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What the Gut Knows About Anxiety

Dec 12, 2025

Before anxious thoughts appear, your body sends an early signal.

You might feel it as a knot beneath your ribs, a tightening in your stomach, or a soft churn that has nothing to do with food.

Anxiet...

Your Gut Feeling Is Real

Nov 21, 2025

Your "gut feeling" is a very real thing.

You’ve felt it before—the uneasy stomach before a difficult call, or the small lift in your chest when something feels right.

The mind might still be weighin...

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Jim Donovan

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Jim Donovan, M. Ed. is a professional musician, author, trainer, Assistant Professor at Saint Francis University, and TEDx speaker. He’s editor of the daily Jim Donovan Digest newsletter and host of the Sound Health Podcast.

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What the Gut Knows About Anxiety

Your Gut Feeling Is Real

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