There's a countdown running in the back of your head, isn't there? Who's in my classes. What am I wearing the first day. Is it gonna be weird with her now. What if there's nowhere to sit. That's not you being dramatic — that's your body doing what bodies do when something big and unknown is coming. Today I'm giving you three things you can actually do this week so you walk into the first day steady instead of guessing. Plus, tomorrow night we're getting in a room together — and I've got something new I'm revealing live. What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why the back-to-school spiral isn't really about school
• The difference between an unknown and a bad outcome — and why your brain keeps confusing them
• "Feet, Breath, True Thing" — a 30-second tool nobody will notice you using
• Three specific things to do before the first day of school
• What's happening at tomorrow's free Ditch Back-to-School Anxiety masterclass

Your action step this week: send one text. One friend, one lunch, first day — "hey, lunch first day?" That's the whole assignment. Then come hang out with me tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 29th at 8PM EST, for the free Ditch Back-to-School Anxiety masterclass. One hour max, camera totally optional, zero pressure. We're on Google Meet now (change from the original emails — link's coming in your reminders), I'm drawing for an Owala FreeSip for someone who stays till the end, and I'm revealing something new I've been working on just for you. Last call — grab your spot at anxiouschristianteen.com/back2school xo, Kristen 🎧 Loving the show? Hit follow so the next episode finds you — and if you've got a second, a review helps another anxious girl find us. LET'S CONNECT!

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