Part 1: Facing Truths

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.