["We had a departmental meeting at work recently that made me feel really anxious.  We're trying to figure out who our new department head should be."]
I think you will be fine. Don't feel too anxious worrying won't do anything
At my day job, we recently had a departmental meeting where we were discussing who our new department head should be.  I'm really uncomfortable with one person we're considering, so I felt anxious during and after this meeting.