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Yesterday I had a call with a young man who reminded me of an earlier version of myself.He mentioned he had struggled with drugs and alcohol since being a teenager.He started having panic attacks and his anxiety has been getting progressively worse through his 20’s.He wasn’t able to hold down his job due to mental health issues.He had become addicted to substances as his coping mechanisms.He had mental health issues in his family.His social environment didn’t sound very healthy either.I’m writing this blog for him because I know that terrain all too well.It sounds almost identical to my own experience as a young man.Now I’m sure it’s NOT the same because everyone has their own unique experience with anxiety.However after working with 100’s of people struggling, I have started to recognise patterns.The same patterns show up over and over again.For men in their 20’s and 30’s, what you’ve just read is a common experience.I personally went through it and I’ve worked with dozens of young men in the same situation.This is not what happens to everyone but it is an experience I know a lot of people will resonate with.In this blog, I’m going to share exactly how I eliminated anxiety from my life coming from this type of experience earlier in life.<figure id="figure-jgjx5nzcosmhk05hht"><iframe id="jgjx5nzcosmhk05hht" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/okeC8DRUuZY" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/okeC8DRUuZY" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/okeC8DRUuZY" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>Deciding To Change</h2>The first part of the process for a person in this kind of situation is the DECISION to change.For the longest time, I didn’t change because I didn’t DECIDE to change.I was too comfortable in my social environment, drinking with my friends every weekend and to be honest, sometimes even having a really good time.It was fun.I can’t deny that.But come Monday morning (or Sunday night), I would feel like an anxious mess.<ul><li>I would hate myself.</li><li>I would struggle to sleep.</li><li>I would overthink everything.</li><li>I would doubt myself.</li><li>I would be constantly on edge.&nbsp;</li></ul>I didn’t know it was anxiety at the time but now I’m more aware of what anxiety is, I can say all of this were symptoms of anxiety that I didn’t know I had.All of these issues would lead to a poor quality of life during the week.I would be a very average worker.I would hate my job.I had no good routines.I was basically just surviving.<ul><li>I knew deep down that this wasn’t a good way to live.</li><li>I knew deep down that I had more potential.</li><li>I knew deep down that I needed to change.</li></ul>But for the life of me, I couldn’t bring myself to make the changes.I ended up distancing myself from my friends.I went travelling around the world to try and escape.But most of the time I’d just find new people to drink and party with.It was a vicious cycle that I was stuck in for close to 10 years.It caused me to fuck up all kinds of things in my life.<ul><li>I had panic attacks that made me physically sick.</li><li>I was concerned for my life.</li><li>I lost a few jobs.</li><li>I lost good relationships.</li><li>I was straight up unhealthy.</li></ul>I thought I was going crazy at times.That was not fun.It consumed my early twenties and really held me back from making any meaningful progress in my life back then.<h2>Learning to Meditate</h2>During all of this, I learned to meditate.&nbsp;It wasn’t easy in the beginning.I would get frustrated at myself.I would feel like an idiot.I would second guess myself.But I had read a blog post one day when I was about 17 years old that said if I meditate for a few years then I’d become a “superhuman”, so I stuck at it.I didn’t know it at the time but this practice would set me free.I learned some important things from my meditation practice.<ul><li>I learned to be disciplined and consistent.</li><li>I learned to detach myself from my thoughts.</li><li>I learned to process my difficult emotions.</li><li>I learned to accept my past and heal my trauma.</li><li>I learned to feel safe in my mind and body.</li><li>I learned to regulate my nervous system.</li><li>I learned to open up to my spiritual side.</li></ul>I didn’t realise it at the time but through my meditation practice... I was healing my trauma, I was regulating my nervous system and I was able to reframe my thoughts and beliefs.Meditation is so interesting because when you learn to quiet down your conscious thinking mind, it allows you to open up the subconscious emotional mind.When the subconscious mind opens up in meditation, you start having all these memories float to the surface of your awareness.When you’re in meditation and you have these memories “coming up” while you’re in this safe environment of mindfulness, it allows you to process things that have been left unresolved.This is actually why meditation can be so hard for people...Because they don’t know that’s what’s happening.Most people sit down to meditate, start feeling anxious, frustrated or annoyed and so they quit.Without knowing, those feelings that are coming up, are coming up to be resolved.They’re not coming up because something is wrong with you, they’re coming up because they need to come up for the healing process to take place.This is why meditation is so powerful when you learn to do it properly.This is why it's been such a healing practice for me and one that I am now so passionate about teaching others.This simple habit was a game changer that helped me build my self confidence up and start getting my life back on track.But I was still drinking and doing drugs…<h2>Going Sober</h2>In 