485. Coaching Hotline: Managing Anxiety for Loved Ones & Staying Motivated During a Job Search

UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone · Apr 21, 2026 · 12m

Does your brain go straight to worst-case scenarios when you think about someone you love, and make you feel like it’s your job to prevent them all? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I coach someone through intense anxiety about their child’s future and explain why believing you are responsible for everything that could happen is what’s actually creating the panic.

Then I answer a question about staying motivated during a job search, and why trying to force motivation when you don’t know what you want is never going to work. If you struggle with anxiety about others or feel unmotivated when…