Calmly Coping

Karolina Rzadkowolska is a certified alcohol-free life coach who helps powerful women make alcohol insignificant in their lives. She's worked with thousands of clients through her online courses and coaching to change their drinking habit and unleash a new level of health, happiness, and potential to go after their biggest dreams. Her book Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident...

The concept of setting healthy boundaries with family simply means the act of drawing a limit on what you are comfortable with tolerating. It is the difference between asserting your needs and limitations, and allowing other people to violate or overstep them. Of course you can't control the way other people behave, but you can control the way you communicate and set boundaries with others. That's...

Morgan Beard has dedicated her life to using creativity to heal and empower. Managing depression and anxiety since age 13 made personal development a non-negotiable. She received her BA in Visual and Media Studies from Duke University in 2012 and her MPS in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2017. As an art therapist in New York, she worked in a public elementary school...

Erin Baute has been studying and working in the field of behavior change for over 20 years. She has a bachelor's degree in Human Development, Master of Public Health and is finishing her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, with a focus on coaching and development. She has been studying and using the Enneagram for 11 years and is a Certified Enneagram Teacher and Trainer, as well as an...

How do you cope with high-functioning anxiety as an entrepreneur or somebody who is self-employed? When you're an entrepreneur or self-employed, it can be really easy to get caught up in that place of always feeling as though you have to be working. That along with high-functioning anxiety can create this cycle of overworking and always being busy and overthinking things because all of the pressur...

In honor of this episode being released on Thanksgiving week in the US, I think gratitude is a very appropriate topic to discuss that can honestly improve your mood and has made a huge positive difference in the way I feel on a daily basis. Most people know that gratitude is important, but why is that the case, and how can you practice gratitude to improve your mood? Stay tuned to find out. In thi...

My mission is all about helping you feel calmer, because I know that's what you crave when you're struggling with a mind that never shuts off and a busy schedule and overwhelm that constantly puts you in survival mode. Check out this episode to learn what to do to actually be calmer.   In this episode you will learn: My 4 tips to help you feel calmer Why coping skills aren't enough to help you fee...

Is it possible to overcome high-functioning anxiety? The answer to this question is more nuanced than you might think, and it's what I'm going to break down in today's podcast episode. I'll be answering questions such as, what does it mean to overcome a mental health struggle? Can you overcome anxiety? If so, what does it take?   In this episode you will learn: What it means to overcome a mental h...

Overwhelm means "to exist in such great amounts that someone or something cannot deal with them." You can be overwhelmed by emotions, and overwhelmed by responsibilities. When it just feels like too much and you are struggling with stress, difficulty with motivation, resentment, frustration, and/or anxiety, you might be struggling with overwhelm. Nowadays it's common to have overloaded schedules a...

When you have high-functioning anxiety, you might struggle with overthinking, difficulty relaxing, feeling on edge, and overwhelm... which are all the opposite of feeling calm. To me feeling calm means being grounded from within, and having the ability to cope with and respond to difficult emotions or thoughts that may come up. You can learn how to feel calmer, even when you struggle with high-fun...

I've been through the difficult, overwhelming, and uncomfortable on my journey towards healing from high-functioning anxiety and developing my Calm, Balanced, & Confident curriculum to help others do the same. If I could go back and speak to my past self, there are a few things I wish I learned earlier to make things easier. In this episode I'll be sharing 5 things I wish I learned earlier about h...

So why would I be telling what NOT to do? That's because what you don't do is just as important as what you DO when it comes to your mental health and personal development. It's important to have BOUNDARIES so that you can effectively care for yourself in order to show up as your best. In this episode, I'm going to be sharing 8 things you DON'T want to do when you have high-functioning anxiety, be...

In this week's episode, I spoke with Jim Van Allan, vice president of schools and a professional speaker of over 12 years. Jim also hosts a podcast, Communicate to Motivate. In this episode, Jim shares his experience being a public speaker as an introvert who struggles with social anxiety. He shares the importance of self-awareness, effective communication skills, managing anxiety-provoking social...