2018, when I was 25 years old, I decided to go sober for 12-months.This was hands down the most transformative year of my life.I had tried to go sober before and I had done 1 month or 3 months but then I would always go back to drinking and doing drugs with the same kind of energy.I had a really bad relationship with drugs and alcohol.It runs in my family as well so I had this really warped idea about it.My poison of choice was really anything from alcohol to weed to mdma to cocaine and I also tried a wide range of psychedelics like acid and mushrooms.When I went sober for a year, I completely changed my relationship with substances.I also completely changed my relationship with myself.I used to use drugs and alcohol as some kind of courage booster or confidence booster.The funny thing was it never actually worked that well for my confidence because it wasn’t real, it was fake.So I would always end up worse when I wasn’t drinking or on drugs.Again, this fed a vicious cycle of self hatred and self doubt.When I went sober for the year, I was forced to confront all of my insecurities.I was forced to sit with the emotions I had been avoiding for so long.You know what the crazy thing was? My confidence skyrocketed.I won’t go into it too much but when I was in my late teens and early twenties, I didn’t have much luck with girls.When I went sober, I was going on more dates and talking to more girls than I had ever before.I was actually confident and it was showing in the way people were relating to me.Not just that, I felt confident. I felt truly comfortable in my own skin.This was a game changer for me.I’m 32 now with a wife and 2 kids.I run a successful business that’s helped 100’s of people.I’m living my purpose.I’m fit and healthy.That year of sobriety was the turning point that made all of this possible.Now I don’t have any significant anxiety.Anxiety still shows up from time to time because it’s normal for that to happen.All humans experience anxiety or anxiousness.That feeling of being a bit scared, stressed, nervous or worried.It’s a natural human experience.What I learned to do is just let it be without feeding the monster.I stopped getting involved in it.I learned to allow the thoughts and feelings to come and go so it’s not a problem anymore.Now I have more energy to focus on my goals and how I actually want to live my life.<h2>The Summary</h2>So to summarise everything I did to eliminate anxiety and tie this blog post up in a nice little conclusion, here’s a list…<ol><li>I had to DECIDE to make changes.</li><li>I learned to meditate, detach from thoughts &amp; emotions + heal trauma.</li><li>I stopped drinking and drugs that were harming my mind and body.</li><li>I worked on facing my insecurities from a place of sobriety.</li><li>I worked on building my confidence naturally.</li></ol>Finally, I was consistent. I’ve been doing this for 15 years now. Constantly improving myself day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year.Over the years, I’ve learned a lot more about nervous system regulation, reprogramming subconscious beliefs and healing trauma.&nbsp;Understanding these things is important (and I teach a lot of this in my coaching program).However when you boil it down to a clear focus on the solution that actually generates results...The solution is changing your habits and behaviors.Even when it comes to healing trauma, reprogramming your mind or regulating your nervous system, you need to implement certain habits and behaviours to do those things...If you have resistance to this idea, it’s your ego.Your ego will say “I’m special” or “I’m different” or “this won’t work for me”.You’re wrong.You may have a different situation to the one I’ve explained in this blog post but the solution is the sameThe same principles for healing apply to everyone.<ul><li>Stop doing stuff that makes you sick.</li><li>Start doing stuff that makes you healthy.</li></ul>Don’t buy into the mental stories you tell yourself (or others have told you) about your “trauma” or your “special situation” or how you’re “different”.These mental stories often do more harm than good.Focus on the road ahead.&nbsp;Not the road behind.After working with 300+ coaching clients, I can confidently say, anxiety can be solved with this approach.I don’t think it needs to take you 10 years like it took me, but that long-term mindset does help if you want to make sustainable change.In my experience working with 100’s of different people, we can reduce the time to get your anxiety under control to within 3-6 months.It took me a long time because I figured it all out by myself.I didn’t have any help.You can do it on your own if you want.There’s plenty of helpful free content on my blog page and social media.But if you want a proven and tested pathway to eliminate anxiety and find peace within the next few months (and have accountability to stick with the process), I have developed a program that does just that.If you’d like to learn more about my Mind Launch Method, <a data-mce-href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">you can check out the short 5-minute explainer video on my website here</a>.Whatever you decide to do, I want you to know...You got this.With Optimism,Josh

This is EXACTLY how I eliminated anxiety from my life

