The Simple Guide To Self-Care For Overachievers Are you an “overachiever”? You know, the kind of person who always has a million things they’re doing at once, is often focused on achievement and accomplishing more, has really high expectations for themselves (and can be a perfectionist), and always goes above and beyond on tasks and […]
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How To Feel More Confident From Within
How To Feel More Confident From Within Many of the high-achievers I speak to struggle with feeling confident. And one of the signs of high-functioning anxiety is struggling with self-doubt and insecurity. When you tend to overthink things and focus on the negative, it can be so easy to fall into a trap of low […]
Why You Need To Manage Your Energy And Attention, Not Your Time
Why You Need To Manage Your Energy And Attention, Not Your Time Time management will never work if you aren’t managing your energy and attention at the same time. You might have heard phrases such as, “work smarter, not harder” or “getting more done in less time.” These things can only occur when you properly […]
How To Be More Present In Your Life
How To Be More Present In Your Life When you’re often stuck in your head overthinking things, it can be really hard to be present in your life. Even when you finally sit down to take a break or relax, it can feel as though the thoughts just show up even more, making it hard […]
How To Cope With High-Functioning Anxiety In Relationships
How To Cope With High-Functioning Anxiety In Relationships How does high-functioning anxiety impact your relationships? Does it affect them at all? And if it does… how do you cope with it? How do you communicate how you’re feeling and what your experience is to your partner so that you can have a healthier relationship? That’s […]
Change Is Possible For You
Change Is Possible For You This is the pep-talk you didn’t know you needed if you struggle with high-functioning anxiety. Change IS possible for you, learn how you can do it even if the idea overwhelms you. *This is a replay of a Facebook live I recorded in my free group, Calmly Coping, on 2/3/22. […]
How To Create Balance For High-Achievers
Calm & Ambitious Part 3 How To Create Balance For High-Achievers- Calm & Ambitious Part 3 I’ve often heard people say that “work-life balance” is a myth, or that balance in general is a myth. To this, I wholeheartedly disagree. Not only do I believe that balance is NOT a myth, but I believe that […]
7 Techniques To Feel Calm & Grounded
Calm & Ambitious Part 2 7 Techniques To Feel Calm & Grounded- Calm & Ambitious Part 2 When I used to work at a community mental health agency with children and adolescents, I often taught them about the importance of having a “toolbox” of coping skills when it comes to managing anxiety and depression. This […]
How To Declutter Your Mind & Stop Overthinking
Calm & Ambitious Part 1 How To Declutter Your Mind & Stop Overthinking- Calm & Ambitious Part 1 By far, the #1 struggle I hear from people struggling with high-functioning anxiety is overthinking. That’s because the background chatter of thoughts and over-analysis of situations, future and past, can be uncomfortable and make it difficult to […]
7 Surprising Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety
7 Surprising Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety “People with “high-functioning anxiety” are described as productive, perfectionistic overachievers who suffer from fear and extreme self-criticism below the surface (Morgan, 2017).” When you struggle with high-functioning anxiety, this disparity between what you present to others on the outside, and what you struggle with on the inside can be […]
