Alayna Joy is an LGBTQ+ content creator with over a quarter of a million followers on Youtube. 

In this episode, Alayna shares her journey with anxiety, discussing experiences with aviophobia (a specific phobia that involves a fear of flying), as well as panic attacks. Alayna notes that her lived experiences with anxiety led her to discovering mindfulness and compassion, tools that she now actively shares with her followers. Alayna also touches on the feelings of anxiety she experienced while ending an engagement and navigating her sexual identity while in the public eye. 

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