Now, I may be panic attack free as of today but for over a decade anxiety robbed me of life, confidence and freedom. For a long time, anxiety didn’t just shape my days, it quite literally defined who I was.

It all started in my late teens with a few worrying thoughts here and a feeling of unresolvable anguish there. Suddenly what started as a sense of impending dread developed into a full blown official diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder. And because I've never been one to do things by halves, my worrying quickly developed into a panic disorder (two for the price of one, lucky me!)

My panic disorder was by far the worst days of my life if I'm going to be completely honest with you. I was having panic attacks pretty much everyday to the point that it almost became a part of my daily routine.

Wake up, brush my teeth, panic attack, have breakfast, style my hair, panic attack... you get the picture!

The panic attack that changed it all for me was the day I got stuck on the London Underground and felt like death was impending. My chest was tight, the walls were closing in and there was sweat beading off my forehead. It was from that day I stopped using public transport out of fear it would happen again, dropped out of college and my world shrank until I was completely unable to leave the house. Simple things like going food shopping, grabbing a bite to eat and even meeting friends became impossible.

I remember thinking:

"Is this it? Is this who I am now? "

I tried everything to “fix” myself: therapy, breathing exercises, diet changes, medication. Some things helped, whilst others didn’t. But through trial, error and many tears I discovered that nothing would truly work without consistency. And on reflection, I can say that my lack of consistency made my healing journey very stagnant for many years. I think my recovery journey would have been a lot speedier had of just sought an anxiety coach to be the support (and occasional kick up the bum) I needed.

Fast forward to over a decade later, through consistency and habit building, I was able to slowly rebuild my confidence and get my anxiety under control once and for all.

But after being held captive by anxiety for so long, I found myself with a new dilemma:

Who was I without anxiety running the show?

I was no longer trapped and stuck in survival mode but I didn't know how to just live. I found my self feeling upset that I couldn't just go back to my old life.

And that's when I realised that silver lining here was that although anxiety robbed me of my old life, it gave me the opportunity to build a new life, a better life. And a better version of me.

I’ve now managed to build a life that feels balanced, purposeful and most importantly, mine. And now, I help others do the same.

Years ago I would have never of dreamt that I would be panic attack free and introducing myself as an Anxiety Coach but I guess miracles do really happen.

So without further ado... Hey there, I'm Amz and I am the founder of Life After Anxiety.

What makes me right coach for you?

The simple answer is... I don’t just coach anxiety from theory, I coach from lived experience and years of trial and error to figure out the most effective coping mechanisms.

I use to spend hours searching the internet for success stories about people overcoming anxiety and the common theme was people feeling lost and not sure what to do next (exactly like me). And that's why I created Life After Anxiety. I wanted to create a safe, judgment-free place to help others (like me) rebuild, rediscover and reconnect with who they are beyond anxiety.

If you’re ready to start living your life after anxiety, I’d love to guide you there. Let’s take that first step together.

"I don’t just coach anxiety from theory, I coach from lived experience"