Kristen Finch

Calm AF | Overthinking, Anxiety & Nervous System Regulation

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Calm AF is a podcast about overthinking, anxiety, and learning how to calm your nervous system when your brain won't shut off. It's for high performers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel stuck replaying conversations, second-guessing decisions, and carrying way more mental weight than they should have to. Hosted by Kristen Finch, this podcast names what's actually going on beneath the surface—from anxiety and emotional triggers to the patterns that keep capable people feeling internally unsettled. You're capable, trusted, and high-functioning. The goal isn't to fix you...

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Kristen Finch

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3: What self care ACTUALLY is. 02.11.2018 29:05

You already know you're supposed to take care of yourself. And you'd LOVE to. But when? And how? I get it. The way self care is marketed to us women makes us think we need tons of time and boatloads of extra cash lying around. Massages, mani/pedis, girls nights out...they all sound amazing, aaaaaand...totally unrealistic. Well, guess what? Those things are great if you can get it. But TRUE self c...

Why You Feel Resentful (And How to Take Back Control) 02.11.2018 10:51

Do you feel like you have no other choice but to feel angry and resentful? Like... you WANT to be happier, but ** gestures around wildly**. ...HOW??? In this episode, we're talking about the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and why your thoughts (not your partner, your boss, or the guy that cut you off) are actually creating how you feel. And I'll introduce you to my Rewir...

Why Fear Takes Over Your Brain (The Lizard Brain Explained) 23.10.2018 21:05

New to Calm AF? Start here. This episode explains the "lizard brain" and why overthinking and anxiety take over your mind. (This was the very first episode of Calm AF—and it's still one of the most downloaded!) If your brain jumps straight to worst-case scenarios, replays conversations, overthinks every decision, or freezes because you're afraid to make the wrong move, your lizard brain might be r...