• The difference between “true” anxiety and “false” anxiety
• How physical imbalances like blood sugar swings, poor sleep, and inflammation fuel stress
• Why women’s cycles—and our culture’s dismissal of them—play such a big role in how we experience anxiety
• The importance of saying no, slowing down, and creating spaciousness in a world that glorifies doing more
• How to preserve relationships with boundaries, compassion, and nuance
• Reclaiming dignity, presence, and a sense of calm in our modern lives

Whether you’re navigating parenthood, work, or just the day-to-day demands of modern life, this conversation is an invitation to rethink what stress means—and how to live with more resilience, compassion, and peace.

Ellen Vora, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher, and the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health—considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root. Dr. Vora received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.D. from Columbia University.

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