Healing Beyond Health Anxiety

Resistance and Recovery: Finding Your Way Forward 12.06.2026 21мин

Get In Touch! In this podcast episode, I talk about something that stops so many people from moving forward with health anxiety, and that is resistance. The truth is, anxiety often feels more familiar than freedom. As strange as it sounds, the patterns we've repeated for years can start to feel safe. The checking, the Googling, the appointments, the constant searching for answers. They become part of our normal. I see this all the time with clients. They tell themselves they'll start recovery...

My Personal Health Anxiety Journey - How I Got To Where I Am Now 29.05.2026 25мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I talk about my own journey with health anxiety after my diagnosis in 2018 and how it completely changed the way I related to my body. I share how fear, symptom scanning and the need for certainty slowly took over my life, and why nobody explaining the nervous system side of health anxiety left me feeling stuck for years. I also talk about one of the biggest shifts in my recovery… learning that trusting my body did not mean constantly monitoring it. For so long,...

Finding Safety in the Present - Visualisation Session 15.05.2026 15мин

Get In Touch! In this calming guided visualisation, I gently guide you through a moment of safety, softness, and nervous system regulation for those struggling with health anxiety. Together, we explore breathwork, body awareness, and visualisation to help you reconnect with trust in your body rather than fear. Through a peaceful safe-space journey, compassionate affirmations, and soothing relaxation techniques, this episode is designed to help you step away from constant monitoring, calm the ...

Unveiling Inner Trauma Through Somatic Intuition with Lesley Turner 01.05.2026 46мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I sit down with Lesley Turner, a somatic practitioner and intuitive coach who previously worked for 11 years as a naturopathic doctor before finding her calling. We explore what somatics really means, moving away from logic and into the body to notice sensations, emotions, memories, images, or even phrases that may be connected to symptoms. Lesley talks about the importance of slowing down, approaching the body with compassion, and using simple “allow” sta...

Navigating Health Anxiety in a World of Instant Answers 17.04.2026 22мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I share my own experience as a former health anxiety sufferer turned coach, and break down one of the biggest patterns I see keeping people stuck… the urgent need for immediate answers. I talk about how the world we live in has conditioned us to expect instant information at the touch of a button, and how this trains the brain to treat normal bodily sensations as problems to solve. This is what drives behaviours like Googling, checking, and seeking reassurance… ...

Inhaling Calm: The Breathwork Revolution in Health Anxiety With Gemma Kelly 03.04.2026 52мин

Get In Touch! In this episode I sit down with Gemma Kelly, a women’s wellness and breathwork coach. Gemma shares how her own experience of health anxiety after finding a breast lump led her to discover box breathing, which then sparked a deep dive into breathwork training and daily practice. We talk about how breath awareness is such a foundational tool for regulating the nervous system, helping shift the body from a state of fear into safety, and how you can use those small “in-between...

Exploring Hypnotherapy: A Path Beyond Health Anxiety with Steve Woods 20.03.2026 42мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I introduce a conversation for anyone struggling with health anxiety as I sit down with hypnotherapist Steve Woods to explore how hypnosis can support anxiety recovery. Steve shares how he got into hypnosis and explains it as a natural state of high focus that we all experience. He reassures us that most people can be hypnotised, and that stray thoughts or distractions don’t stop the process from working. We dive into the role of the subconscious mind, particula...

The Two-Step Solution for Moving Beyond Health Anxiety (That No-One Talks About!) 06.03.2026 18мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I talk about something that was a huge turning point in my own recovery from health anxiety: understanding that you can’t calm the mind without also calming the body. For years I thought the solution was purely mindset work. I tried to challenge my thoughts, question the worst-case scenarios, and logic my way out of the fear. Sometimes it helped briefly, but the anxiety always came back. What I didn’t realise at the time was that health anxiety isn’t just a thin...

Embracing the Present: Shifting Away from Overthinking 20.02.2026 17мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I explain why overthinking becomes so chronic for people with health anxiety ... and more importantly, how it can be unlearned. I walk you through a series of gentle, practical tools I use both personally and with my clients. These include learning how to neutrally label anxious thoughts instead of engaging with them, anchoring back into the present moment when the mind starts racing, and speaking directly to the nervous system to create a sense of safety rather...

The Benefits Of The Outdoors - Conversation With Katie Biggs Outdoor Therapist 06.02.2026 46мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of the Healing Beyond Health Anxiety podcast, I’m joined by Katie Biggs, a psychotherapist who specialises in outdoor therapy. Katie shares her journey from working as a flight attendant to training as a psychotherapist, and what led her to take therapy out of the traditional room and into nature. We talk about why working outdoors can feel so much less intense than sitting face-to-face in a therapy setting, and how walking side-by-side in nature can naturally re...

