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

Do you catch yourself struggling with a cycle of fear and overwhelm?  This could look like you making your number one fear or worry your number the thing you put your attention on first.  So, for example, are you worrying about an upcoming deadline at work - to the point where you obsess about it all day, all evening, all weekend, whether you’re at work or not? Or maybe your doctor orders testing...

Do you catch yourself regularly dealing with frustration, overwhelm, and anxiety?  Do you feel like you’re the victim of these feelings - and if so - does that feel icky?  If you’re struggling with this, then know you aren’t alone, and there is something you can do to help yourself out of these icky feelings, so you can instead feel calm, focused, and empowered instead.  Doesn’t that sound nice? ...

Do you ever catch yourself feeling so overwhelmed by what you want to get done, that you overcomplicate the getting it done process to the point where you cause yourself more stress and anxiety - maybe even reaching the point of panic - and you don’t actually get things done?  If this sounds like you, sweet friend, then I’m glad you’re listening to this episode.  We’re going to discuss one strateg...

Have you ever thought to yourself, I just need some time for myself, or gotten so overwhelmed and frustrated that you ended up yelling at your family “I need just a minute!”  If so, my dear friend, you are not alone.  In this episode, we’re going to discuss how you as a busy professional woman or mom can use 4 strategies to get a few minutes to yourself to help you calm down from the chaos and ove...

Do you find yourself getting overwhelmed and overthinking things you’ve decided to do? In this episode, we’re going to focus on how we can better handle those things that we have decided to do, and how we can use a mindset shift to find ways to do them that move us out of feeling overwhelmed or overthinking.     If you’re interested in grabbing one of the 5 overwhelm coaching sessions, I’ll walk y...

Has something really upsetting or icky happened to you, something that put you into fight, flight, or freeze mode - and seemed to stop or derail you from what you wanted to be doing instead? I’ve been working on incorporating more grounding body-focused work into my repertoire of tools to help combat anxiety.  The past 6 months or so, I’ve been utilizing some somatic or body-based techniques or to...

Let’s talk to you about overwhelm.  We all have experienced it at one time or another.  And if you’re here, I think you probably have experienced it more than you would like - am I right?  You’re a high achiever, so you push and push yourself to the limit and beyond pretty regularly - I know you’re no stranger to this.  And I am betting you are also not a stranger to stress, anxiety, panic, or bur...

Does overthinking steal time from you?  In this episode, we’re going to talk about the beast that is over-thinking, and how it robs us of precious time, and causes us to worry to the point of panicking, causes us to add unnecessary additional stress into our daily lives, and can increase our anxiety.  AND the good news, is that there is one thing that can stop the overthinking from doing this do y...

Would you like to create an Anxiety Masterplan for your life?  Doesn’t that sound amazing?!  If so, then this podcast series is created just for you, friend!  Dr. Lisa Hartwell is an anxiety specialist who helps ambitious professionals and women in business to create an easier life, even with anxiety.  Dr. Hartwell works with women, just like you and me, to create an Anxiety Masterplan to outline...

Would you like to create an Anxiety Masterplan for your life?  Doesn’t that sound amazing?!  If so, then this podcast series is created just for you, friend!  Dr. Lisa Hartwell is an anxiety specialist who helps ambitious professionals and women in business to create an easier life, even with anxiety.  Dr. Hartwell works with women, just like you and me, to create an Anxiety Masterplan to outline...

Would you like to create an Anxiety Masterplan for your life?  Doesn’t that sound amazing?!  If so, then this podcast series is created just for you, friend!  Dr. Lisa Hartwell is an anxiety specialist who helps ambitious professionals and women in business to create an easier life, even with anxiety.  Dr. Hartwell works with women, just like you and me, to create an Anxiety Masterplan to outline...

Would you like to create an Anxiety Masterplan for your life?  Doesn’t that sound amazing?!  If so, then this podcast series is created just for you, friend!  Dr. Lisa Hartwell is an anxiety specialist who helps ambitious professionals and women in business to create an easier life, even with anxiety.  Dr. Hartwell works with women, just like you and me, to create an Anxiety Masterplan to outline...

