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Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga

Shann Vander Leek & Ananga Sivyeranxietyslayer.com

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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Episodes

A Loving Farewell from Anxiety Slayer

#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 th...

Jan 15, 20268 minEp. 754

How to look after yourself over the holiday season

#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.

Dec 12, 202524 minEp. 752

Soothe Your System: The Benefits of Oiling Up for Winter Wellness

#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 vit...

Nov 13, 202525 minEp. 750

Anxiety Isn’t a Choice: What I Wish Others Knew

#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.

Oct 31, 202528 minEp. 749

Candle Gazing Meditation for a Calm and Focused Mind

#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

Oct 03, 20258 minEp. 747

Caring for yourself when the world is projecting division and sadness

#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.

Sep 19, 202523 minEp. 746

How the changing fall weather can provoke anxiety and what helps

#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.

Sep 05, 202523 minEp. 745

Mind Games: Rewriting Stories That Fuel Anxiety

#744 This week on Anxiety Slayer we‘re talking about the “fiction” our minds create that can spin us into anxiety, stress, and self-doubt. We discuss how easily our thoughts can shrink us, how catastrophizing steals our peace, and, most importantly, the compassionate ways we can begin to rewrite those stories.

Aug 22, 202524 minEp. 744

How to use EFT Tapping for Anxiety Relief on Challenging Days

#743 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re talking more about easy ways to use EFT Tapping to calm anxiety on challenging days. For more anxiety support, join us on our Patreon where you can get a deeper dive into some of the topics we cover as well as over 200 downloads, including all of our guided relaxations and Tapping Sessions. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/anxietyslayer

Aug 08, 202524 minEp. 743

Ways to support yourself when anxiety flares

#742 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re discussing practical ways you can support yourself when anxiety suddenly spikes and feels overwhelming.

Jul 25, 202518 minEp. 742

New Guided Relaxation - A Soft Place to Land

#741 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we created a new guided relaxation to give you a break from the headlines and everything that feels heavy in the world right now. We hope you listen in and come away feeling more calm and relaxed. Narrated by Shann with music by Ananga.

Jul 10, 202510 minEp. 741

Are you covering up your miraculousness with Anxiety? Featuring Dr. Dain Heer

This week on Anxiety Slayer, we are thrilled to share a new conversation with Dr. Dain Heer. Dain is the co-creator of Access Consciousness. Shann and Dain discuss the anxiety and fragmentation that so many of us experience and how these ungrounded energies hide our miraculousness. We talk about how easy it is to identify with anxiety, with contraction, or with the pain we carry in our bodies. And did you know that our limitations are often a protective shell, hiding the miracle that we are? Lea...

Jun 13, 202544 minEp. 739

Responding to frequently asked questions about anxiety attacks

#738 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're responding to the questions we are asked most about anxiety attacks. How can I stop anxiety attacks if I don’t know what’s causing them? Why do I feel unsettled for a few days after an anxiety attack? How can I stop the fear of an attack? Is it normal to feel nauseous and light-head with a panic attack? Can anxiety attacks be stopped without medication? RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE EFT Tapping for calming anxiety...

May 30, 202513 minEp. 738

Living well with anxiety

Anxiety may move through your mind and body, but it is not the whole of you. It’s just one part of your story — not your identity. In today’s episode of Anxiety Slayer, we explore an empowering truth: you are so much more than the anxiety you experience. Listen for inspiration, practical tools, and EFT Tapping prompts to help you reclaim your peace, and connect with your inner resilience.

May 16, 202519 minEp. 737

Embracing Calming Practices During Challenging Times

#734 In this episode of Anxiety Slayer, we discuss how to find calm during tough times, share our own experiences, and highlight the importance of knowing ourselves. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Have you told yourself that therapy is too expensive? Traditional in-person therapy can cost anywhere from $100 to $250 per session,. When you choose BetterHelp online therapy, you can save, on average, up to 50% per session. With BetterHelp, you pay a flat fee for weekly sessions and you can ...

Apr 04, 202532 minEp. 734

How to listen to your nervous system and respond with care

#733 This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast, we're talking about listening to your nervous system and what you can do to feel better when you're stressed, triggered, upset, or tired. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY BETTERHELP Do you have a support system? In a culture that glorifies hyper independence, it's easy to forget that we thrive when we're supported. Therapy is one of the most valuable forms of support available. It's not about having all the answers. It's about having a safe space to proc...

Mar 21, 202519 minEp. 733

Guided Meditation for Peaceful Sleep

We've been receiving messages from members of our community who are finding anxiety is affecting their sleep, so in this week's podcast we are sharing a gift from us to you: one of our guided relaxations for anxiety-free sleep from our Sleep Album.

Mar 14, 202515 minEp. 732

How to support yourself when everything feels too much

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we share our insights on managing anxiety when even the smallest tasks feel like too much. We're talking about the importance of self-compassion, mindfulness, and setting healthy boundaries for your peace of mind. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Therapy is one of the most valuable forms of support available. It's not about having all the answers. It's about having a safe space to process, reflect, and grow. Y...

Mar 07, 202525 minEp. 731

Getting started with EFT Tapping

#730 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we are sharing an introduction to EFT Tapping. If you've been feeling anxious and are searching for a compassionate, holistic approach to managing your anxiety, we want to help make things as simple and supportive as possible.

Feb 28, 202521 minEp. 730

Navigating Overwhelm: Simple Ways to Take Care of Your Emotional Health

#729 In this week's episode of the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're talking about an important teaching from Ayurveda that highlights how our emotional well-being impacts every aspect of our lives and why it should our priority. This episode of Anxiety Slayer is sponsored by BetterHelp Give online therapy a try and save 10% on your first month at betterhelp.com/SLAYER .

Feb 21, 202520 minEp. 729

Are we really resting?

#728 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re exploring the powerful benefits—and unexpected challenges—of embracing deep rest. For guided support for intention rest join us on our Patreon where you can find all our guided relaxations and Tapping sessions. patreon.com/anxietyslayer

Feb 14, 202517 minEp. 728

How we fuel our anxiety without realizing it

#727: This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we’re exploring all of the ways we can unknowingly fuel our anxiety. The things we do that build anxiety beneath our level of awareness. It rumbles, and we push on, until it builds to the point where we can’t ignore it anymore and, by then, we usually feel awful. This episode of Anxiety Slayer is sponsored by BetterHelp Give online therapy a try and save 10% on your first month at betterhelp.com/SLAYER ....

Feb 07, 202526 minEp. 727

Guided Relaxation for Calming Anxious Thoughts

#726 We hope you enjoy this Guided Relaxation from our Peace album Beyond the Clouds is a guided relaxation for anxiety relief and respite from anxious racing thoughts. This practice is lead by Shann with music by Ananga. Join us on our Patreon We have over 200 downloads available on Patreon including all of our guided relaxations, Tapping Sessions, and extra resources for calming your anxiety. Learn more at patreon.com/anxietyslayer...

Jan 30, 202510 minEp. 726

How to love up your nervous system during times of uncertainty

#725 This week we’re discussing how to take good care of your nervous system. Many people are feeling the stress of current events. Listen in for valuable suggestions to help you look after yourself if you feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. This episode of Anxiety Slayer is sponsored by BetterHelp Give online therapy a try and save 10% on your first month at betterhelp.com/SLAYER .

Jan 24, 202525 minEp. 725
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