Google, Panic, Repeat: Rob Prime's Journey Beyond Health Anxiety 23.01.2026 40мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m joined by Robert Prime, a former health anxiety sufferer and the author of Google Panic Repeat. Rob shares his personal journey with health anxiety and how it slowly crept into his life without him fully realising what was happening. What started quietly soon began to consume his day-to-day existence, with constant symptom scanning, obsessive Googling, and an endless need for reassurance. He speaks honestly about how deep it ...

Guided Meditation for Easing Health Anxiety 09.01.2026 11мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m guiding you through a gentle meditation designed specifically for health anxiety. If meditation has ever felt intimidating, frustrating, or like something you’re “bad at,” I want you to know this straight away ... this isn’t about emptying your mind or doing anything perfectly. It’s about calming your nervous system and beginning to build a different relationship with anxiety, one rooted in safety rather than fear. I’ll...

Unveiling Holistic Healing with Sierra Smits 26.12.2025 32мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m joined by Sierra Smits, a chronic illness-informed naturopath, and we have such an important conversation about what it’s really like to live with chronic illness alongside health anxiety. Sierra shares her own journey... from battling severe health issues herself to becoming a naturopath ...and we talk honestly about the challenges that come with that path. We explore why supporting the nervous system is so crucial, how nutr...

A Calmer Christmas: Managing Health Anxiety During the Holidays 12.12.2025 23мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of Healing Beyond Health Anxiety, I’m diving into something that feels especially loud this time of year ... the pressure of Christmas when you live with health anxiety. I open up about the years I genuinely lost to fear at Christmas… those days where I was physically there but mentally trapped in symptoms, what-ifs, and body checking. If you’ve ever felt that knot in your stomach on a day that’s “supposed” to be magical, you are absolutely not alone. I talk thro...

Bryan Smith The Walking Man - The Journey With Mental Health 28.11.2025 36мин

Get In Touch! In this podcast, I interview Bryan Smith, a long-term mental health sufferer and author of 'The Hardest Walk.' Bryan recounts his decades-long struggle with mental health and how he eventually became known as 'The Walking Man from Bristol.' He describes his efforts to raise mental health awareness through walking and hiking while connecting with others dealing with similar issues. Bryan's story is one of battling health anxiety and PTSD. He emphasises the importance ...

Unlocking Gut Health: An In-Depth Conversation with Rachel Montero 14.11.2025 40мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, I chat with Rachel Montero, a nurse practitioner and holistic gut health specialist, about the powerful connection between gut health, anxiety, and overall well-being. Rachel opens up about her own experience with gut issues and anxiety, and how it led her to move from conventional to functional medicine to better understand the mind-gut connection. We dive into how restrictive diets can impact both the body and mind, what happens to digestion when we’re in figh...

Embracing Uncertainty in Health Anxiety Recovery 31.10.2025 22мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of 'Healing Beyond Health Anxiety', I delve into the core concept of uncertainty and its profound impact on those suffering from health anxiety. I discuss the brain's natural aversion to unpredictability and how it fuels the anxiety cycle. By understanding the brain's fear response, listeners will learn practical steps to build tolerance for uncertainty, retrain their nervous system, and shift from a mindset of control to one of trust. The episode also includes a...

Helping Others Understand Health Anxiety 17.10.2025 16мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, we address the challenging and often isolating experience of living with health anxiety. Amy provides strategies to help in effectively communicate your feelings and experiences to partners, family, and friends. Emphasising the importance of compassion and understanding, the episode explores why health anxiety is often misunderstood, how it manifests, and ways to foster supportive relationships. Practical advice includes reframing reassurance, describing health ...

Understanding and Managing Catastrophic Thinking in Health Anxiety 03.10.2025 19мин

Get In Touch! In this episode, we delve into catastrophic thinking, a common issue for those dealing with health anxiety. We explore what catastrophic thinking is, why it happens, and how it affects the body and mind. The episode features real-life examples from clients who have experienced catastrophic thoughts and shows how they have learned to manage them. Practical coaching tools and journal prompts are also provided to help you recognise and reframe your catastrophic thoughts, ultimately...

Exploring Energy Healing & Holistic Practices With Joff Talbot 19.09.2025 1ч 6мин

Get In Touch! In this episode of 'Healing Beyond Health Anxiety,' I am joined by holistic mindset coach Joff Talbot. Together, we discuss practical tools and techniques to overcome health anxiety and improve overall well-being. Joff shares his journey into energy healing, the impact of spiritual awakenings, and how modalities like numerology and quantum touch energy healing can facilitate profound personal transformation. This episode dives into real-life stories and offers insights into mana...