I had a stark realization the other day.

I’ve been stuck in a hypervigilant, fear-based way of living, thinking, and acting ever since March of 2020.

I also recognized that I never used to be like this, and I don’t like it.

Sure, there are other reasons why I’m in this place: the transformation of becoming a parent for the first time, starting and running a business, getting older, etc.

But regardless of how I got here, I don’t like it.

I feel like I've gone from being a pretty easygoing, laid back, and excited-for-the-future type of person, to a hypervigilant and always-on-guard individual, mother, wife, and business owner.

I've been constantly looking ahead to what bad things might happen and trying to plan and strategize my way out of it. It's not a fun way to live!

So, I invited Kat Lee for her third appearance on The Kenza Pod to share her wisdom around fear. I wanted her to not only help us understand how we got here, but also offer practical tools and strategies to get ourselves out.

Originally, Kat and I had a private 1:1 coaching session scheduled where I had planned to talk through all of this with her. But we decided to hit record so that you can get an inside look at how we worked through this, and how I walked away feeling empowered with wisdom and tools to help me move through (and out of) this way of thinking.

If you're feeling anything like what I've described, then this episode is a must-listen.

• We will challenge you to look at who you are on the other side of the global pandemic and make sure you recognize and like that person.
• We share practical strategies to help you get through moments of panic and overwhelm, and help you loosen the grip that fear can hold us back.
• We’ll help you to recognize when you’re being hypervigiliant, and then understand not only why that’s happening but how to alleviate that stressful and all-consuming feeling.

I can’t wait to hear how this episode impacts you!

Hit me up on instagram @kenzacollective, or join our free Slack community to talk even more: kenzacollective.com/slack.

Links from the episode

• Learn more about Kat Lee and her podcast, Empowered Curiosity
• Other episodes with Kat: How to Harness the Power of Our Emotions to Make Smarter Business Decisions and How to Create an Abundant Business & Life by Listening to Your Body
• The Mel Robbins podcast episode mentioned “You’ll never be truly happy until you start doing this”