Travel anxiety often stems from uncertainty and a lack of control over the situation. Experts suggest managing anxiety in the moment with breathing techniques and by not avoiding the situation.

While raising my medically fragile son, Reggie, who suffered from catastrophic epilepsy, anxiety became a constant companion. I lived in a state of vigilance, afraid he might get hurt, seize, or die ...

As I sank into my couch after a long day, I felt that familiar drop in my stomach and flush of heat rise in my face. “Oh no.” I thought to myself, immediately. “I must be getting anxious. That’s not ...