Hi I’m Anxious - Over-functioning, anxiety management, high achieving women, anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism

We are continuing the series on overwhelm.  Congratulations, girl!  You’ve made it through the first few steps, including accepting and receiving help.    If you’re not there yet then go back and listen to episodes 96 , 97 , 98 , and 99 .   And now, the work really begins!  And I’m here to support you every step of the way.   Overwhelm can be hard for anyone, but if you’re a high achiever, it can...

Dear sweet high achiever,    Thank you for joining me to celebrate 100 episodes of the Hi I’m Anxious podcast!     I’m here because of you, and am so grateful you’re joining me on this journey to free ourselves of the anxiety that holds us back from living the lives we want to live.   Sweet high achiever, to celebrate, in this episode I share my 3 favorite lessons I’ve learned in creating, and pro...

Sweet high achiever,    Whew, you’ve made it through that initial panicky point of your overwhelm and are ready to move through it.   What’s next?   I’ve got you.  If you’ve been able to identify one thing that’s overwhelming you, and recognized your controllables, non-controllables, and admitted that what you’re doing isn’t working, you believe in possibilities and hope for better- I’ve got your...

Hey, hey sweet high achiever!   Whew, you’ve made it through that initial panicky point of your overwhelm.   But - now what?!    You don’t want to go back there again.  But - what do you do next.    Don’t worry, I’ve got you.  If you’ve been able to identify one thing that’s overwhelming you, and recognized your controllables, non-controllables, and admitted that what you’re doing isn’t working -...

Hey sweet high achiever!   Overwhelm is such a pain-point for anxious high achievers!   I hear you, that this one thing - overwhelm - is causing you so much pain and frustration.     When you can identify what it is that is overwhelming you, what on earth do you do next?  Where do you even start, sweet soul?     Don’t worry, I’ve got you.  If you know you’re overwhelmed, but just don’t know what t...

Hey sweet high achiever!   After hearing to so many of my students share about their most major pain points, and seeing what is most frustrating to my podcast listeners, I consistently heard issues with overwhelm come up again and again and again.   If you can relate to the struggle with overwhelm, and you want to find some relief from it, so that you can enjoy your life, then this episode is for...

As a high achiever, you’re used to being able to do pretty much anything you set your mind to.  Yet, you still struggle with anxiety. Sometimes anxiety makes you avoid things, and the avoiding makes you more anxious, and you enter into a self-perpetuating cycle of avoid, be anxious, avoid more, be more anxious, and on and on.  How can you get out of the cycle?  I’ve got your back with this one, sw...

How do you feel when you think about asking for help?  I’m guessing, as an anxious high achiever, you don’t feel good about it.  Am I right, sweet soul?  You help others all day long, but the thought of asking for help makes you absolutely cringe.  In this episode, I’m going to talk about reasons we don’t ask for help.  I hope you’ll listen, to see if any of these resonate with you.   Wishing you...

You can recognize how fear and anxiety shrink you, keep you small, sweet anxious high achiever.  But, what can you do about it?  Will your anxiety keep you from even trying?  No way, sweet high achiever, because I’ve got your back, and in this episode I’ll teach you three simple strategies for expanding beyond fear and anxiety.  And, I bet, you’ll feel better, and less anxious.   Wishing you freed...

Fear and anxiety show up in contracting, shrinking energy.  They keep you small. shrinks you, keeps you small. So, what’s the opposite of this energy, and how can you find it for yourself.  I’ve got you, sweet anxious high achiever.  In this episode, I’ll teach you how to get out of contraction and smallness, and relieve some anxiety in the process.    Wishing you freedom to live the life you want...

There are so many things standing in the way of putting your desires into the world, aren’t they sweet anxious high achiever?  In this episode, I’m going to talk about three things that stand in the way of you sharing your desires, and encourage you to take the step to put them out into the world - messy first draft and all.   And if you want to get some support with your asking what is possible,...

As an anxious high achiever, you’re no stranger to learning.  You LOVE to learn and grow!  Also, you’re no stranger to failure, or perceived failure anyway.  Because unfortunately, you tend to focus on failures, which can increase your anxiety.  You tend to beat yourself up or shame yourself for any perceived failure.  But, what if you could shift how you view failure, so that you could learn, gro...

