50: The Anxiety I Couldn't Explain Led Me to the Rest I Desperately Needed

Episode 50 is here — and it's dropping on Dr. Brook Sheehan's 42nd birthday, which makes it extra special. But instead of a celebratory episode, Dr. Brook is doing something far more powerful: getting radically transparent about the debilitating anxiety she walked through for two and a half weeks in May. This isn't a clinical breakdown of anxiety. This is a deeply personal, faith-filled account of what it looks like when someone who knows the body — hormones, cycles, nervous system and all — still gets knocked flat by something she can't immediately explain. In this episode, Dr. Brook shares why she experienced a crushing wave of anxiety outside of her luteal phase and why that made it even more confusing and harder to dismiss. She walks through a quiet moment on May 6th that led to a word from God that changed everything — push through the fear, and I'll go with you. She opens up about her lifelong battle with fear of rejection and abandonment, rooted in being diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy as a child, and the unexpected ways those old patterns were still running in the background decades later. She also unpacks the difference between surviving anxiety and actually resting through it, why we've become human doings instead of human beings, and how that pattern is quietly robbing us of the capacity to show up fully in the world. The pinball machine analogy she shares perfectly illustrates why rest isn't a reward you earn after burnout — it's the fuel that makes purpose possible. This episode will meet you right where you are, whether you're in the middle of the valley, can't stop crying, or are carrying a weight on your chest you just can't explain. You are not alone. ✨ Your body has been trying to tell you something. Find out what it's saying with the free 30-second **Body Signal Decoder Assessment.** Pick your signal, get your personalized guide straight to your inbox, and finally start making sense of what's going on inside. **Get it here:** os.drbrooksheehan.com/decoder 🎧 And if you caught the mention of the **Talk to Me, Body** affirmation card deck during the episode, here's where to grab yours. 63 scripture-anchored cards to help you trust the body God designed for you. **Get yours here:** drbrooksheehan.com/talk-to-me-body/ 📱 Come say hi on Instagram: @drbrooksheehan ⭐ If this episode spoke to you, **would you take a second to leave a five-star review on** Apple **or** Spotify**?** It helps more women find this show. And more women learning to listen to their bodies is exactly why I do this.