Calming Anxiety
10 million downloads
Today is a deeply surreal day. As I sit here in the van, looking out at the world with just my microphone and four wheels, I am struggling to wrap my brain around a single number: 10 million. This show, which began as a simple desire to give back, has reached 10 million downloads. In this special episode, I want to pull back the curtain on the humble, non-scripted journey of Calming Anxiety—from the very first guided meditations produced for my hypnotherapy clients to becoming a daily practice for millions around the globe.
In this episode, we explore:The Power of Authenticity: Why I’ve chosen a "no-corporate" approach, recording over 2,200 episodes without fancy soundproofing or big ad agencies.
The Core Ethos: How daily mindfulness and meditation helped me manage a lifelong personality disorder and why I'm committed to sharing that peace with you.
The script
Transcribed from the audio, so the odd word may be off. Tap any line while it plays to keep the words in step with Martin's voice.
Good morning everyone, Martin here and I'm sitting in my van today looking out the window and I've got a number stuck in my head that I'm really struggling to wrap my brain around. 10 million This show, this little space where it's just me, this microphone, the four wheels has been downloaded 10 million times, honestly it feels a little bit surreal.
When I started this it was simply from a line in a book, it just said give something to your client base for free and I was a new up and coming hypnotherapist so I produced six guided meditations. They were on YouTube back then and they're still there, the very first ones and then I heard a podcast, the first podcast ever called Smart Passive Income and I thought this would work on podcasts and that is how calming anxiety started. I had no remit, no plan, I just wanted to give something away, tell others, having struggled all my life with a very eclectic personality disorder. I'd realized that daily mindfulness, meditation truly helped me, it helped me become the person I always wanted to be and that is the core ethos for why I do this show every day, they're over 2,200 of them now. I've never had a corporate sponsor, I don't advertise. This show is a success because you believe in what I do and for that I am so so thankful. There's no fancy sound proofing, there's just the real world outside and a genuine connection, I don't script them, I press record, close my eyes and I meditate and I share that with you. Again, thank you so much. I'm so deeply thankful to every single one of you, whether you've been here since the beginning or just joined this week, you truly are the reason I keep hitting record, you've turned a solo project into a community and I've never taken that for granted. Because this community has grown and the emails and messages recently, I want to find more ways to support beyond just the weekly moments of calm and that's why last week I launched the anxiety circuit break of course, it's not just meditation, it is truly your own 5 hypnotherapy tracks. My friends around the world that were part of the testing have said it's transformative, I hope you find that as well. Obviously I'd like you to check it out and I'm up front, it is only $67, but you get to download the tracks on your phone or your laptop and they yours forever and then it helps obviously, support the show. But where do I go from here? I'm not stopping, it is to the next million, not because the number matters, but because it means we're still talking, we're still growing and I'm still helping others no matter where they are or what they're going through. Thank you, I'm humbled, truly humbled. Later this year, I'm hoping to turn off the programmatic ads because that's all I live on, I get by on about $500 a month for a show this size because I'm not motivated by finances, but I am hoping as I brought someone on board for free, my ex-wife, okay, because I don't believe in cutting ties and we're looking for a proper brand deal that aligns with the core value of who we all are. So please continue to support the show, always share them on your social media and let's make the world around us slightly kinder, slightly calmer. Thank you my friend, truly. Now go and find your favourite track and share it with a friend. I'll speak to you later with all my love and warmth. I'm Martin, this is Carming Anxiety.