The Calmer You Podcast

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Practical calm for anxious, busy minds.

The gist

The Calmer You Podcast is a warm mental-health show led by Chloe Brotheridge, with practical tools for anxiety, confidence, burnout, and everyday overwhelm. Episodes move between solo reflections and expert conversations, keeping the advice grounded in ordinary mornings, work stress, relationships, parenting, and rest.

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About The Calmer You Podcast

The Calmer You Podcast sits in the space between soothing reassurance and practical mental-health coaching. Chloe Brotheridge frames anxiety as something that shows up in ordinary patterns: an endless to-do list, dread before a specific situation, overthinking a relationship, or feeling unable to rest. The show is calm, but it is not vague. Episodes often land on a simple tool. A “done list” becomes a way to notice effort instead of measuring the day only by unfinished tasks. A five-minute future pace becomes a rehearsal for feeling steadier before public speaking, driving, parenting stress, or other feared moments. The language is accessible and personal without becoming confessional for its own sake. Chloe often brings daily life into the frame, including pregnancy, nursery runs, illness, tiredness, holidays, and family demands. That gives the advice a lived-in quality. The guest episodes widen the lens. Michelle Grosser explains nervous-system regulation and the difference between being activated, dysregulated, and able to return to baseline. KC Davis brings relationship boundaries, care tasks, codependency language, and the idea of over-functioning into the conversation. Bianca Best challenges hustle culture and speaks about impact, energy, burnout, and gentleness. Joshua Fletcher talks about anxiety, therapy, intrusive thoughts, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the many forms a threat response can take. Across the feed, the show repeatedly asks what would help someone feel safer, clearer, and less ruled by fear. It does not promise a single breakthrough. It favors small adjustments that can be tried at home, on a busy day, with imperfect energy. Listeners who like warm guidance, mental-health vocabulary, and practical exercises will find the rhythm familiar. The podcast is particularly well suited to people who appear capable on the outside while feeling tense, behind, or overwhelmed inside. Its strongest quality is the way it makes calm feel like a practice, not a personality trait.

Made for: This show is for listeners dealing with anxiety, burnout, overthinking, people-pleasing, productivity guilt, or nervous-system overwhelm. It especially suits people who want gentle support paired with concrete exercises.

What sets it apart: The show blends Chloe Brotheridge’s coach and hypnotherapist perspective with grounded conversations about daily life, bodies, work, relationships, and self-trust. Its advice feels practical without becoming harsh or productivity-obsessed.

In their own words

Help for anxiety, with Chloe Brotheridge, expert hypnotherapist, coach and author of The Anxiety Solution and The Confidence Solution. Use the code PODCAST15 to save 15% in my shop www.calmer-you.com/shop or get your FREE High Functioning Anxiety Journal at www.calmer-you.com/journal . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This is the show that separates intuition from anxiety before your what-ifs appoint themselves chief counsel.

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  • a calmer way to meet intrusive thoughts without treating every mental misfire as evidence
  • practical language for boundaries that does not turn needing people into a personal failure
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Ep 205. Boosting Self-Belief

    ·22m
  2. 2

    Ep 241. Use this to overcome fear or nervousness

    ·13m
  3. 3

    Ep 240. Can your mind change your body?

    ·7m
  4. 4

    Ep 239. Comparing yourself to others? Remember this.

    ·5m
  5. 5

    Ep 238. Find it hard to switch off? Know this.

    ·5m
  6. 6

    Ep 237. Being Productive not Stressed

    ·18m
  7. 7

    Ep 236. Regulating the Nervous System with Michelle Grosser

    ·46m
  8. 8

    Ep 235. Relationships, Boundaries and Keeping House with KC Davis

    ·1h 1m
  9. 9

    Ep 234 Intuition vs Anxiety - how to know the difference

    ·29m
  10. 10

    Ep 233 Big Impact without Burnout with Bianca Best

    ·47m
  11. 11

    Morning Routines - why you need one and how to make it easy

    ·18m
  12. 12

    Ep 231. What I Learned from a Year of Fitness Tracking - Stress, Sleep and more

    ·17m
  13. 13

    Ep 230. Anxiety, therapy and dealing with 'What ifs' with Joshua Fletcher

    ·52m
  14. 14

    Ep 229. Taming your biggest fears with Anna Mathur

    ·50m
  15. 15

    Ep 228. Imperfectionism, imposter syndrome and feeling behind with Oliver Burkeman

    ·45m
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    Ep 227. Things I've given up because of anxiety

    ·15m
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    Ep 226. Create new habits with ease with this simple hack

    ·13m
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    Ep 225. Politics, values and being kind vs nice with Siobhan Strode

    ·50m
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    Ep 224. Get Well and Stay Well with Dr. Gemma Newman.