Hey guys, it’s Josh here.In this blog, I'll share 3 Proven Steps to End Anxiety FOR GOOD.If this speaks to you then you’ve probably been trying to figure this anxiety thing out for a while now.You’ve been to the doctors, the psychologists, the therapists and you've done your own self analysis to try and get to the bottom of these weird anxiety symptoms you’re having.Maybe you’ve even started labelling yourself with words that end with “phobia”, you’ve started using words like “dissassociation”, “depersonalisation” or “derealisation”.You’ve got physical symptoms like heart rate increase, sweating, change in skin colour particularly in your face, gut issues, turning stomach and all the rest of it.You’ve gone to the doctors to try and find solutions but all tests come back clear.This is sending you into a mental spiral of negative thoughts and emotions.You’re either avoiding the issue and trying to resist it or push it away… kinda like you’re frozen or “stuck”.OR&nbsp;It’s leading you to become reactive, frustrated, impatient and low key angry.Maybe both…You could be keeping it together in your professional life, you’re still able to show up to work and “get things done”...But when it comes to your personal life, your relationships and your health, you feel a bit fucked.All of this can fall under one umbrella category of “Anxiety”.And if this resonates with you then it’s likely this issue is starting to create some problems for you.So if you’re new here then let me introduce myself.<h2>Who Am I?</h2>My name is Josh and I have a lot of mental health issues and addiction in my family.Anxiety and addiction are both something I struggled with earlier in my life.I was anxious and then I would lean on drugs and alcohol to cope with everything.Which was basically just a form of suppression.Now I’ve got both of those issues under control.I no longer get anxiety and I have found freedom from my addictions.In this video I’m going to show you the <a data-mce-href="https://youtu.be/rxL_ZbayUMM" href="https://youtu.be/rxL_ZbayUMM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3 proven steps to end anxiety for good.</a><figure id="figure-kjozqcj6jgmhedq9u7" class=""><iframe id="kjozqcj6jgmhedq9u7" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxL_ZbayUMM" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/rxL_ZbayUMM" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxL_ZbayUMM" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure>When I was 17, I was scared of myself, I was scared of my mind and I was scared of my life.I didn’t have much self control and this made me afraid.I thought to myself “I can’t live like this”.So I started a mission to figure out how I could get my mind under controlI went deep into understanding how my mind works, how &nbsp;my nervous system works and what anxiety is (and what it’s not).I didn’t want to go on medication like my parents and I didn’t want to become addicted or reliant on any substance whether that be alcohol or medications…<h2>Here’s What I Found.</h2>One of the biggest things that can help you with ending anxiety for good is simply a good education about yourself, your mind and your body.Once you understand yourself, you can understand your anxiety.I realised that anxiety is really just a fear response and it’s your body perceiving danger (often when there is no danger)If you experience high levels of anxiety then your nervous system has been conditioned into fear, danger and a sense of not being safe.People with chronic anxiety also have thought patterns that contribute to this sense of not being safe.Thoughts like “I’m not good enough”, “there’s something wrong with me” or “I’m broken”.These kinds of thoughts only add to the feeling of danger.Your brain sends signals to your body through the nervous system and the thought signals influence hormone production which creates stress chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline.This response sends signals back to the brain convincing the brain it’s in danger and needs to activate survival mechanisms.You quickly enter into the fight or flight mode of the nervous system and you will either ‘freeze”, 'fight” or 'flight” (avoid).Developing a deep understanding of how all of this works is incredibly helpful.Through understanding and education, you can build a plan for recovery and healing.This leads us to the 3 proven steps to end anxiety for good.<h2>The Mind Launch Method&nbsp; </h2><h3>Regulate&nbsp;</h3>Consciously work on regulating your nervous system with daily habits proven to reduce stress and anxiety.Habits like…<ul><li>Walking</li><li>Meditation</li><li>Journalling</li></ul>Build a daily routine around these habits.<h3>Reprogram</h3>Consciously work on reprogramming your mind and changing negative beliefs into positive beliefs.You can do this daily through your meditation and journaling practices.You can also do this in the moment through the Letting Go MethodAn easy way to remember this is calling it the AAA method (like a sigh, aaa)Acknowledge - Acknowledge and label the experience you’re having “this is anxiety”Accept - Accept the experience you’re having and accept the feelings you’re havingAllow - Allow yourself to go through the feeling of anxiety instead of fighting against itEverytime you do this, you are teaching your nervous system to feel safe and you’re training your mind to think about the anxiety in a different way.Over time, you build a whole new nervous system with new neural pathways.<h2>Reset</h2>Finally, you reset your life.You consciously carry on with life and you re-engage with your life in a new way. Everyday you make the conscious choice to reinforce your new normal.The 4th Step that nobody talks about… RelapseThe journey of anxiety recovery usually has relapses but nobody likes to talk about this because they’re trying to sell you some magic quick fix.The truth is, you will probably have relapses.You’ll probably have days when you feel like you’re going backwards, not forward.This is normal and it doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you.In fact, these days are the days that really count for your long term healing.You have to learn to hold yourself through these times and continue to reinforce the new belief system that “you got this” and you are on the journey of healing.The relapse is kinda like the “Final Boss”.When you learn to navigate the relapse days, you’ll start to develop a level of confidence that is “unfuckwithable”.So don’t cave to the relapse, instead, reframe it and tell yourself a story about how this experience is making you stronger.When &nbsp;you get these 3 proven steps down and you make them your priority every single day, you’ll accelerate your journey of healing and you’ll start to get your life back.