Anxiety is not just a medical disorder. It’s your body trying to keep you safe.
Let us explain why.
301M people live with anxiety worldwide
$46B in annual lost productivity
1 in 5 adults experience symptoms yearly
70% never receive effective support
Anxiety isn’t random, it’s a learned safety response.
Because it was learned, it can be retrained.
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What Is Anxiety?
Medical Model (DSM-5 Criteria for GAD)
According to the DSM-5, Generalized Anxiety Disorder is diagnosed when:
A person experiences excessive worry or fear for most days over at least 6 months
The worry feels difficult to control
3 or more symptoms are present - such as restlessness, fatigue, muscle tension, poor sleep, irritability, or trouble concentrating
The anxiety causes a significant impact on daily life, affecting work, relationships, or overall functioning
💡 Viewed as a problem to fix; treatment aims to reduce symptoms.
Re-MIND Perspective
Anxiety is a protective signal, not a personal flaw.
Your body fires a safety alarm even when you’re safe, because of old, unresolved fear.
The work isn’t to silence symptoms; it’s to teach the body it’s safe again.
💜 Viewed as a message to understand; healing focuses on retraining safety, not fighting fear.
How Anxiety Shows Up
Mind
Racing thoughts • Overthinking • “What if…?” spirals
Emotions
Irritability • Dread • Restlessness
Body
Tight chest • Fatigue • Tense muscles
Behaviours
Avoidance • People-pleasing •
Over-control • Replaying conversations
However it shows up, it’s not a flaw. It’s a signal your system doesn’t feel safe yet.
Why It Matters
Anxiety is one of the most common, and misunderstood
experiences in the world.
Prevalence
~4% of the global population (≈ 301M people) live with an anxiety disorder.
Impact
Estimated $46B in annual anxiety-related absenteeism/medical cost in the U.S. alone.
Trend
Rates among 10–24-year-olds have increased by 52% since 1990 and continue to rise.
Anxiety is more than stress,
it’s a body-wide survival pattern.
What was once learned
can be retrained.
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The Re-MIND Way
Anxiety isn’t your enemy, it’s a nervous system out of balance.
Most tools stop at symptom management (steps 3–4). We interrupt the loop at the root by retraining your system to feel safe...so the alarm no longer needs to fire.
Regulate:
Calm the body’s alarm.
Rebuild: Practise safe experiences in real life.
Rewire: Shift patterns learned in survival.
Reinforce: Repeat until calm becomes your new normal.
What You Can Do
Start your journey toward calm, at your own pace.
Start with the Re-MIND Podcast
What you’ll learn:
Mind vs. brain (why thoughts aren’t the whole story)
“What-if” loops & future/past focus that fuel activation
Why tight chest, racing heart, heat = nervous-system outputs
Subscribe to our FREE Anxiety Email Series
In this email series, we cover:
Why you suddenly feel anxious, even when nothing is "wrong"
Are you stuck with anxiety forever? Here’s the truth.
The real reason your brain won’t stop running worst-case scenarios
Is it anxiety, or is something actually wrong with your body?
Is anxiety a sign of trauma - even if I don’t remember anything bad happening?
Screens and anxiety - what no one is telling you
Why does my anxiety get worse at night?
How do I stop people-pleasing and worrying what others think?
The gut-brain connection in anxiety that no one told me about
Can I actually rewire my brain to stop being anxious?
When you’re ready to go deeper,
we’ll walk beside you.
Most approaches help you manage anxiety.
Thriving Anxiety Free helps you rewire it, safely, gently, and for good.
Developed by Dr Ashleigh Moreland
Neuro-Behavioural Specialist and Founder of Re-MIND Institute
Hi, I’m Ash and I created Thriving Anxiety Free because I know what it’s like to live in survival mode.
For over 20 years, anxiety shaped my health, my relationships, my parenting, and my entire sense of self. Despite having tried everything the traditional mental health system had to offer, nothing really shifted until I learned how to work with my nervous system, not against it.
With a PhD in neuroplasticity and decades of experience in neuroscience, therapy, and trauma healing, I’ve now supported thousands of people to rewire the patterns that were keeping them stuck.
This experience brings together everything that’s helped me and my clients feel calm, safe, and clear - not just in theory, but in their real, everyday lives.
If anxiety has been running the show, you don’t need to manage it anymore.
Let’s help your body feel safe enough to release it.
With love,
Dr Ash
Developed by
Dr Ashleigh Moreland
Neuro-Behavioural Specialist and
Founder of Re-MIND Institute
Hi, I’m Ash and I created Thriving Anxiety Free because I know what it’s like to live in survival mode.
For years, anxiety shaped my health, my parenting, my relationships, and my sense of self. Despite being deeply involved in the mental health system, nothing really shifted until I learned how to work with my nervous system, not against it.
With a PhD in neuroplasticity and decades of experience in neuroscience, therapy, and trauma healing, I’ve now supported thousands of people to gently rewire the patterns that were keeping them stuck.
This experience brings together everything that’s helped me and my clients feel calm, safe, and clear - not just in theory, but in their real, everyday lives.
If anxiety has been running the show, you don’t need to manage it anymore.
Let’s help your body feel safe enough to release it.
With love,
Ash
Calm your mind and reclaim your life with Thriving Anxiety Free - from just USD $11/week
You’ve read the books, tried the breathing apps, maybe even therapy…
But the anxiety still finds a way back.
It’s not you, it’s your brain’s threat system stuck on “high alert.”
Let’s reset it, together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from other anxiety programs?
This isn’t about controlling symptoms or managing anxiety. It’s about resolving what’s underneath - the stored fear and old wiring your system has been running on.
Do I need to be seeing a therapist to do this?
Not at all. You can use this as a standalone experience or alongside therapy. Many people say it helps them go deeper into the work they’re already doing.
I’ve tried everything. Will this be any different?
If nothing has worked, chances are you’ve never been taught what’s actually happening in your nervous system. This explains anxiety in a way that’s both scientific and deeply human and shows you what to do with it. This is all the stuff I WASN'T taught in 20 years of talk-therapy.
Is this helpful for social anxiety, panic, or overthinking?
Yes. The tools here aren’t about specific labels. They help address the root cause of manifested anxiety, regardless of the nuances - unprocessed fear or overwhelm stored in the body - no matter how it shows up.