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Exercises that really work

The simple, practical exercises that my clients have found the most useful. You can download, print or fill them in on screen. 

Fillable worksheet

Working With Your Anxiety, Not Against It

Anxiety has a useful purpose: it helps us spot risks and prepare. But when old fears put it into overdrive, it's hard to tell helpful planning from going round in circles. This worksheet helps you tell the two apart, find one small step for what's in your control, and gently soften the worst case while boosting the best.

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Body-based practice

Separate the Emotional Sensation From the Story

A racing heart and tight chest tell the brain there really is danger, and the anxious story gets louder. This short, compassionate practice interrupts that loop: you set the story aside, notice the sensation with curiosity, and rest in a calm place in your body until things settle. Works well alongside the worksheet above.

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Pen-and-paper exercise

5 Steps to Befriending Your Critic

Your inner critic is trying to protect you, just with harsh words. This five-step exercise helps you calm yourself, draw and name your Critic, translate what it's really afraid of, and acknowledge it without having to agree with it.

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