Ep.71 Sarah Wilson - How to thrive with anxiety

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Sarah Wilson is a multi-New York Times bestselling and #1 Amazon bestselling author, a philanthropist and founder of IQuitSugar.com, Australia’s largest digital wellness site.

Ever experienced anxiety? Or love someone that does?

Sarah Wilson has lived through high anxiety – including bipolar, OCD and several suicide attempts – her whole life. Perhaps like you, she grew tired of seeing anxiety as a disease that must be medicated into submission.

So began a seven-year journey to find a more meaningful and helpful take on anxiety. Sarah travelled the world, meeting with The Dalai Lama, Oprah’s life coach, major mental health organizations and hundreds of others in a quest to unravel the knotted ball of wool that is the anxious condition. She emerged with the very best philosophy, science and hacks for thriving with the beast, which she shares in this episode.

We chat about:
- Why anxiety can be a superpower and serves an evolutionary purpose
- Her tools for coping with anxiety day to day a
- What she does in a full-blown attack
- Anxiety and gut health
- The gift she’d give all mothers