Beyond Survival Mode: A Nurse's Guide to Calming Anxiety and Reclaiming Your Life

Feeling trapped in survival mode?Do you find yourself constantly worrying, overthinking, exhausted, and wondering why you can't seem to relax—even when life appears to be going well?You're not alone.After more than 36 years as a nurse, Tammy Drummond-Rowland, RN, has seen firsthand how chronic stress and anxiety affect the mind, body, and spirit. In Beyond Survival Mode, she combines professional nursing knowledge, personal experience, and practical wellness strategies to help readers better understand anxiety and begin the journey toward healing.This compassionate guide will help you:• Understand what anxiety really is and why it happens• Recognize how stress affects the nervous system• Identify the signs of living in survival mode• Learn simple techniques to calm the body's alarm system• Use breathwork, movement, nutrition, and healthy boundaries to support healing• Develop daily habits that promote peace, resilience, and well-being• Create a personalized plan for moving beyond anxiety and reclaiming your lifeWritten in an easy-to-understand style, this book offers encouragement, education, reflection questions, and practical tools that readers can begin using immediately.Most importantly, it delivers a powerful message:You are not broken. Your body has been doing its best to protect you.And healing is possible.Whether you are struggling with anxiety yourself or supporting someone you love, Beyond Survival Mode provides hope, guidance, and a path forward—one breath, one choice, and one day at a time. Read more