Owen O’Kane on How to Stop Letting Anxiety Control Your Life

Hurt to Healing · 2025-02-25

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In this episode, Owen dives deep into the concept of anxiety—not just as a psychological state, but as a process we can unknowingly get hooked on. Drawing from his decades of experience, Owen explains how we can shift our relationship with anxiety, embrace our inner struggles, and reclaim control over our emotional wellbeing.

We’ll discuss why anxiety often feels like an addiction, how understanding the root causes of anxious thoughts can lead to freedom, and why compassion—for ourselves and our experiences—is the ultimate key to healing.

Owen also shares his own powerful story of navigating trauma and anxiety growing up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, giving us insight into how life experiences shape who we are and how we can heal. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, supporting someone who is, or simply looking for a more meaningful way to navigate life’s challenges, this episode is full of wisdom and actionable tools to help you move forward.

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Hurt to Healing

Welcome to the Hurt to Healing podcast with me, Pandora Morris. I’ve been fighting an uphill battle with my mental health for years and it’s only now that I’ve started to see some glimmers of light. It’s almost unbelievable to think I am starting this podcast considering my incessant compulsions would normally try to talk me out of it. But here I am, continuing to fight my invisible bullies one day at a time.

As part of my own recovery, I’ve made it my mission to support as many of you as possible on your own healing journey. I’ll be speaking to wonderful people from all walks of life who will open up about their own invisible struggles in the hope that it will provide a bit of solace and comfort for some of you. I’ll also be speaking to leading experts and doctors about different disorders and therapies that might help each of you expand your knowledge on the world of mental health.

Visit my website www.hurttohealing.co.uk to learn more about me and the work that I do.

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