Anxious Christian Teen | Anxiety Symptoms, Insecurity, Overwhelmed, Stressed, Self-Esteem, Social Anxiety, Peace in the Bible

116 | Friend Group Ghosting You? What Teen Girls Can Do When They're Suddenly the Outsider

You open the group chat and you just know — before anyone says a word — that something's changed. No fight, no explanation. Just quiet, and a lunch table that suddenly feels different. In this episode, we're naming that specific gut-punch of being frozen out by your friend group — and walking through exactly what to do with it, so you can find real peace that isn't hanging on whether you got invited this weekend. What You'll Learn in This Episode * Why getting frozen out feels so disorienting — and why your brain treats it like a real threat * How silence gets filled in with the worst version of the story (and how to catch it) * A simple tool — Real or Likely? — to use the moment the spiral starts * Three things to do when you're suddenly on the outside * How to let God, not the group chat, define where you belong This week, the next time you catch yourself spiraling on what a friend "really meant," stop and run it through Real or Likely, and see what's actually true. You don't have to have it all figured out today — just take the next right step, and let God's peace lead instead of the fear. xo, Kristen Love this episode? Follow and subscribe so you never miss what's coming next 🎧 LET'S CONNECT! * Ditch Back-to-School Anxiety - FREE Masterclass - anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school] * Free community: anxiouschristianteen.com/community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenphillipscoaching] * What Type of Anxious Teen Girl Are You?: anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz]

115 | Dating & Anxious? How Teen Girls Can Stop Overthinking Everything

You finally like someone — or someone likes you — and instead of feeling giddy, you're anxious all the time? Overthinking every text, reading into every silence, bracing for it to fall apart before it's even started? You're not clingy, and you're not "too much." Your anxiety just climbed into the driver's seat of something good. In this episode we talk about why dating anxiety spirals, one tool to stop it mid-scroll, and three truths that let you enjoy liking someone instead of just surviving it. What You'll Learn in This Episode: * Why liking someone can make your anxiety louder, not quieter * The spiral that turns a slow text into a worst-case story * The "Real or Likely?" tool to stop overthinking in the moment * Why reassurance-seeking backfires — and what to do instead * How to date without editing yourself down to keep someone interested This week, your one brave thing: the next time your brain spirals over a text, run it through Real or Likely? before you send anything — then let the silence just be silence. His response time is not a verdict on your worth, doll. That was settled by God a long time ago. xo, Kristen 🎧 If this hit home, follow/subscribe so the next episode finds you too. LET'S CONNECT! 🎓 Free Ditch Back-to-School Anxiety: anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school] 💛 Free community: anxiouschristianteen.com/community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenphillipscoaching] ❓ What Type of Anxious Teen Girl Are You? Quiz: anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz] ✨ Teen Anxiety Coaching: anxiouschristianteen.com/coaching [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/coaching]

114 | Peace That Doesn't Make Sense: How Christian Teen Girls Calm Anxiety

Ever been overwhelmed by everything at once — the group chat, the test, the friend who went quiet — and had someone tell you to "just have peace about it"? Like peace is a switch and you're the only one who never found it? In this episode we sit in Philippians 4:6-7 and talk about the kind of peace that doesn't make sense on paper — the calm that shows up while everything is still messy — plus a simple tool to calm the anxiety the second it hits. What You'll Learn in This Episode: * Why "just calm down" never works when you're overwhelmed * Why feeling anxious doesn't mean your faith is weak * What Philippians 4:6-7 actually says about peace (hint: it's an invitation, not a scolding) * The "Name It and Hand It" tool for the moment the wave hits * Why God's peace is a guard, not a mood you have to force This week, your one brave thing: the next time everything feels like too much, don't try to fix it all — name it, and hand it over to God, out loud. You're not a weak Christian for feeling overwhelmed. You're a girl learning to hand it over — and that's strength, not failure. xo, Kristen 🎧 Follow/subscribe so you don't miss a thing. LET'S CONNECT! 🎓 Save your seat for the FREE Ditch Back-to-School Anxiety Masterclass: anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school] (7/29/26 at 7pm CST) 🫶🏻 Free community: anxiouschristianteen.com/community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenphillipscoaching] ❓ What Type of Anxious Teen Girl Are You? Take the quiz to find out: anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz]

113 | "What If" to "Even If": Finding Peace from Panic Attacks & People-Pleasing {Guest Ashanti Watson}

