If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode—constantly tense, on alert, or waiting for something to go wrong—you’re not alone. Many people living with PTSD, anxiety symptoms, or seasonal depression know that exhausting feeling all too well. Your heart races, your body tenses, and your mind won’t stop scanning for danger.
In this compassionate, faith-informed episode, Lori Owens explores how to gently move from fear and hypervigilance toward thankful, peaceful living. You’ll learn how gratitude can help your nervous system find safety again and offer real coping strategies for anxiety symptoms, loneliness, and emotional overwhelm.
Through a blend of neuroscience, trauma recovery, and spiritual insight, this episode unpacks:
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What’s really happening in your brain and body during survival mode
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How gratitude and mindfulness calm anxiety and ease tension
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Ways to navigate isolation and loneliness through small moments of connection
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How trauma impacts relationships—and how gratitude can help rebuild trust
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Simple, trauma-informed practices to restore calm, hope, and emotional balance
If you’re healing from PTSD, anxiety, or chronic stress, or struggling with seasonal depression or emotional isolation, this episode offers gentle, practical tools to help you move from surviving to truly living—with gratitude leading the way.
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