Latest Highfunctioninganxiety Podcast Episodes
Feeling Out of Control? (Your questions answered)
Calmly Coping - July 03, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutesIn honor of the 200th episode of Calmly Coping, I recorded this episode to address YOUR questions. During this episode, I’ll be covering: How to deal with constantly replaying conversations in your head How other people can heighten our own anxiety How to manage high-functioning anxiety sym...
Positive Affirmations for Perfectionism
Calmly Coping - June 26, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutesThis is a guided affirmations exercise for perfectionism to help you overcome your all-or-nothing ways of thinking if you struggle with a fear of failure, making mistakes, procrastinating, overthinking things, and being hard on yourself because of the desire for perfection in everything you do. ...
5 Tips to Stop Rushing Through Your Life (for high achievers)
Calmly Coping - June 19, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutesIf you find yourself perpetually rushing through your life from one task to the next, one event to the next, one milestone to the next, with a constant internal state of urgency and rushing, then this episode is for you. Maybe you look back on your day or on time with your loved ones and wonder:...
Morning Routine to Reduce Anxiety & Overwhelm
Calmly Coping - June 12, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutesYour morning can set the tone for the rest of your day. And when you’re feeling anxious and overwhelmed with life, it can be challenging to make time for a morning routine that helps you care for yourself and feel calm, productive, and present. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are my top...
I Meditated 15 Minutes a Day for 30 Days: Here’s What Happened
Calmly Coping - June 05, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutesI have been meditating for the past 10 years on and off, and it is one of the things that has massively reduced my anxiety and improved my relationship with myself. But, for the past few months or so, I have fallen out of the habit of meditation. Because of that, I created a challenge for myself...
How to Deal with Difficult Coworkers
Calmly Coping - May 29, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutesHaving a difficult coworker can be challenging and interfere with your work satisfaction and possibly make it more difficult for you to get your own work done. We spend much of our time at work, therefore it can be powerful to know what to do when you have a difficult coworker, because sometimes...
Transform From Overwhelmed to Calm and Happy
Calmly Coping - May 22, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutesIt’s possible to transform from feeling overwhelmed with work and never having time to relax or for your personal life (including hobbies, relationships, etc.) to feeling calmer from within and having more time and energy for the things and people you love most. And it doesn’t require quitting y...
The Truth Behind Why You’re Overwhelmed
Calmly Coping - May 15, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutesAre you feeling inundated with to-do list tasks, responsibilities, and an incessantly busy schedule? It might feel like you never have time for yourself, and when you do have time, your mind is endlessly swirling with worries, overwhelming emotions, and more. It is possible to get a break from t...
How to Relax (Without Feeling Like You’re Dropping the Ball)
Calmly Coping - May 08, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutesWe’ve all been there: you know you need to relax and take a step back from work, but it’s so hard to actually put into practice. Your mind won’t stop racing with the tasks on your never-ending to-do list when you try to relax, and you worry about dropping the ball before you’ve even had the chan...
Stop Being So Hard On Yourself
Calmly Coping - May 01, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutesSTOP being so hard on yourself. I know that you think that being hard on yourself is helping you to get things done and is what you need to do in order to accomplish things. However, it's oftentimes the opposite of that. And even if you recognize that being hard on yourself isn't helping you, it...
How to Handle Anxiety When Managing Employees
Calmly Coping - April 24, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutesManaging employees can be both rewarding and difficult; it can be difficult to set expectations, manage team performance, and make tough decisions under pressure, all while managing your own workload and responsibilities. This can lead to heightened anxiety and stress as a leader. In today’s epi...
Overcoming the Fear of Failure
Calmly Coping - April 17, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutesFeeling like the fear of failure is constantly whispering in your ear, telling you you're not good enough or that you're bound to fail? This fear can lead to anxiety, procrastination, and a desire to push yourself too hard or self-sabotage when taking steps towards your goals. In today’s episode...
5-Minute Trick to Calm Anxious Thoughts
Calmly Coping - April 03, 2024 10:00 - 11 minutesDo you ever find yourself caught in a whirlwind of worst-case scenario thoughts that seem to spiral out of control, especially when you're trying to focus or relax? It's like your mind is speeding on a track of worries, doubts, and what-ifs, making it hard to catch your breath or find peace. If ...
Affirmations for Confidence and Self-Worth (for High-Achievers)
Calmly Coping - March 27, 2024 10:00 - 7 minutesToday I want to share a guided affirmations exercise for confidence and self-worth for high achievers to help you reprogram your mind if you struggle with self-doubt, overthinking, comparing yourself to others, and putting a lot of pressure on yourself. When you repeat positive affirmations, you...
Coping With Stress and Anxiety When You’re Self-Employed
Calmly Coping - March 20, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutesWhether you are an entrepreneur or freelancer, have a brick-and-mortar or online business, sell products or provide services, or are an influencer or content creator, there are many unique challenges that come with being self-employed. Facing the pressures of customer or client demands, financia...