    ·47m
  20. 20

    Ep 223. People pleasing, health anxiety and pregnancy pressure with Lauren Bravo

    ·45m
  21. 21

    Ep 222. Self-compassion, imperfect parenting and confidence ebbs and flows with Hannah Jardine Youell

    ·50m
  22. 22

    Ep 221. Caring less what people think

    ·21m
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    Ep 220. Coping with disagreement and conflict with Keri Jarvis

    ·49m
  24. 24

    Ep 219. Confidence at work: 4 things that help

    ·17m
  25. 25

    Ep 218. How to Deal with Fear

    ·18m
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    Ep 217. 4 Things that Helped my Confidence Public Speaking

    ·18m
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    Ep 216. 4 Ways to Develop a Success Mindset

    ·24m
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    Ep 214. Navigating Relationships with High Functioning Anxiety

    ·17m
  29. 29

    Ep 213 6 Surprising Benefits of Hypnotherapy

    ·6m
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    Ep 212. My Positive Birth Story

    ·49m
  31. 31

    Ep 211. Staying calm in early parenthood

    ·35m
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    Ep 210. Finding Joy in the Daily Grind

    ·25m
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    Ep 209. How to Develop a Growth Mindset

    ·23m
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    Ep 208. Getting Unstuck and Raising Your Vibration

    ·26m
  35. 35

    Ep 207. Rebuilding Your Life After Breast Cancer with Rosamund Dean

    ·42m
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    Ep 206. Neurodiversity, Self-care and Embracing Adaptability with Sarah Ann Macklin

    ·55m
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    Ep 242. Make this list today to feel more accomplished

    ·11m
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    Ep 204. The Biggest Factor in Your Success

    ·20m
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    Ep 203. 11 Causes of Anxiety and How to Manage Them

    ·29m
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    Ep 202. 8 Simple Steps to More Work-Life Balance

    ·30m
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    Ep 201. Don't Make This Mistake When It Comes to Anxiety

    ·17m
  42. 42

    Ep 200. How to Hack Your Unconscious Mind for More Calm and Confidence

    ·30m
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    Ep 199. 7 Ways to Boost Low Mood

    ·26m
  44. 44

    Ep 198. Myths and Truths About Hypnotherapy

    ·22m
  45. 45

    Ep 197. Self-Defence for Women with Eve Gracie

    ·50m
  46. 46

    Ep 196. Why You Should 'Do Hard Things'

    ·13m
  47. 47

    Ep 195. Why You Should Listen to the Inner Critic

    ·17m
  48. 48

    Ep 194. How to Sleep Better When You're Stressed

    ·19m
  49. 49

    Ep 193. Are You Resisting Rest?

    ·11m
  50. 50

    Ep 192. Dealing with Comparison

    ·21m
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    Ep 191. 5 Reasons You Fear Public Speaking and How to Overcome Them

    ·27m
  52. 52

    Ep 190. Are You Anxiously Attached? with Jessica Baum

    ·46m
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    Ep 189. Calm for New Mums with Anna Mathur

    ·50m
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    Ep 188. Health Anxiety

    ·18m
  55. 55

    Ep 187. Getting Your Confidence Back in Times of Uncertainty

    ·23m
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    Ep 186. 7 Things I've Learned About Anxiety

    ·19m
  57. 57

    Ep 185. Q+A (A Solo Episode Answering Your Questions)

    ·27m
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    Ep 184. Pregnancy Anxiety

    ·35m
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    Ep 182. How to Have Healthy Immunity with Dr. Jenna Macciochi

    ·52m
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    Ep 181. Q+A - A Solo Episode Answering Your Questions

    ·35m
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    Ep 180. Handling Burnout

    ·21m
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    Ep 179. Handling Work Stress

    ·20m
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    Ep 178. Mindfulness and Resilience with Dr. Greg Hammer

    ·46m
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    Ep 177. The Confident Mind with Nate Zinsser

    ·48m
  65. 65

    Ep 176. Lessons on Love with Toni Tone

    ·49m
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    Ep 175. Yoga, Sound Healing and Managing Comparison with Holly and Adam Husler

    ·1h 3m
  67. 67

    Ep 174. Climate Anxiety with Megan Kennedy-Woodard

    ·33m
  68. 68

    Ep 173. Eat More, Live Well with Dr. Megan Rossi

    ·47m
  69. 69

    Ep 172. All About ADHD with Jess from I am Paying Attention

    ·48m
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    Ep 171. Stress and Libido with Irene Fehr

    ·47m
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    Ep 170. Stolen Focus with Johann Hari

    ·1h 6m
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    Ep 169. Christmas Anxiety

    ·28m
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    Ep 168. Anxiety at Work; 6 Ways to Manage it

