Lessons From My Fifties, A Letter to My Younger Self

Lessons From My Fifties, A Letter to My Younger Self

Darcie Warden
Published on: 27/10/2025

By 53, I’ve learned the biggest growth happens when you start before you’re ready. This is what I’d tell my younger self: you have the keys, you are enough, and the path unfolds when you dare to step.

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Part 2: How Avoidance Fuels Anxiety

Part 2: How Avoidance Fuels Anxiety

Darcie Warden
Published on: 20/10/2025

Anxiety is a subtle trap that many of us get caught in. Our instincts drive us to avoid it. But turning toward it, as crazy as that may feel, is the way through. Find out more here.

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Part 1: Facing Truths

Part 1: Facing Truths

Darcie Warden
Published on: 11/10/2025

We often think relief from anxiety comes from escaping it — but real freedom begins when we face the truths we’ve been avoiding. In this post, I share how my own QuickBooks dread revealed the deeper message anxiety was trying to deliver, and why resistance makes things worse. Drawing from psychology, self-compassion research, and spiritual wisdom, I show how anxiety isn’t here to break us but to guide us. Facing hard truths opens the door to clarity, courage, and healing. Anxiety isn’t the enemy — it’s the messenger.

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