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06. Rising Above Performance Anxiety with Lauren Buckles

2021/5/7
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Racing pulse? Rapid breath? Sweaty palms? Ready to freeze or run away? These are just a few of the signs of performance anxiety, and today's guest Lauren Buckles has felt them all.

In today's episode, you'll hear Abby and Margot's conversation with Lauren Buckles. Lauren is yoga teacher, Mom, and creator of Nestful ; envisioning a peaceful world filled with compassionate, kind, and self aware human beings.

Lauren shares her anxiety beginnings about pressures she felt around performing as a young gymnast. She speaks candidly about how it impacted her wellbeing. We learn about Lauren's journey with yoga and mindfulness and how it helped her to reframe a lot of her experiences. We hear the many ways she's been able to overcome aspects of her performance anxiety, as well as current self care and coping strategies. She shares her win of the week, and we learn some fun facts about her in the lightning round!