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High-Functioning Anxiety and The Happier Approach with Nancy Jane Smith

Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 1 p.m.

Sometimes, the most difficult issues to work on are the ones that are in our blind spots. The ones that are masked by\xa0external factors or achievements that make us believe that we\u2019re ok\u2026.when\xa0we aren\u2019t.\xa0

This week, we\u2019re talking about one of those potential blind spots: high-functioning anxiety.\xa0

This week we\u2019re speaking with Nancy Jane Smith.\xa0She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eleven years in private practice and has spent 20+ years working as a counselor/coach. She has written three books on living happier, most notably\xa0The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals.\xa0

Much of Nancy\u2019s work involves working with people who have high-functioning anxiety, which is an incredibly sneaky form of anxiety, and it\u2019s not what you think.\xa0

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In this episode, you\u2019ll learn:\xa0

  • What high-functioning anxiety is. HINT: It\u2019s not what you think!\xa0
  • The role that achievement can play in masking it for so many of us.\xa0
  • The ways in which high-functioning anxiety can cause problems in our lives\xa0
  • And ways we can start to deal with it\xa0

The end of this episode is jam-packed with actionable steps that you can take to begin quieting your mind (and still achieve your goals). You won\u2019t want to miss it.\xa0\xa0

As someone who resonated with so many of the characteristics Nancy shared in this episode, I\u2019m so excited to share this information with all of you. I hope it helps.\xa0

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