<h2>Want More Help?</h2>If you’d like some extra support and accountability to start making these changes faster with our Mind Launch coaching program... <a data-mce-href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You can watch the video on our website here.</a>That explains next steps to get started.You got this!With Optimism,Josh

3 Proven Steps To End Anxiety FOR GOOD

Hey legend, it’s Josh here.In this blog I’m going to talk about how I learned to process difficult emotions with meditation.Let me start by saying, when I first started meditation, I was scared of the world.I was an anxious 17 year old who didn’t know who I was, I was scared of the world and I was also scared of my mind because I didn’t know how to control it.I was always overthinking and riddled with fear.Fear of people in my life passing away.Fear of what I would do when I was met with challenges through life.Fear of myself and if I could handle life or if I was going to go crazy.Fear of becoming an addict.Fear of relationships.I had a lot of fear.I also wanted to get that fear under control because I thought to myself back then, “if this is what life is going to be like then I’m fucked”.That’s when I found meditation.I didn’t know it at the time but I had just stumbled upon a practice that would shape the rest of my life.That was 15 years ago.&nbsp;Now I don’t have much fear at all and any fear that does come up for me, I know is a natural and normal part of life.I don’t try to avoid fear anymore (or any other emotion for that matter).Therein lies one of the biggest lessons I’m going to teach you right now.<figure id="figure-qm662dja7mhbl0bq4"><iframe id="qm662dja7mhbl0bq4" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D55jh7I8Oh0" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/D55jh7I8Oh0" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D55jh7I8Oh0" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>Stop Avoiding Your Emotions</h2>Most people try to avoid their emotions.They’re always trying to figure out a way to reject, change or fight their own emotions.Your emotions are part of your experience.When you try to fight your emotions, you’re really trying to fight yourself.Now if you’re like most people, you have your “likes and dislikes”.You have emotions or feelings you like to experience and emotions or feelings you don’t like to experience.For example, you prefer to experience happy emotions and you try to avoid sad emotions.This way of thinking keeps you stuck because “What you resist persists”.Avoiding negative emotions is called suppression.You suppress your emotions.When you suppress your emotions, they stay stuck in you and they never get resolved.You need to learn to feel your emotions.<blockquote>Meditation is a safe place for you to learn to feel your emotions.</blockquote>A lot of people avoid meditation because they can’t handle sitting with their emotions.You sit down, try to be still but then you have thoughts coming to your head and then you start feeling uncomfortable or frustrated and so you give up.This is all an internal experience you’re having. Nothing has changed outside.You have to see this clearly.You are not allowing yourself to sit with yourself, your thoughts and your emotions.You are trying to avoid or suppress the experience you’re having.It’s blocking the free flow of your energy.It’s kinda like if you turn on a garden hose but then kink the hose so the water can’t come out.The pressure builds up.This is what happens when you avoid your emotions.Your emotions are supposed to flow freely like water through the garden hose.&nbsp;When you avoid or suppress your emotions, you are kinking the hose which leads to a build up of pressure, stress and tension in your body.This is when people become dysregulated and enter heightened states of anxiety.<h2>Allowing Your Emotions</h2>The amazing thing I learned to do through meditation was to simply sit with and allow my emotions to flow through me.This is not about going and having a cry about your emotions.It's not about throwing a tantrum and telling everyone how you’re feeling.It’s not about seeking external validation for your emotional state.It’s about learning to be present with what you’re experiencing without trying to change it.It’s about FEELING without judging yourself.Feeling without attaching yourself to preferred outcomes.It’s simply about understanding that you are a human and it’s normal for you to experience a range of emotions.When you learn to meet your full range of emotions with courage, love and acceptance, your life will start changing quickly.You’ll begin processing your unresolved emotions and healing your mental, emotional and even physical health.When you stop avoiding and start allowing, you unkink the hose of your own emotional system and the flow of your energy will return.If you’re experiencing a deep state of anxiety or depression, it’s really a build up of unprocessed emotions that create this dense feeling of being “stuck”.You want to get yourself moving and get the energy flowing again.The universal Law of Inertia states “an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion”.You have to get yourself moving, stop avoiding and start allowing.In the beginning this might feel hard because you have to build up your momentum like a car that is warming up to get going or a bicycle that needs you to pedal to gain speed.The start always requires a bit of a push but once you get the ball rolling, it starts getting easier.