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1280: You Don't Have to Do Anything Right Now
13 September 2026

1280: You Don't Have to Do Anything Right Now

The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

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In today's episode, Gina shares a most calming, soothing salve with listeners. The practice of meditation is discussed. It is emphasized that meditation does not require anything of you. Meditation is an opportunity to exist for a time in freedom, without any external demands on you. Listen in and enjoy an extended moment of peace as Gina guides you through a meditation of space and stillness. Remember your peace and calm.


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Chapters

0:27 Meditation Without Striving

5:03 Rest Instead of Fixing

9:49 Settling Into Stillness

11:29 Breathing and Letting Be

13:30 The Mind Wants a Job

14:22 Off Duty for a Moment

15:24 Sounds Can Come and Go

18:36 Closing With Gentle Return



In this episode, we focus on meditation as a simple way of being with ourselves, rather than another task to complete or another method for fixing anxiety. We talk about how meditation can become part of a checklist, and instead offer it as a few minutes with nothing to do and nowhere to go.We explore how anxiety pulls us into the future, constant checking, and self-monitoring. 


We note that being caught in thought is not the same as being present with ourselves, and that meditation gives us a brief break from trying to manage every feeling, sensation, or thought.The second half of the episode is a guided meditation. We settle the body, notice support beneath us, and observe the breath without trying to change it. We practice allowing thoughts, sensations, restlessness, and anxiety to be present without reacting to them.We also spend time noticing the body, sounds in the environment, and the mind’s urge to evaluate whether meditation is working. 


The practice emphasizes that nothing needs to be achieved, and that even uncomfortable feelings can be here without needing to be solved.At the end, we return attention to the room and the body, and we are encouraged to carry this into daily life by taking small moments of quiet without waiting until we feel overwhelmed.


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