Create A Calming Daily Routine For High-Functioning Anxiety The things you do every day influence your mood and your mental health. And many times when we’re in our busy, high-achieving lives we can be on auto-pilot, not stopping to make intentional choices or even have an awareness of the choices we are making. That’s when […]
New Year Reflection Questions For Emotional Wellness
New Year Reflection Questions For Emotional Wellness In this episode, we’ll be exploring questions to help you wrap up and reflect upon the last year while helping you plan for the new year ahead. This can be an excellent practice to help give you perspective on the past year (because it can be so common […]
How To Take Breaks That Are Actually Recharging
How To Take Breaks That Are Actually Recharging Are you even taking breaks? And if so… do they help you feel reenergized, nourished, and ready to keep going? Or are you left feeling drained, scatterbrained, and overwhelmed? Taking breaks (no matter how short) is essential to properly manage your energy and emotions so you can […]
How To Prioritize Yourself Without Being Selfish
How To Prioritize Yourself Without Being Selfish “Is it selfish to prioritize yourself? I don’t want other people to view me as being selfish or inconsiderate…” These are the things I hear from so many of my clients and students with high-functioning anxiety because they have been taught that it’s selfish to take care of […]
Building Emotional Intelligence and Authenticity the Punk Rock Way
Building Emotional Intelligence and Authenticity the Punk Rock Way with Dr. J.J. Kelly In this episode, I spoke with Dr. J.J. Kelly, Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Emotional Intelligence Skills Training Expert & Consultant. In this episode, we discuss Dr. J.J.’s unorthodox approach to treating mental health, including the importance of emotional intelligence and what it […]
Why Your Need For Control Is Actually A Consequence Of Anxiety
Why Your Need For Control Is Actually A Consequence Of Your Anxiety Do you feel anxious and overwhelmed when things don’t go according to plan? Do you find yourself wanting to plan out every little detail, and feel uncomfortable letting go of control? Anxiety can result in behaviors such as feeling a need for control, […]
How To Cope With Feeling Misunderstood When You Have HFA
How To Cope With Feeling Misunderstood When You Have High-Functioning Anxiety It’s common to feel misunderstood when you have high-functioning anxiety. First of all, not many people know or understand what it is. And second of all, because your struggles are hidden within you, people may not recognize what is really going on for you […]
What To Do When It’s Hard For You To Ask For Help
What To Do When It’s Hard For You To Ask For Help When you’re a high-achiever, you can often feel like you can and should do it all. And when you combine that with having high-functioning anxiety, it can feel scary to ask for help because you don’t want to appear incompetent, and you don’t […]
High-Functioning Social Anxiety: What It Is & How To Cope With It
High-Functioning Social Anxiety: What Is It And How Can You Cope With It Do you avoid phone calls, small talk, public speaking, or other social situations because you feel anxious? If so, how do you know whether or not you might have social anxiety, and whether or not it is high-functioning? In this episode, I’ll […]
How Social Media Affects High-Functioning Anxiety
How Social Media Affects High-Functioning Anxiety Social media and being perpetually connected have become pervasive parts of our society that are inevitably impacting our mental health as a whole… and this probably includes you too. In this episode, I’ll be talking about how social media influences HFA and what you can do about it, in […]