<blockquote>“Do the thing and you will get the energy to do the thing”</blockquote><h2>Meditation Science &amp; Proof</h2>Admittedly, I didn’t know any of this when I first started meditation 15 years ago. I had to figure it out by myself.Now, there are countless studies which speak to how this all works from a neurological perspective.When you meditate, you’re literally changing the way your brain processes emotions.Most people spend their lives stuck in the amygdala, the part of the brain that’s responsible for emotional reactivity, fear, and stress responses.When the amygdala is overactive, you feel anxious, reactive, and overwhelmed. Your mind gets hijacked by old emotional patterns before you even realise what’s happening.Meditation helps bring you out of that survival state and back into the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that regulates your emotions, makes conscious decisions, and allows you to respond instead of react.Multiple studies show that even short periods of mindfulness or meditation increases activity in the prefrontal cortex while decreasing activity in the amygdala.One study showed that after just eight weeks of meditation training, the connection between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala strengthened, allowing people to recover from stress more quickly (this is why I guarantee results within 12 weeks in my coaching program). All of this proves meditation doesn’t just help you “feel calmer”, it’s literally rewiring your brain to process emotions in a healthier way.Over time, the more you practice, the stronger these neural pathways become.You start to move from automatic, reactive patterns (amygdala-driven) to conscious, regulated responses (prefrontal-driven).This is why long-term meditators tend to feel more grounded, clear, and emotionally stable, not because they don’t feel emotions, but because they’ve trained their brain to hold them differently.So when I say meditation helps you process difficult emotions, I’m not talking about a metaphor.&nbsp;It’s neuroscience.You’re strengthening the part of your brain that helps you stay calm and aware, and weakening the part that keeps you trapped in fear.<h2>The Mind Launch Method</h2>This is how I’ve helped 300+ business professionals find freedom from anxiety and other difficult emotions over the last few years.I use a 3-step system called the Mind Launch Method.Step 1. Regulate - Reduce stress and anxiety quickly (0-30 days)Step 2. Reprogram - Rewire the neural pathways and change your beliefs (30-60 days)Step 3. Reset - Experience a complete mind, body, spirit reset to find inner peace (60-90 days)This can be done in 3-months if you’re ready to put in the work. If you want to learn more about how this method works, <a data-mce-href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check out the short explainer video here.</a>With Optimism,Josh

I learned to process difficult emotions with meditation (here’s how)

This is what I wish I knew 15 years ago when I was struggling with anxiety.When I was still a teenager, I went on a mission to understand myself, my mind and the anxiety I was experiencing.Now I can explain it so easily that anyone can understand what’s going on with anxiety.For the next 10 minutes I’m going to ask you to put all of your previously held ideas aside and listen to what I have to say.You might think you know some things and maybe you do but if you’re struggling with anxiety still then you obviously don’t know everything.I don’t struggle with anxiety anymore.I have also helped 100’s of others overcome their anxiety.So listen to what I say from a place of neutrality and I promise I’ll deliver for you.You’ve probably heard all of it before…<ul><li>Anxiety</li><li>Mental Health</li><li>Medication</li><li>Family Genetics</li><li>Nervous System Regulation</li><li>Mind-Body Connection</li><li>Somatic Therapy</li><li>Thoughts</li><li>Emotions</li><li>Trauma</li><li>Counselling</li><li>Coaching</li><li>Mindset</li></ul>If you struggle with anxiety then you’re a deep thinker who overanalyses everything.Put all of your buzz words down and check this out.<figure id="figure-7yfa8d0j57mha3dpo4"><iframe id="7yfa8d0j57mha3dpo4" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D12qVleb7kE" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowFullScreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/D12qVleb7kE" data-corners="default" data-fullWidth="false"></iframe></figure><h2>Anxiety &amp; Fear</h2>The first thing you need to understand is that anxiety is fear-based and a natural survival response to have when you perceive danger.To put it more simply, anxiety is normal and it happens when you sense some kind of danger.Here’s what happens when you have thoughts that are fear-based.Your thoughts send electrochemical signals from your brain to your body through your nervous system.If you think thoughts that are negative, worried or fearful, you create signals that activate the stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline in the body.When these stress hormones are activated, you go into fight or flight mode.This is when you start to feel panic and anxiety.If you’ve been struggling with stress and anxiety for a while (months or years), this can really damage your system.