Would you like to create an Anxiety Masterplan for your life?  Doesn’t that sound amazing?!  If so, then this podcast series is created just for you, friend!  Dr. Lisa Hartwell is an anxiety specialist who helps ambitious professionals and women in business to create an easier life, even with anxiety.  Dr. Hartwell works with women, just like you and me, to create an Anxiety Masterplan to outline...

Do you end most days feeling like you haven’t done enough?  Do you beat yourself up for how you should have done more? Friend, I think these are rhetorical questions - because I know you, as a high achiever, you are CONSTANTLY looking for ways to do more.  Whether it’s through time hacking, time blocking, intense focus, or simply skipping sleep to get more done in a day - I know what it’s like to...

Have you ever felt like your job or business was a prison?  Have you worried that you built yourself that prison for some reason like financial security, but despite the financial security, you feel trapped and unhappy, spinning in indecision whether you should stay or leave your job or business.  If this sounds like you friend, then in this episode have I got a helpful tool for you to help you fi...

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt so stressed, so anxious, so overwhelmed, that you felt on the verge of panic or an anxiety attack?  If so, you are not alone!  In this episode, I’m going to share about a time when this happened to me, and the great news is that I’m going to teach you how you can stop this feeling in its tracks.  Together, we’ll learn and practice a simple technique...

Hello friend!   I have discovered that just about nothing makes my anxiety worse than overwhelm.  Overwhelm can be such a frustrating emotion that will take existing anxiety and turn it into something bigger and worse than it was to start with.  In this episode we’re going to discuss three questions you can ask yourself, as a busy working mom, to find out if overwhelm is causing your anxiety.   I...

Hello friend!   In this episode I’m excited to share three of my favorite hacks to use to reframe your mindset and find anxiety relief.  We’ll talk about some common anxiety-producing mindset issues that come up for high achieving women, and some quick and easy mindset shifts you can use to bring your anxiety down a notch or two.  These hacks are sure to help reduce your overwhelm as a busy workin...

Hello friend! Do you ever think to yourself that you’d like to have more fun?  Do you often delay fun because you feel like you have too much to do, or, that you don’t deserve to have fun because you have to earn it first?  If this sounds like you, dear high-achiever, then this episode is one that you must listen to. I hope this episode helps you, friend! Wishing you freedom to live the life you w...

Hello friend! In this episode, we’re going to talk about how we can, in our drive for achievement, and our high-functioning tendencies, often aren’t fully present with others - including those we love most dearly, our kids, other families, friends, or those we work with.  We’ll talk about the pain and frustration this can cause, when we aren’t present with others.  And, we’ll talk about the first...

Hello friend! Today we’re going to talk about the difference between doing something because it truly makes you happy versus if you’re doing it just to overachieve in order to quiet your anxiety, and we’ll cover two simple strategies we can use to finally find the answer. I hope this episode helps you, friend! Wishing you freedom to live the life you want, despite anxiety, Katy P.S. WANT TO BE ENT...

Hello friend! In this episode we’re going to discuss 1 of the biggest anxiety relief strategies for anxious working moms.  We’ll discuss why although this strategy may be one of the most effective, it’s also one of the most underutilized.  And, we’ll talk through the process you can use to make this strategy work for you ASAP! I hope this episode helps you, friend! Wishing you freedom to live the...

Hello friend! In today’s episode we’re going to talk about how you, as a busy working mom, can find more “me” time, and who doesn’t want more of that.  We talk about how busy working moms often don’t get enough “me” time, and how often we are left feeling unfulfilled after time to ourselves.   Because of this, we’ll talk about what you can do to discover what your ideal “me” time or time for yours...

Hi friend! In today’s episode I’m going to share three reasons high achievers struggle with doing too much.  I know this is an issue for you, because when I talk with high achievers, one of the things I hear is that they feel like they need to do more, but in fact, they are likely doing too much! Do you often think about how you can do more, or get more done in the day?  Well my friend, let’s firs...

Hi friend! Today we’ll talk about two simple questions you can ask yourself to know if you have anxiety.  As high-achieving women, we like to overcomplicate things, but you don’t have to make this one harder than asking yourself these questions. Have you been wondering if you have anxiety?  You don’t need an official diagnosis to figure out if what you’re experiencing is anxiety.   I hope this epi...