    ·24m
  74. 74

    Ep 167. Breathwork for Anxiety with Stuart Sandeman

    ·52m
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    Ep 166. Anxiety, panic and why we need each other with The Anxiety Sisters

    ·43m
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    Ep 165. The Power of Hypnotherapy

    ·25m
  77. 77

    Ep 164. Overcoming adversity with Limitless Em

    ·50m
  78. 78

    Ep 163. Anxiety disorders with Joshua Fletcher

    ·43m
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    Ep 162. Handling work with Naomi Shragai

    ·43m
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    Ep 161. 7 Signs of High Functioning Anxiety and how to manage them

    ·20m
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    Ep 160. Life Stage Anxiety (Marriage! Babies! Houses!)

    ·19m
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    Ep 159. How to work without losing your mind with Cate Sevilla

    ·37m
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    Ep 158. Confidence in social situations

    ·23m
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    EP 157. 4 Ways to feel more confident in meetings (or on Zoom)

    ·10m
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    Ep 156. Fierce self-compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff

    ·42m
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    Ep 155. Happy not perfect with Poppy Jamie

    ·40m
  87. 87

    Ep. 154 Think Big with Grace Lordan

    ·39m
  88. 88

    Ep. 153 Find your true voice with Emmy Brunner

    ·36m
  89. 89

    Ep 152. Burnout with Selina Barker

    ·41m
  90. 90

    Ep 151. Unwinding anxiety with Dr. Judson Brewer

    ·36m
  91. 91

    Ep 150 The inner child with Stefanie Stahl

    ·36m
  92. 92

    The Collective

    ·3m
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    Ep 148. Fears to Fierce with Brita Fernandez Schmidt

    ·37m
  94. 94

    Ep 147. Power Hour with Adrienne Herbert

    ·38m
  95. 95

    Ep 146 Vulnerable AF with Veronica Kaulinis

    ·47m
  96. 96

    Ep. 145 Grief with Hope Edelman

    ·29m
  97. 97

    Ep 144 - Leadership and impostor syndrome with Fiona Buckland

    ·48m
  98. 98

    Ep 143 Strong like mum with Shakira Akabusi

    ·38m
  99. 99

    Ep 215. The Joy of Saying No with Natalie Lue

    Chloe Brotheridge discusses anxiety relief and interviews Natalie Liu about overcoming people pleasing and perfectionism.

    ·52m
  100. 100

    Ep 183. Energize Yourself with Simon Alexander Ong

    Chloe Brotheridge interviews Simon Alexander Ong about energy management over time management and his book Energize.

    ·46m
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    Ep 242. Make this list today to feel more accomplished

    Oct 20, 2025·11m
  102. 102

    Ep 241. Use this to overcome fear or nervousness

    Oct 13, 2025·13m
  103. 103

    Ep 240. Can your mind change your body?

    Oct 6, 2025·7m
  104. 104

    Ep 239. Comparing yourself to others? Remember this.

    Sep 29, 2025·5m
  105. 105

    Ep 238. Find it hard to switch off? Know this.

    Sep 21, 2025·5m
  106. 106

    Ep 237. Being Productive not Stressed

    The Calmer You Podcast episode presents five ways Chloe Brotheridge stays productive without stress after having a child three years ago.

    Jul 22, 2025·18m·1 clip
  107. 107

    Ep 236. Regulating the Nervous System with Michelle Grosser

    Hidden gem

    Chloe Brotheridge speaks with Michelle Grosser, an attorney-turned-nervous-system expert and host of The Calm Minds, about anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout.

    May 21, 2025·46m·2 clips
  108. 108

    Ep 235. Relationships, Boundaries and Keeping House with KC Davis

    Chloe Brotheridge interviews Casey Davis, creator of Struggle Care and author of Who Deserves Your Love?, about anxiety-driven overthinking in relationships.

    May 13, 2025·1h 1m·4 clips
  109. 109

    Ep 234 Intuition vs Anxiety - how to know the difference

    Hidden gem

    Chloe Brotheridge explains how anxiety can make people confuse urgent, panicked thoughts with intuition and lose trust in their decisions.

    Mar 27, 2025·29m·2 clips
  110. 110

    Ep 233 Big Impact without Burnout with Bianca Best

    Hidden gem

    The Calmer You Podcast features Chloe Brotheridge interviewing Bianca Best about her book Big Impact Without Burnout and the costs of frenetic productivity.

    Mar 17, 2025·47m·3 clips
  111. 111

    Morning Routines - why you need one and how to make it easy

    Mar 10, 2025·18m
  112. 112

    Ep 231. What I Learned from a Year of Fitness Tracking - Stress, Sleep and more

    Nov 20, 2024·17m
  113. 113

    Ep 230. Anxiety, therapy and dealing with 'What ifs' with Joshua Fletcher

    Chloe Brotheridge interviews therapist and author Joshua Fletcher about his book And How Does That Make You Feel?