<h2>Trauma</h2>Trauma is like carrying around a bag of rocks.If you hold onto it, you're going to get tired and it's going to get heavy.You can hold onto trauma mentally or physically.You can release trauma mentally and physically.It all starts with the story you tell yourself about your trauma.There's plenty of people who have overcome seriously traumatic events and they usually do it through a process of forgiveness and acceptance.This is worth mentioning before we get into the next point.<h2>Homeostasis</h2>Homeostasis is a natural process where your body has the ability to maintain balance and stability.&nbsp;It's your body's ability to regulate things like temperature, heart rate, and hormones so everything stays in a healthy range.If you’ve been living in a survival state of constant stress, anxiety and negative thoughts, you’re going to find it harder to maintain homeostasis.This is why you can get all these heightened physical symptoms.To regulate your nervous system basically means to come back to homeostasis... to come back to balance.&nbsp;Your nervous system is actually trying to bring you back to balance at all times even if you feel like it’s working against you, it’s not… you need to learn to work with it.<h2>Subconscious Beliefs</h2>The reason you’re not in homeostasis and you’re feeling like your nervous system is dysregulated is because you’re operating from outdated mental programming.This can be the "trauma" that you experienced earlier in your life.Beliefs like “I’m not good enough” or “there’s something wrong with me” or “I’m worthless” will keep you in this state of mind where you’re constantly perceiving danger.Think about it, if you’re not good enough, what happens? Failure. What does that mean? Danger. You get left out or left behind. You’re alone in the world. That's scary.You can see how the loop of anxiety continues...You may not be CONSCIOUSLY thinking this, but subconsciously, these are the kinds of beliefs and stories people with anxiety are usually operating on beneath the surface.Remember, your brain sends signals to the body through your thoughts which create your feelings.Your subconscious beliefs are just deeply engrained thoughts.<h2>Top-Down Approach</h2>A lot of people talk about “regulating the nervous system” and “somatic release” and don’t get me wrong, those things are important parts of the process and they will give you a sense of temporary relief.However they won’t work long term if the mental narrative doesn’t change as well.&nbsp;You need to shift your thinking from thoughts that create a sense of danger to thoughts that create a sense of safety.When you get control of your thinking, you get control of your ability to control the way you’re experiencing your life because you can start to choose your perspective.For example, experiences that used to create the feeling of anxiety, can be turned into experiences that create a feeling of calm.&nbsp;Again, this is possible when &nbsp;you change the thought process which changes the signals sent to the body which changes the experience in the body and the feelings you feel.You can do this through a practice of self reflection and self awareness.<h2>How I Did It</h2>I did this when I learned to meditate.&nbsp;I used to go to the beach and sit down in silent meditation for 10-minutes daily.At first, I was scared of the world.&nbsp;I had my eyes closed and I would think, "what if someone attacks me" or "what if a snake comes out of the bushes and gets me".I would feel this intense fear that would make me want to open my eyes but I forced myself to stay with my eyes closed until the 10-minute timer went off.Overtime, I learned to trust the world.I learned to feel safe in the world.There's no secret sauce here.It was just practice.<h2>Practice</h2>This is the easiest way to change anxiety but I have to be honest with you, in the beginning, it might not feel easy.When you put this into practice, you’re rewiring your internal systems.You’re programming in new neural pathways.You’re training your nervous system to find balance.It’s like going to the gym to get a six pack.&nbsp;It doesn’t happen overnight.It happens through consistency and commitment.You have to back yourself and do the work.<h2>Mind Launch Method</h2>I’ve helped 300+ business professionals find freedom from anxiety over the last few years and I’ve personally done it myself.I use a 3-step system called the Mind Launch Method.Step 1. Regulate - Reduce stress and anxiety quickly.Step 2. Reprogram - Rewire the neural pathways and change your beliefs.Step 3. Reset - Experience a complete mind, body and spirit reset to find inner peace.This can be done in 3-months if you’re ready to put in the work.If you want to learn more about how this method works, <a data-mce-href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" href="http://www.mindlaunch.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check out the short explainer video here.</a>You got this.With Optimism,Josh

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Hey guys, it’s Josh here and in this blog, you're going to find the only video you need to overcome anxiety naturally.I’m going to tell you what no one else has told you about anxiety, what it really is, and how to fix it.I’ve spent half of my life figuring this out because I saw what mental health issues and addiction can do to people. I saw it in my own family, and I made a decision when I was seventeen that I was going to figure this mind stuff out for myself. That was fifteen years ago, and after going deep into it all, here’s what I’ve learned.