Anxiety Ease | High Functioning Anxiety, Entrepreneur, Business Leaders, Neuroscience, Anxiety, Psychology of Mind, Resilience
Anxiety Ease show is an inspiring and educational podcast for overwhelmed professionals and business owners with high-functioning anxiety. Your host is Dr. Lisa Hartwell, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety assessment and treatment & a coach specializing in high-functioning anxiety. You will dive deeper than learning the same ole' skills, tips and tricks to manage your high-functioning anxiety in business and life. This podcast is follows combines neuroscience & soul to create more ease and joy and space in your day to day activities. Especially during the days when it all seems so hard and situational high-functional anxiety seems to consume your day. You will feel the difference of how to focus on what needs to be done, make time for more play, and explore a deeper meaning of how high-functioning anxiety shows up in your life. Let's illuminate how to embrace and embody a new approach, which is to use your high-functioning anxiety as something that can partner with your soul guidepost, to become your new norm as you evolve in your life, personally and professionally.
Episodes
69 episodes
Lindsay and Emily, Founders of Presently Jewelry, Turn Anxiety into Inspiration
In this inspiring episode, Dr. Lisa Hartwell sits down with sisters Lindsay Stetzer and Emily Stetzer , the founders of Presently, a mindfulness jewelry brand. Their story showcases how personal struggles with anxiety and OCD le...
When Your High Functioning Anxiety Superpower Feels Like an Addiction
Does your drive for success sometimes feel more like a compulsion? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Hartwell explores the fine line between high-functioning anxiety as a professional asset and when it starts to become problematic.Episode Hig...
The Unexpected Power of Humor in Managing High Functioning Anxiety
Join Dr. Lisa Hartwell as she reveals why laughter might be your most overlooked tool for managing high functioning anxiety. From kid jokes to laughing yoga, discover how incorporating humor into your daily routine can transform your relationsh...
Election Anxiety Rescue Kit including 5 Steps to Stay Grounded Until November 5, 2024 (and Beyond)
Mind racing with election thoughts at night? You're not alone. In this recently published episode, Dr. Hartwell provides an emergency toolkit for professionals (okay, real talk…most everyone!) experiencing heightened anxiety during this critica...
Balancing Personal Success by Transforming Workplace Wellness Rebecca Munro's Journey from Anxiety to Advocacy
"I was so proud of myself, I forgot to be anxious." - Bec MunroIn this episode I interview Rebecca (Bec) Munro, an executive leader in Health, Safety and Environment. Bec shares her inspiring journey from Australia to Hawaii, describing...
The Early Riser Myth and High Functioning Anxiety: Why it May Not Work for You?
"Picture this. You set your alarm for, you know four or five in the morning. You’re determined to start your day like a boss, as they say. But you see the alarm and you’re like, oh. The first thing you think of is forget it! I’m going to just h...
3 Steps to Cultivate Resilience & Retention: How to Navigate High-Functioning Anxiety in Leadership
“And that’s because high-functioning anxiety can be a powerful alert system. And it’s really, as you know, your mind’s way of tapping you on the shoulder and saying, hey, something needs your attention here.” ~Dr. Lisa HartwellAloha and...
How to Manage High-Functioning Anxiety During Election Season
Aloha and welcome,Election season can often feel like an emotional roller coaster, right? It’s not uncommon for high-functioning professionals to experience heightened anxiety during this time. Have you ever felt that election-induced a...
Losing a Wedding Ring Diamond: How to Find Calm in Crisis Situations with my RBA Method
“I kind of want to talk about the elephant in the room, which is, what do you do when you lose something as precious as a diamond from your wedding ring? It could be a massive trigger for high-functioning anxiety or just full-blown anxiety. I c...
How to Transform High-Functioning Anxiety by Reframing Negative Thoughts
“Have you ever found yourself spiraling into a vortex of negative thoughts? Maybe you’re stuck in traffic and suddenly your mind is racing with all the things that could go wrong today. Yep, been there, done that. And guess what? We can change ...
3 Neuroscience Skills to Transform High-Functioning Anxiety Into Leadership Strength
“Imagine turning that constant hum of high-functioning anxiety into a finely tuned alert system. It sounds like magic, but it’s actually neuroscience. And it works. It’s basically what I talk about all day long with clients.” ~Dr. Lisa Hartwell...
