Lorwen C Nagle, PhD
@LORWEN108
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Harvard-trained psychologist. Ph.D. @UTAustin. Mental health is wealth. My threads help you build financial success, become fearless, and destroy anxiety.
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Anxiety isn’t a thinking problem—it’s a signaling problem. We’ve spent years correcting thoughts (cognitive distortions) while the nervous system stays on high alert. Cognitive distortions matter (like catastrophizing) —but they’re the "tip of the iceberg". Beneath them, the
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The most common lie about anxiety is: “If I just find the right mindset, I’ll be calm.” But mindset rides on neurobiology. If your body is in chronic fight-or-flight or collapse, no affirmation will override the message your nerves are sending upstream. Your insula, anterior
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As a child, you learned: “Something bad always happens.” Your brain wasn’t lying. It was reading the emotional weather in your family. Fast forward 20 years: Life's different. But your nervous system doesn’t know that yet. It keeps running the same old code. When you hear
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A free 5-day email course to teach you how to release anxiety through your creative brain instead of your analytical one
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The more you search for a label, the more you start living as that label. “I’m anxious.” “I’m avoidant.” “I’m autistic." “I’m a people-pleaser.” These words may help you understand aspects of yourself. But if you stay there too long, they become a cage. That's when you stop
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People who grew up in emotionally unsafe homes get labeled with ADHD. But it is the WRONG diagnosis. On the surface, both attachment trauma survivors and ADHD patients exhibit the same symptoms. Attachment trauma survivors and people with ADHD suffer from time blindness,
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I used to believe growth meant becoming a different person. Reinventing yourself. Becoming a stronger, wiser, more disciplined, “together” human being. But real growth doesn’t happen by living into outside standards. It happens by turning inward and facing fearful parts of
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Anxiety isn't an intellectual riddle. It’s a "state of mind" loop. Shift your mental state → leads to a reorganized psyche → natural insights. Your creative, spontaneous self re-emerges. This is the foundation of my ART method. There are ONLY 3 days left to sign up for a
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Anxiety is not just “too many thoughts.” It’s blocked movement. Notice what happens when you’re anxious: your jaw tightens, chest constricts, breath gets shallow, your calendar fills with frantic plans… while your actual life stalls. You spin in idea-space and go nowhere in real
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Q: What does your nervous system need most today; safety, space, or structure? A: Most problems dissolve when you meet the right need.
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I used to think healing meant fixing the past. Maybe untangling every memory, correcting every mistake, rewriting every chapter. But the more I sat with people, and the more I sat with myself, the clearer something became: healing isn’t about repairing who you were. It’s about
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Peace comes when you stop trying to silence the past and start listening to it. The fight ends when you realize the wound was always trying to guide you back to yourself.
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If you want to feel different, not just think differently, join my free 5-day Imaginal Path journey. I’ll guide you through walking, drawing, and depth psychology to unwind anxiety—and you’ll get a launch-week DISCOUNT on the 12-module ART course that goes LIVE on Nov 24.
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A free 5-day email course to teach you how to release anxiety through your creative brain instead of your analytical one
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The parts of you that embarrass you were usually born in moments you were trying to survive. You don’t need to fix them. You need to understand their loyalty. And, their message.
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Curious — do you ever notice the moment your nervous system tells you it’s time to step away from the screen? For me it’s when my eyes hurt and I'm edgy. That's the signal I need to close my laptop and get some fresh air outdoors. What about you?
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Most people think anxiety means: “I’m screwed. My brain hates me.” That’s not what’s happening. Your brain is running outdated safety scripts. If you grew up in chaos, criticism, or emotional neglect, your nervous system learned ONE rule: “Stay ahead of danger at all costs.”
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Someone called this “pure alchemical gold.” What a beautiful comment. Alchemy is taking something raw, chaotic, and painful —like anxiety, overthinking, and shame— and giving it a container where it can transform. Walking outside without devices or drawing what you feel-- are
Anxiety isn’t “overthinking.” It’s your nervous system saying-- "Change how you’re living!" Traditional psychotherapy argues about thinking: “Challenge the belief.” “Reframe the story.” “Catch the cognitive distortion.” But thinking is only tip of the iceberg. Underneath,
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Sometimes I don't realize how tense I’ve gotten --and hyper-focused--until I step outside and take off on a walk without devices. Then, I feel free. It's fantastic. Does this happen to you?
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Going from pounding on your laptop to simply walking outside changes your nervous system immediately. I'm curious. What shifts for you? When you put your computer down and step outside: 1. Does your mood lift? 2. Does your thinking clear up? 3. Do you feel an instant
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