<figure id="figure-ol9yttdz7cmh3325hc" class="selected"><iframe id="ol9yttdz7cmh3325hc" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yRZH3MGhOBE" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/yRZH3MGhOBE" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yRZH3MGhOBE" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>Anxiety Is Normal, It Doesn't Mean You're Broken</h2>The first thing you need to understand is that anxiety is a normal human experience.It does not mean you’re broken.It does not mean there’s something wrong with you. And it definitely doesn’t mean you need a diagnosis for the rest of your life.Yes, some people have more intense or chronic anxiety, but that doesn’t mean they’re genetically flawed.It just means their emotional experience is heightened.Anxiety exists on a spectrum. Some people experience a little, some a lot.But no matter where you sit on that spectrum, the principles for healing are the same.When you bring your mind and body back into balance, you return to what’s called homeostasis. That’s your natural baseline of peace, health, and stability.If your anxiety is high, it’s a sign that you’re out of balance. Your system is dysregulated. That imbalance can be mental, emotional, or physical. The goal isn’t to suppress anxiety, it’s to restore balance and get your body back to a state of regulation.<h2>Outdated Programming Creates Anxiety</h2>Here’s the truth. If your anxiety feels out of control, it’s because you’re running on outdated programming.It’s like having an old iPhone that starts glitching after a few years. You can keep using it, but it’s going to bug out. The human mind works the same way.If you’re still operating from the same emotional patterns you developed at 12 years old, and you’re now 30, 40, or 50, you’re going to run into problems. The version of you that learned to protect yourself as a child is still calling the shots.Maybe when you were little, you felt unsafe or unseen.You created protective mechanisms to survive. But now, those same patterns are playing out in your adult life, even though you’re safe. That’s why you might feel anxious for no real reason.Your system is reacting to old memories that don’t apply anymore. The work is about cleaning out that old programming. That means releasing emotional trauma, changing limiting beliefs, and resetting your nervous system so your body stops living in the past.<h2>Identifying the Real Cause</h2>Most people think anxiety is random, but it’s not. Anxiety is always linked to something. It’s the symptom, not the cause.The first step is to identify the root. What’s really creating the imbalance?Sometimes it’s habits. Drinking too much, smoking, people-pleasing, saying yes when you mean no. Other times it’s deeper emotional patterns. But either way, you can’t fix what you won’t look at.Most people never get to that first step because they’re too proud or too afraid to face themselves. They just keep pushing through life, pretending everything’s fine. But when you suppress problems, they grow. That’s when people end up with addictions, burnout, or even suicidal thoughts.It’s not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been living in fear and pride instead of courage and self-awareness.<h2>You’re the One Keeping Yourself Stuck</h2>The truth is, most people are too smart for their own good. They know something’s wrong, but they keep trying to think their way out of it.You can’t think your way out of anxiety. You have to feel your way through it.At some point, you have to take responsibility for your own peace. You are the only one keeping you stuck.When you decide to rise above your pride and ego, and you actually put steps in place to change, everything shifts.<h2>Regulate, Reprogram, Reset</h2>If you’re serious about overcoming anxiety, here’s the three-step process I teach all of my clients.It works because it addresses the real cause, not just the symptoms.Step 1: Regulate The first 30 days are about regulating the nervous system.You build new routines, habits, and practices that help your body feel safe again. Once the body feels safe, the mind naturally becomes calm.Step 2: Reprogram Once you’re regulated, you work on reprogramming the subconscious mind. You identify and change the old thought loops and beliefs that fuel your anxiety. You replace them with new, empowering beliefs that align with who you really are. This is the point where your self-image shifts and life starts to feel lighter.Step 3: Reset Finally, you reset your baseline.This is where you embody the calm, confident, grounded version of yourself that’s been underneath the anxiety all along. You stop managing symptoms and start living from peace.This process doesn’t take years. When you commit to it, real transformation can happen in just a few months.<h2>The Courage to Change</h2>Overcoming anxiety requires courage.It’s not about getting rid of anxiety forever, it’s about reshaping your relationship with it.When it shows up again, it’s no longer a problem because you understand what it’s trying to tell you.It’s about growing beyond the old version of yourself and stepping into the mature, conscious, powerful version that’s ready to lead your life.When you take responsibility for your healing, you stop paying the lifelong subscription to big pharma and start investing in yourself.If you’re ready to do that, <a data-mce-href="https://www.mindlaunch.com.au" href="https://www.mindlaunch.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watch my free training on the Mind Launch Method here.</a>I’ll show you exactly how to apply this process step by step so you can start feeling calm, clear, and confident again.With Optimism, Josh