Failure - such a painful word for high achievers, am I right?!  We are SO hard on ourselves for failure, aren’t we high achievers?  And if we battle anxiety, failure can be even worse.  You fail, or perceive you fail, and then starts the cycle of beating yourself up, feeling shame, and running from the thoughts of your failures.  But, have you ever sat with the sensations or feelings in your body...

Dreaming is so important, and it’s truly a skill.  I think, sadly, throughout life we lose our ability to tap into this skill.  But - good news - I think it’s also something you can re-learn.  In this episode, I’ll teach you how to use questioning what is possible, to help you to dream, and to help you make your dreams a reality.   And if you want to get some support with your asking what is possi...

When was the last time you dared to dream, sweet high achiever?  Anxiety wants to keep us small, keep us safe.  But, dreaming can be the antidote to this contraction energy.  In this episode, I share out dreaming can help you out of your anxiety.  Also, I share a little inspiration to get you going, if you struggle to dream sweet sister.     And if you want to get some support with your dreams, jo...

It can be so hard to get moving when you feel anxious and overwhelmed, right sweet high achiever?  And then, when you feel this way, it’s easy to get trapped in overthinking and lack of movement.  And THEN, even worse you can lose trust in yourself because you aren’t doing what you’d like to be doing, and aren’t making any progress, and feeling more anxious!!  But, in this episode, I’m going to te...

Overthinking - ugh - what a painful experience, am I right high achiever?  This is something that you are no stranger to, and I know how terrible it can be.  BUT - in this episode, I’m going to offer you a simple strategy to move out of overthinking and reduce your overwhelm and anxiety.   And if you want to, join our free Facebook group !  It’s an incredible community of high achievers who strugg...

High achiever, your anxiety often makes you focus on what you aren’t doing well - am I right?!  But - what if focusing on what you’re doing well, or even great at, can help you reduce your anxiety.  In this episode, I’ll share how you can shift your focus to what you’re doing well, to help reduce your anxiety and have a positive impact on other areas of your life.   And if you want to, join our fr...

High achiever, you’re no stranger to productivity and planning tools.  But we can always find new and fresh ways to use our tools, and that’s what today’s episode is about.  I’ll share with you how I have been using time blocking and time boxing successfully lately.  Maybe you can incorporate them into your own toolkit.   And if you want to, join our free Facebook group !  It’s an incredible commu...

It’s pretty easy to see how we don’t care for ourselves or prioritize ourselves on the daily, right sweet high achiever?  But can you recognize this one, specific, sneaky way that you don’t honor your commitment to yourself?  Let’s talk about it in this episode, so join me!   And if you want to, join our free Facebook group !  It’s an incredible community of high achievers who struggle with anxiet...

You’ve identified it’s time for you to slow down or take a break.  Look at you, sweet high achiever - noticing your own needs!  But, now what do you do?  In this episode, I’ll share 3 things you can do when you’ve recognized it’s time to slow down or take a break - because I know you, you want tools!  I got you, sweet high achiever!   And if you want to, join our free Facebook group !  It’s an inc...

Slow down to speed up.  Have you heard this phrase, or something similar, and cringed?  I know you, sweet high achiever, and you are not one to rest or slow down.  But - you also know - you need rest and breaks.  They are part of life!  In this episode, we’ll talk about ways that you can figure out if it’s time for you to slow down, rest or take a break.  And don’t worry - because this is only par...

Anxious high achiever, I know you’re a planner!  But are you planning in a way to maximize your anxiety avoidance and overwhelm reduction?  In this episode, I’ll share a few ways that you can do this to help your planning work for you and reduce your anxiety.   And if you want to, join our free Facebook group !  It’s an incredible community of high achievers who struggle with anxiety - just like y...

As a high achiever, you’re likely ready or due for a refresh?  It’s time for a spring cleaning for your mind sweet soul.  In this episode, I’ll share four simple ways you can do this.   And if you want to, join our free Facebook group !  It’s an incredible community of high achievers who struggle with anxiety - just like you - and it’s a warm, encouraging, supportive place to be.  I’d love to see...

There are a number of terms related to or similar to anxiety - stress, worry, fear.  Sometimes we use them interchangeably, but sometimes we use them for unique, specific purposes.  In this episode, we’ll explore each of these terms, and how becoming familiar with their differences and how to use them, we can better understand our own anxiety, and perhaps even lessen it.   And if you want to, join...