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Kris is a psychological counselor and the founder of KRIS NATURE, a small studio creating handcrafted natural-stone jewelry for mindful, intentional living. As a highly sensitive person herself, Kris writes about anxiety, emotional acceptance, and the quiet practices that helped her heal. You can find her work at krisnature.com.

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From Anxious to Free: The Surprising Power of Acceptance

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“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I change.” ~Carl Rogers

For over a year, I woke up at 3 a.m. almost every night.

I would lie there in the dark, my heart pounding, my mind sprinting through the same loop: What if I can’t handle my job? What if I lose my income? What if I spend the rest of my life alone?

Eventually I would fall back asleep around dawn, then drag myself through the workday like a ghost—exhausted, flat, and pretending to be fine.

I wasn’t just going through a …