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Will I ever change?&nbsp;Is this the right thing for me to do?What’s the point?These are some of the questions, doubts and worries people who are on the healing journey tend to have in their life.They want to change their life and heal but when they try to take the steps necessary they are met with internal resistance, self doubt and overthinking.If you’ve had these same struggles in your own life then I’m writing this article to speak to you.It’s not your fault, but it is your responsibility.The key to breaking through your resistance is to stop fighting against or trying to control the experiences you’re having.This might seem like a simple solution so let’s go a bit deeper.We all have our likes and dislikes.It’s a function of the ego to have preferences.However, the tighter we hold onto our preferences, the more we will suffer.The ego says “I want this” and “I don’t want that”.The true self says “I see it all without judgement or attachment”The main problem people have is they never get past their ego.They never connect with the ultimate truth of reality.The true self or the “I” that is aware of everything.The reality of life is that it’s inclusive.It’s full of likes and dislikes.It’s full of positives and negatives.When we try to cling on too tightly to how we think it “should” be, we end up suffering how it “is”.When we learn to accept life for what it is and we get beyond our ego, that’s when we can release our resistance to the experiences we’re having in life.I learned how to do this back when I had my first spiritual awakening.<figure id="figure-euqc85nit3mh00awro"><iframe id="euqc85nit3mh00awro" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xGvcqm12jLY" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/xGvcqm12jLY" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xGvcqm12jLY" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>Awakening The Limitless Self</h2>When you have a spiritual awakening, you realise that you are not the ego.You are actually an unlimited spiritual being.The true nature of being limitless is the understanding you’re totally complete and whole right now in this present moment.<ul><li>You’re not broken.</li><li>You don’t need to be fixed.</li><li>There’s nothing wrong with you.</li></ul>The experience you’re having now is included in the full spectrum of life.The problem is you try to exclude experiences you don’t like and you only want to include experiences you do like.This way of being is fundamentally built on limitation.“I want this” and “I don’t want that”.“I am this” and “I am not that”That is the definition of limitation.It’s a false narrative that we’ve developed usually through our earlier life.<h2>The Universal Law Of Polarity</h2>The universal law of polarity states you can’t have one thing without the other.You can’t have night without day.You can’t have good without bad.You can’t have hot without cold.You can’t have positive experiences without negative experiences.The longer you try to compartmentalise your life, the longer you will suffer.When you open yourself up to the totality of life, you will find freedom.For most that’s scary and it’s scary because it’s unknown.When you’ve spent your whole life living in limitation, the unlimited can be overwhelming.However when you learn to trust the unknown and trust your capacity to hold all of life, that is when you will be able to live as your peaceful, loving and limitless self.Your true self.<h2>Dissolving The Limited Self</h2>If you want to break through your resistance to healing, you must dissolve your ego.This requires a dissolving of all your tightly held beliefs.It’s a dissolving of your limited self concept.It’s a dissolving of your survival paradigms.And it’s an unfolding into your transcendent state of being.This process is often uncomfortable and met with resistance.Imagine the caterpillar that needs to break out of the cocoon to become the butterfly.It’s kinda like that.It’s messy. It’s sticky. It takes a bit of work.It requires your courage, your trust and a deep sense of self acceptance.You need to learn to accept yourself fully.You need to accept your past, your present and your future.You need to accept the “good” sides of you and the “bad” sides of you.You need to process the shame and guilt that’s weighing you down.<blockquote>The lotus flower grows through the mud.</blockquote>The journey of spiritual awakening is not only about love and light.It’s about bringing that love and light into the depths of your darkness.That’s what it means to accept yourself fully.That’s what it means to love yourself completely.That’s what it takes to break through your resistance.Ask yourself this… Do you love peace more than you hate depression?Because you need to make a commitment to become the peaceful version of yourself despite how much you might hate the experience you’re having right now.It’s not necessarily easy, but it also doesn’t need to be hard.<ul><li>Be patient.&nbsp;</li><li>Trust the process.</li><li>Have the courage to lean in.</li><li>Decide to be committed.</li></ul>If you can’t commit to your own healing, you’re fucked and you’ll stay stuck on the karmic cycle of suffering.When you commit to the process of finding alignment with your true self and you have the courage to let go of the ego self who is running false narratives, that’s when you’ll start healing.<h2>Want More Help?</h2>If you’re looking for more help, here’s a few options for you.<ol><li><a data-mce-href="https://mindlaunch.com.au/free-training" href="https://mindlaunch.com.au/free-training" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Try my free trauma healing training here.</a></li><li><a data-mce-href="https://www.skool.com/mind-launch/about" href="https://www.skool.com/mind-launch/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Join the Mind Launch Skool here.</a></li><li><a data-mce-href="https://mindlaunch.com.au/" href="https://mindlaunch.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apply for 1:1 Coaching with me here.</a></li></ol>You got this.With Optimism,Josh

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