    Oct 21, 2024·52m·3 clips
  114. 114

    Ep 229. Taming your biggest fears with Anna Mathur

    Oct 14, 2024·50m
  115. 115

    Ep 228. Imperfectionism, imposter syndrome and feeling behind with Oliver Burkeman

    Oct 7, 2024·45m
  116. 116

    Ep 227. Things I've given up because of anxiety

    Aug 12, 2024·15m
  117. 117

    Ep 226. Create new habits with ease with this simple hack

    Aug 5, 2024·13m
  118. 118

    Ep 225. Politics, values and being kind vs nice with Siobhan Strode

    Jul 29, 2024·50m
  119. 119

    Ep 224. Get Well and Stay Well with Dr. Gemma Newman.

    Jul 18, 2024·47m
  120. 120

    Ep 223. People pleasing, health anxiety and pregnancy pressure with Lauren Bravo

    Jul 4, 2024·45m
  121. 121

    Ep 222. Self-compassion, imperfect parenting and confidence ebbs and flows with Hannah Jardine Youell

    Jun 24, 2024·50m
  122. 122

    Ep 221. Caring less what people think

    May 28, 2024·21m
  123. 123

    Ep 220. Coping with disagreement and conflict with Keri Jarvis

    May 13, 2024·49m
  124. 124

    Ep 219. Confidence at work: 4 things that help

    May 8, 2024·17m
  125. 125

    Ep 218. How to Deal with Fear

    Apr 25, 2024·18m
  126. 126

    Ep 217. 4 Things that Helped my Confidence Public Speaking

    Apr 18, 2024·18m
  127. 127

    Ep 216. 4 Ways to Develop a Success Mindset

    Mar 19, 2024·24m
  128. 128

    Ep 215. The Joy of Saying No with Natalie Lue

    Mar 11, 2024·52m
  129. 129

    Ep 214. Navigating Relationships with High Functioning Anxiety

    Oct 16, 2023·17m
  130. 130

    Ep 213 6 Surprising Benefits of Hypnotherapy

    Oct 9, 2023·6m
  131. 131

    Ep 212. My Positive Birth Story

    Oct 3, 2023·49m
  132. 132

    Ep 211. Staying calm in early parenthood

    Aug 1, 2023·35m
  133. 133

    Ep 210. Finding Joy in the Daily Grind

    Jul 24, 2023·25m
  134. 134

    Ep 209. How to Develop a Growth Mindset

    Jul 17, 2023·23m
  135. 135

    Ep 208. Getting Unstuck and Raising Your Vibration

    Jul 10, 2023·26m
  136. 136

    Ep 207. Rebuilding Your Life After Breast Cancer with Rosamund Dean

    Jul 3, 2023·42m
  137. 137

    Ep 206. Neurodiversity, Self-care and Embracing Adaptability with Sarah Ann Macklin

    Jun 26, 2023·55m
  138. 138

    Ep 205. Boosting Self-Belief

    Jun 26, 2023·22m
  139. 139

    Ep 204. The Biggest Factor in Your Success

    Jun 26, 2023·20m
  140. 140

    Ep 203. 11 Causes of Anxiety and How to Manage Them

    Chloe Brotheridge discusses the causes of anxiety and offers science-backed suggestions for managing it.

    Nov 28, 2022·29m
  141. 141

    Ep 202. 8 Simple Steps to More Work-Life Balance

    Nov 14, 2022·30m
  142. 142

    Ep 201. Don't Make This Mistake When It Comes to Anxiety

    Oct 31, 2022·17m
  143. 143

    Ep 200. How to Hack Your Unconscious Mind for More Calm and Confidence

    Host Chloe Brotheridge introduces the podcast about overcoming anxiety and building confidence, with sponsor ads for weight loss and credit boosting.

    Oct 17, 2022·30m
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    Ep 199. 7 Ways to Boost Low Mood

    Oct 3, 2022·26m
  145. 145

    Ep 198. Myths and Truths About Hypnotherapy

    Sep 19, 2022·22m
  146. 146

    Ep 197. Self-Defence for Women with Eve Gracie

    Sep 5, 2022·50m
  147. 147

    Ep 196. Why You Should 'Do Hard Things'

    Aug 1, 2022·13m
  148. 148

    Ep 195. Why You Should Listen to the Inner Critic

    Jul 25, 2022·17m
  149. 149

    Ep 194. How to Sleep Better When You're Stressed

    Jul 18, 2022·19m
  150. 150

    Ep 193. Are You Resisting Rest?

    Jul 11, 2022·11m