Anchored Not Anxious
Welcome to Anchored Not Anxious, Anxiety and worry may manipulate your mind and emotions, but it is not your identity. My anxiety journey equips me to mentor women with anxiety and worry. Find wisdom and realistic encouragement while gaining an unshakeable trust in God. It's possible with practical, faith-rooted anchoring practices. You belong here.
Hosted by Terri Hutchinson, a compassionate nurse and mentor.
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Episodes
50 episodes
Why She Trusts God: The Turning Point of a Dark and Empty Season
If you’re in a season where God doesn’t make sense, where your prayers feel unanswered, where you’re stuck between what you desperately want and what God seems to be allowing – this episode is for you. December’s podcast episode may be one of m...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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11:02
Lectio Reflection from the Book of Habakkuk
Are you reading your Bible but feeling like you're just going through the motions? Like gulping food without tasting it? There's a better way.In this episode, I lead you through a Lectio Divina—sacred reading—practice that transforms you...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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6:26
Your 7-Point Anxiety Management Plan
Overwhelm. Overthinking. Anxiety. Worry. If these describe your mental state as you head into the holidays (or any busy season), this episode is your lifeline.I'm giving you a comprehensive 7-point plan to manage anxiety and emotional up...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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11:54
What If Jesus Created Your To Do List
Ever wonder what would actually be on your to-do list if Jesus was the one writing it? Spoiler: it's probably not "organize the garage" or "respond to 47 emails."In this episode, I share four things I believe Jesus would want on your dai...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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6:40
Centering Prayer for Emotional Balance
What if you could reset your entire emotional and spiritual state in just a few minutes? That's the power of centering prayer.In this episode, I guide you through a specific centering prayer practice based on Jeremiah 17:7-8—a prayer tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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4:20
Game Plan for Holiday Hosting
Holiday hosting stressing you out? What if I told you that the burnt turkey, the carpet stain, and the unexpected guest count don't matter nearly as much as you think they do?In this episode, I share why your holiday performance is meani...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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6:13
Why She Trusts God Series: Author Lisa Woolery
Welcome to Anchored Not Anxious. I'm Terri Hutchinson, your host. I'm continuing the monthly series, “Why She Trusts God”, and I have guest author Lisa Woolery. She is the author of The Widow's Comeback and the Widow's C...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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35:30
Emotional Rescue in a Bottle: Why One Essential Oil Blend Helps Me Reset
Ever walked past a bakery and been instantly transported by the smell? That's your limbic system at work—the same brain region that makes essential oils so powerful for managing emotions and anxiety. In this practical and personal episode, Terr...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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4:49
How Strangers Renewed Hope on My Worst Day
Sometimes hope comes from the most unexpected places. In this moving episode, Terri shares the heartbreaking moment when a simple physical therapy exercise brought her to tears and made her feel like giving up entirely. At 43, unabl...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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5:44
From Death Grip to Peace: Your Guide to Mindful Commuting
In this practical and immediately applicable episode, learn how to transform your stressful commute (or any tense situation) using simple muscle relaxation techniques. Whether you're behind the wheel, at your computer, or standing in line, you'...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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5:46
Jesus Sees You're Running on Empty
Running on fumes? Stretched to your breaking point while everyone around you seems oblivious to how much you're carrying? In this tender and deeply encouraging episode, Terri explores the profound loneliness of being the one who giv...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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6:32
Parking Lot Panic to Mental Peace: My CBT Journey
Ever felt completely overwhelmed by your own thoughts and emotions? In this vulnerable and deeply personal episode, Terri describes a raw moment of crisis in a grocery store parking lot and how it became the catalyst for trying cognitive behavi...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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4:13
Everyday Quandaries - Guest Elise Tegegne
What if canceled plans could become unexpected gifts? In this heartwarming episode of Anchored Not Anxious, host Terri sits down with author Elise Tegegne to explore how trust transforms our response to life's curveballs.Elise, author of...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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25:42
Grab an Anchor When Life Feels Unstable
Peaceful moments are easily disturbed by worries, unexpected change, or stress. Discover a powerful metaphor for our spiritual journey through a woman’s encounter at the ocean’s edge. Uncertainty, life change, and stress event...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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3:07
Trust God with the Hezekiah Method
Do you wish you had a mental security system? One that keeps out intrusive and unhelpful thoughts. It's enough to control your own doubt and questioning, but Satan's attacks too? The enemy can rattle even the most faithful, like King Hezekiah.&...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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2:49
Set Boundaries for Your Thoughts and Feelings
Ever seen those spike strips in parking garages or rental car locations? These pierce a tire if you try to go in the wrong way. What if you could pull a lever to raise a spike strip taking the air out of distorted and unhelpful thoughts....
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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3:59
At The Table with Jesus: Your Quick Reset for Discouragment
When discouragement threatens to overwhelm your heart and mind, where do you turn for nourishment? In this powerful 3-minute reflection, we apply the imagery of Psalm 23:5 to unexpected setbacks, feeling like the world is against you, or as a r...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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3:09
3 Minutes to Centered - Calm a Racing Mind
Racing thoughts? Overwhelming decisions? Difficult conversations ahead?Experience the effects of The Jesus Prayer. Settle overwhelm, slow your thoughts, and regain balance. This is your moment for self-care and spiritual groundi...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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3:02
The Hidden Cost of Carrying It All
Are you managing 70%, 80%, or even 90% of everything in your life—and everyone else's? If you're nodding yes while feeling exhausted just thinking about it, this episode is for you.Self-reliance can be a strength, but it has a shadow sid...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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3:55
Break Free from the Mental Replay: How to Stop Post-Event Processing
Most people post-event process a meeting, a date, or a social gathering. It’s normal unless it takes a downward spiral. Post-event processing is a form of social anxiety. Terri uses a real-life day-after processing examp...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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9:29
Relax into Biblical Imagery with John 10:1-30
Terri guides you through a 10-minute relaxation journey with biblical imagery from John 10:1-30. Release tension as your body and mind enter into peace and God’s presence. Treat yourself to a mini-escape into fields of green and the presence of...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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9:05
When Everything Falls Apart, Hope Can Survive
Join Terri as she shares three spiritual truths to salvage hope in the midst of overwhelming tragedy and crisis. Many of us struggle to make sense of calamity in the world. Using David’s raw honesty and search for ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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8:13
Bringing Light into Anxiety's Darkness
Bringing Light Into Anxiety's DarknessWhen anxiety overwhelms and panic clouds your vision, where do you turn? In this episode, listen to:Mary Magdalene's experience at the tombHow grief, trauma, and overwhelm...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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11:38
Break Comparison Anxiety: Get Your True Identity From Christ
In a culture seeking self-definition and comparison, how do we find our true identity? Join host Terri as she sits down with Beth Steffaniak—pastor's wife, biblical counselor, and Bible study author—for an honest conversation about the exhausti...
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