Have you ever been the girl who looks totally fine on the outside — smiling, showing up, holding it all together — while inside you're panicking and praying nobody notices? My guest this week, Ashanti Watson, lived exactly that. She was the sunshine in every room while quietly having four and five panic attacks a day, carrying a shame she thought she had to hide. In this episode, Ashanti shares the moment everything shifted — a breakdown in her car that became a turning point — and the simple, powerful tools she used to trade fear-based thinking for faith-based thinking. If your brain runs on "what if," this one's going to feel like a breath of fresh air. What You'll Learn in This Episode * Why anxiety can hide behind a smile — and why "just pray about it" leaves so many faith-filled girls feeling ashamed instead of helped * How people-pleasing and "good girl syndrome" quietly get fueled by the fear of rejection * The "what if" → "even if" reframe (straight out of Daniel 3) that settles anxiety in the moment * A simple self-awareness question — "What is good right now?" — to ground yourself when panic rises and you can't even name why * What real faith actually looks like (hint: it's not being happy and positive all the time) * The line worth framing: "Do your best and let God handle the rest." Take This Into Your Week The next time your mind starts spinning out with "what if she doesn't like me" or "what if it all goes wrong," try catching that thought and swapping in "even if." Even if it doesn't work out, God's got another plan. Even if it's hard, you're still going to be okay. You don't have to control the outcome — that part was never yours to carry. Do your best, and let God handle the rest. xo, Kristen 🎧 If this episode spoke to you, follow the show so you never miss one, and share it with a friend who needs to hear it. CONNECT WITH ASHANTI WATSON: Podcast: Get Free from Anxiety [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-free-from-anxiety-panic-attack-anxious-overwhelmed/id1704749889] Check out the episode mentioned in today's episode: 136 | How to Stop the “What If” Spiral Before It Begins and Keep It From Coming Back [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/136-how-to-stop-the-what-if-spiral-before-it-begins/id1704749889?i=1000772142757] Facebook group: Anxiety Support for Christian Women [https://www.facebook.com/groups/getfreefromanxiety] Her weekly email newsletter [https://getfreefromanxiety.myflodesk.com/newsletter] — real, faith-based tips for changing your thinking and growing your faith If you have a mom, aunt, or another woman in your life who struggles with anxiety, Ashanti is my number-one recommendation for her! CONNECT WITH KRISTEN Ready for support that gets it? 1:1 coaching → anxiouschristianteen.com/coaching [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/coaching] Facebook group → anxiouschristianteen.com/community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenphillipscoaching] What Type of Anxious Teen Girl Are You? Take the quiz → anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz]

112 | You're Not Your Feed — 4 Tools to Ditch Social Media Anxiety & Feel Confident

Hey doll — last episode I told you that you'll never find your self-esteem on social media, and so many of you wrote back with the same question: "Okay, but I can't delete my whole life. So now what?" This episode is the "now what." I'm not here to tell you to throw your phone in a lake. Social media is a tool — the problem is when you get wrapped up inside it and who you are online starts deciding how you feel all day. So today I'm giving you four practical, faith-based tools to ditch social media anxiety, unwrap your identity from the feed, and feel confident in your own skin again. Because you're not your feed. What You'll Learn in This Episode: * Why social media anxiety hits teen girls especially hard — and why that's development, not weakness * The "Posting Pause" — one question to ask before you post so you're not fishing for proof you're okay * How to pair it with the "Scroll Check" for going in and coming out of the feed * Three ways to unwrap your identity from social media: guardrails, curating your feed, and anchoring who you are off the screen * Where real, unshakeable confidence comes from — and why no algorithm gets a vote This week, pick just one small step: set one guardrail, or unfollow one account that steals your peace. Just one — that's how this starts. You don't have to quit social media to feel peaceful in your own skin; you just have to stop letting it be the mirror. xo, Kristen 🎧 Loving the podcast? Follow/subscribe so every new episode lands right in your feed — and it helps more anxious girls find their way here. LET'S CONNECT! 🎓 Save your seat for the FREE Ditch Back-to-School Anxiety Masterclass: anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school] (7/29/26 at 7pm CST) 🫶🏻 Free community: anxiouschristianteen.com/community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenphillipscoaching] ❓ What Type of Anxious Teen Girl Are You?: anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz [http://www.anxiouschristianteen.com/quiz]