If there is one thing that is common in today's society, it's that everybody is busy. Even though we have technology and access to tools that have made our lives easier in many ways, we still have full schedules with work, family, personal hobbies and leisure activities, and other obligations and responsibilities. When you're busy, especially when you're feeling overwhelmed, it can be difficult to...

Day 1: How to cultivate a positive mindset so you feel calmer throughout your day Day 2: The mistakes you're making when it comes to creating healthy habits & routines, and how to change that so you're working with your human nature rather than against it Day 3: How to set healthy boundaries so you can finally start taking care of your needs in the way you deserve. REGISTER FOR THE FREE 3-DAY CHAL...

Day 1: How to cultivate a positive mindset so you feel calmer throughout your day Day 2: The mistakes you're making when it comes to creating healthy habits & routines, and how to change that so you're working with your human nature rather than against it Day 3: How to set healthy boundaries so you can finally start taking care of your needs in the way you deserve. REGISTER FOR THE FREE 3-DAY CHAL...

Day 1: How to cultivate a positive mindset so you feel calmer throughout your day Day 2: The mistakes you're making when it comes to creating healthy habits & routines, and how to change that so you're working with your human nature rather than against it Day 3: How to set healthy boundaries so you can finally start taking care of your needs in the way you deserve. REGISTER FOR THE FREE 3-DAY CHAL...

I commonly hear from those struggling with high-functioning anxiety that you feel like a failure, and as though what you are doing is never good enough.  You're not alone in feeling this way, and it can feel extremely disappointing and discouraging when you are constantly chasing success and happiness, but you feel as though you can never reach a point of fulfillment and satisfaction.   It doesn't...

Overthinking can be one of the most uncomfortable things to deal with when you struggle with anxiety and high-functioning anxiety.  The feeling that your brain doesn't shut up, overanalyzing every little thing, always thinking of the "what if's" and the future… If this sounds like you, then this episode is perfect for you.  In this episode I will be sharing my top tips for what you can do when you...

Do you struggle with relaxing, resting, and doing nothing?  When you struggle with high-functioning anxiety it can feel difficult to relax and you might feel a drive to always be busy so that you can get more done and avoid failure or negative consequences. In this episode I'm going to discuss why always being busy is making your high-functioning anxiety worse, and what you can do about it.   In t...

What causes high-functioning anxiety?  Is it the same as what causes other anxiety disorders?  Is it your genetics, experiences, or a combination of both?  And what can you do to treat and prevent it?   In this episode I'm going to be answering all of these questions to help you understand more about high-functioning anxiety so you can recognize it and ultimately learn how to overcome it.   In thi...

**TAKE THE FREE HIGH-FUNCTIONING ANXIETY QUIZ ** http://hfaquiz.com   When you have high-functioning anxiety, you are able to function well and even be extremely successful in your career, family life, and/or personal life… but the thing that nobody knows is that on the inside your behaviors are driven by fear, self-doubt, and avoidance, rather than feeling grounded and confident in yourself. This...

Alex Lianne Carter is a High-Performance Productivity NeuroCoach™, Business Mentor and founder of Ambition Unleashed. She works with high achievers to master their millionaire mindset, supercharge their productivity and uplevel their leadership skills so they can create a greater impact & hit 7 figures --without burnout. After experiencing her own nervous breakdown, Alex discovered exactly what it...

Are you guilty of engaging in all or nothing thinking?  You either view things as being perfect or terrible.  If you're not perfect, then you're a failure.  You use terms such as "all," "never," "always," or "every."  You focus on the extremes of possibility, rather than all the shades of grey in the middle.   In this episode I'm going to teach you how to CUT all or nothing thinking out of your li...

Does it ever turn into a never-ending cycle for you of just continuing to do more and more and more until you feel frazzled, anxious, burnt-out, and your body and mind FORCE you to stop? When you are a high-achiever who struggles with high-functioning anxiety, it's easy to get caught up in the cycle of overworking and pushing past your limits. In this episode I'll be sharing my 4 TIPS for how to s...