect listeners to the power of survival and the beauty of healing. Through her work, Dainna reminds others that survival is not the end of the story — it’s the beginning of becoming.

As a psychology student, mother, and multi-passionate creative, she weaves together wisdom, compassion, and truth with every episode. Her mission is simple but powerful: to hold space for the messy, to celebrate the breakthroughs, and to guide others toward the freedom of living unapologetically as themselves.

When she’s not recording, you can find her writing, designing healing-centered resources, and building Surviving Me Studio — a growing ecosystem of tools, letters, and stories designed to help others feel seen, supported, and empowered.

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