In my life, anxiety has always been met with a narrow set of tools—managing it or learning to recognise warning signs, as though anxiety were something to overcome, control, or suppress. Over time, I came to see it as destructive. But no one ever taught me the simple truth: own your feelings. That phrase transformed everything. It shifted my entire relationship with anxiety, letting me respond with compassion and presence rather than fear and avoidance.

In I am the depth. I am not the wave, I explore this shift in more depth—how grounding myself in the fullness of my emotions reveals resilience beneath the surface.

This is more than a coping strategy. It’s an invitation to embrace our humanity, to feel our vulnerability fully, not as a weakness but as a source of strength. I hope that speaking my truth can open space for others to do the same.