5 Tips for Managing High-Functioning Anxiety During the Back-to-School Season
“We just don’t want to survive and get through life and get through school. But how do we help (our kids) thrive? How do we help ourselves thrive as parents?” ~Dr. Lisa HartwellAloha and welcome,What strategies do you use to hel...
Navigating High-Functioning Anxiety and Goal Setting for Success with Laura Russ
“What is that next single step on that journey so it doesn’t feel so overwhelming and it’s not too much of a diversion from the unknown. So it’s like taking that concrete next step and then thinking what’s the next step that wasn’t so scary and...
Rewiring Anxiety: How to Use Neuroplasticity to Ease High-Functioning Anxiety
“Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed at work. Maybe you’re struggling with racing thoughts at night, or you’re experiencing a kind of a temporary moment of even like panic. It feels like, hey, just take a few minutes, pass an object b...
Anxious About Overthinking? Embrace the Upside of High-Functioning Anxiety
What does overthinking have to do with it when your head hits the pillow and you’re so exhausted from the day because you had a great, but hard working day? What happens in those quiet hours before you go to sleep, when it’s time to turn it off...
No Time To Meditate? 5 Meditation Practices To Manage High-Functioning Anxiety That Only Take 5 Minutes To Do
“If you can just take five minutes to do any of these practices, this is the key to maintaining a baseline that keeps you in this calm state and you’re actually working that mental muscle, that brain muscle, that blood flow that you’re using wh...
Podcast Therapy: How Audio Content Aids High-Functioning Anxiety
“There is nothing more reassuring than knowing that there’s other people that are out there just trying to get through their day or their weeks or their months in the best way that they can.” ~Dr. Lisa HartwellAloha and welcome,...
How to Manage High-Functioning Anxiety with Gentle Fitness Routines
Aloha and welcome,Did you know that sweat sessions at the gym might be amplifying your anxiety instead of crushing it? Many of us use exercise as a go-to stress reliever, but what if it’s actually doing more harm than good?In th...
How To Cultivate a Calm Mind (EVEN with Anxiety!) by Creating New Neuron Pathways
How do you cultivate a calm mind that contributes to better decision making? How do you cultivate a calm mind that contributes to better, more positive interactions with your customers? So they want to invest with you. So they want to partner w...
How To Find Stability and Balance High Functioning Anxiety With Ease
When you have high functioning anxiety that cycles through your life, it's important to have the ability to step back, to take a step back from your situation, and just look at your situation from a higher level vantage point. It is then when y...
How To Create Hope, Peace, and Joy for Others
How do we have hope in ourselves when it’s something that we can’t necessarily see in the moment? And in that moment, somebody else sees it for us.Aloha and welcome.In a world where hope is often elusive, finding someone to hold...
High Functioning Anxiety: A Story of Strength with Heather Gaffney
“You know, when when you find out that your husband is leaving you and you don't know what you’re gonna do. Like I mentioned, I ended up losing my home, and my kids end up losing their father. And there’s a fear. There’s a very real fear of goi...
Does February And Love Cause You Anxiety
Love is bigger than us. It’s God. It’s universe. It’s more of a systemic thing. I would like to challenge our thinking in that it’s actually both. And can it be both at the same time?Aloha and welcome! Join me in this episode of A...
Warrior Words of Wisdom with Heather Gaffney: Navigating Trauma, Cultivating Connection, and Growing Stronger Together
Welcome to the 44th episode of our podcast, Warrior Words of Wisdom with Heather Gaffney: Navigating Trauma, Cultivating Connection, and Growing Stronger Together. In this episode Dr. Hartwell was interviewed by Heather, who st...
Mindful Momentum Unpacking High Functioning Anxiety, Setting Goals, and Embracing a New Year and New Season of Self-Discovery using 3 Easy Steps
Welcome to the 43rd episode of our podcast, Mindful Momentum Unpacking High Functioning Anxiety, Setting Goals, and Embracing a New Year and New Season of Self-Discovery using 3 Easy Steps.In this 43rd episode o...