I’ve been running for 13 years. People think I enjoy running and physical activity. This is totally false. I HATE MOVEMENT. I hate walking, running, swimming, cycling—basically anything that requires me to leave my couch. But... I’ve discovered, over the years, the confidence I gain from sticking to a fitness routine is more valuable to me than my couch. I have struggled with anxiety for as long as I can remember. For some, mental health comes as easy to them as a 7-minute mile comes to an Olympic runner. I am neither (good at mental health or an olympic runner). But, over the past decade, I can truthfully say that running helps to regulate my anxiety before it spirals out of control. The problem is, Anxiety is a deceitful, manipulative, cunning bitch. She sounds SO LOGICAL: “omg this is CATASTROPHIC what do you MEAN you’re going to go run now? You need to sit your ass down and FIGURE THIS SHIT OUT RIGHT NOW.” Have you heard this voice too? I know the moment I give in and skip m...