Words with Elise: Anxious

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The root of anxious is angere (Latin), which is “to choke.” This is how anxiety surfaces in me, as a type of cork on my emotions. In fact, my friend Nik McRae said that he thinks anxiety is an allergy to emotion. For me, my anxiety is a cover for fear and grief, both of which are soaked into our culture, particularly right now. @pruneharris taught me a heart hold, which helps—I do my best to demonstrate it here, but we’re working on a newsletter as well.