Feeling Overwhelmed With Work? Simple Tips To Reduce Work Stress.
Calmly Coping - March 13, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutesFeeling buried under a mountain of tasks and deadlines? Struggling to catch your breath in the relentless whirlwind of work demands? If you're feeling overwhelmed with work, you're not alone. In this episode of Calmly Coping, we're diving deep into the challenges of work overload and the toll it...
3 Steps to Finding Your Identity Outside of Work
Calmly Coping - March 06, 2024 11:00 - 11 minutesDo you feel like your life revolves entirely around your career? Do you find yourself tirelessly working towards success, yet struggle to define who you are outside of your job? If you're nodding along, you're not alone. Many ambitious professionals face the challenge of maintaining work-life ba...
Afraid to go to therapy? Here’s what to do.
Calmly Coping - February 21, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutesHave you been procrastinating going to therapy? Maybe you are in a place where you’re struggling: you’re burnt-out, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or all of the above… and you know therapy might help, but you just haven’t taken the leap. It feels hard to take that first step and there are so m...
How to Stop Taking Out Your Stress on Loved Ones
Calmly Coping - February 14, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutesHave you ever found yourself caught in a cycle of taking out your stress and frustration on the ones you love? Maybe you're familiar with the guilt that follows, yet the pattern seems challenging to break. It's a common struggle—one that impacts relationships and takes a toll on your well-being....
How I Maintain Work-Life Balance As An Entrepreneur Who Works From Home
Calmly Coping - February 07, 2024 11:00 - 13 minutesAs an entrepreneur who works from home, it is very important for me to maintain certain boundaries in order to protect my time, energy, mental health, and relationships and so I can put my best into both my career and my personal life. This is something that I have refined over the years since I...
What To Do When You Can’t Sleep (because of overthinking)
Calmly Coping - January 31, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutesWe all know how important sleep is to help us function better in our daily lives: to have improved focus, energy, and motivation. But did you know that sleep is also incredibly important for your mental health? Sleep deprivation is associated with an increase in anxiety and depressive symptoms, ...
9 Subtle Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety
Calmly Coping - January 24, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutesHigh-functioning anxiety isn’t always just incessant overthinking or sleepless nights; sometimes, it shows up as the constant need to prove your worth, the subtle self-comparisons, or the relentless planning. These, often ever-present, behaviors and ways of thinking can be manifestations of your...
When It Never Feels Good Enough: The Double-Edged Sword of Ambition
Calmly Coping - January 17, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutesWhen you’re ambitious, you can find yourself caught in a perpetual cycle of striving for more, pushing boundaries, and yet, despite all accomplishments, wrestling with a nagging feeling of inadequacy and needing to achieve more. Why does each achievement feel like a fleeting victory rather than ...
Do You Put Too Much Pressure On Yourself? (Learn how to stop)
Calmly Coping - January 10, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutesEverybody puts pressure on themselves at one time or another. Pressure to be a better person, be healthier, do more work, be a better wife, husband, parent, the list goes on. But how much of this pressure is healthy, and how much of it just results in more stress, tension, and anxiety? In ...
The Mask of High-Functioning Anxiety
Calmly Coping - January 03, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutesThose with high-functioning anxiety wear a mask of calm, perfectionism, success, and busyness on the outside to shroud the torrent of overthinking, self-doubt, overanalyzing, fear of failure, and insecurity on the inside. This mask often stays in place because the fear of “what if’s” keeps it th...
9 Essential Mindset Shifts for Perfectionists
Calmly Coping - December 27, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutesPerfectionism can be a double-edged sword: on the one hand, your high expectations and attention to detail can result in high quality work that is admired by others; on the other hand, your constant need for perfection can be exhausting— resulting in overthinking, overanalyzing, and being extrem...
You Don’t Need to EARN Relaxation
Calmly Coping - December 20, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes“I’ll rest when I finish this project… when I’m done with work for the day… when I’ve checked everything off my to-do list…” Sound familiar? You might have learned to believe that you need to EARN rest and relaxation, which can make it difficult to actually relax when you need to. When will you ...
Achieving Success Without Sacrificing Your Mental Health
Calmly Coping - December 13, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutesHustle culture. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” The expectation to work all hours of the day now that we can access work from anywhere. These are just a few things that have contributed to declines in mental health in workers, whether you are employed or self-employed. It’s the expectation that you ...
Doubting yourself? This is for you.
Calmly Coping - December 06, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutesAre you experiencing the incessant internal monologue of self-doubt? It’s those negative thoughts that feed off of your insecurities and make you feel as though you can never do anything good or right. Self-doubt is when you lack confidence in yourself and your abilities, and it can sometimes be...
5 Tips to Overcome Performance Anxiety
Calmly Coping - November 29, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutesPerformance anxiety: it’s the psychological and physical nervousness that occurs before and during a performance of any kind that can make it more challenging to focus, do your best, and feel confident in yourself. Performance anxiety affects up to 20% of Americans, including individuals who per...
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