How Your Words Reinforce Anxiety, Burnout & the Life You’re Trying to Change
Tue Feb 03 2026
Your words are not neutral.
In this episode of Raw Chatter, I explore how the language you use every day is quietly reinforcing the patterns you say you want to change - from burnout and overwhelm to repeated crises, money stress, and feeling stuck.
This isn’t about positive thinking or policing your language.It’s about awareness.
Inside this episode, we explore:
✔️ Why repeated phrases become expectations
✔️ How over-explaining and justifying reinforce struggle
✔️ The link between language, nervous system stress, and burnout
✔️ Why chaos and crisis can become addictive
✔️ How your words reveal what you actually believe - not what you say you believe
✔️ A simple awareness exercise to interrupt the pattern
If you’ve ever found yourself saying:
“This always happens to me”
“I was going to do it, but something came up”
“It’s just a hard season”
“I don’t have a choice”
This episode will help you understand why - and what to do differently.
🎧 Raw Chatter is a podcast about addiction, recovery, reinvention, and learning to think, feel, and function better.
👍 If this resonates, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who might need to hear it.
Vicky xx
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Your words are not neutral. In this episode of Raw Chatter, I explore how the language you use every day is quietly reinforcing the patterns you say you want to change - from burnout and overwhelm to repeated crises, money stress, and feeling stuck. This isn’t about positive thinking or policing your language.It’s about awareness. Inside this episode, we explore: ✔️ Why repeated phrases become expectations ✔️ How over-explaining and justifying reinforce struggle ✔️ The link between language, nervous system stress, and burnout ✔️ Why chaos and crisis can become addictive ✔️ How your words reveal what you actually believe - not what you say you believe ✔️ A simple awareness exercise to interrupt the pattern If you’ve ever found yourself saying: “This always happens to me” “I was going to do it, but something came up” “It’s just a hard season” “I don’t have a choice” This episode will help you understand why - and what to do differently. 🎧 Raw Chatter is a podcast about addiction, recovery, reinvention, and learning to think, feel, and function better. 👍 If this resonates, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who might need to hear it. Vicky xx 🧠 Website: https://vickymidwood.com/ 📩 Join the email list for weekly updates: https://tinyurl.com/2jbbmtuv Email: vicky@vickymidwood.com Book a call: https://tidycal.com/vicky1/30-minute-chat Connect via social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymidwoodhealthcoach/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicky.midwood/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicky_gofigurecoaching/