444: Nancy Jane Smith: The Happier Approach To Living With High Functioning Anxiety

Published: May 27, 2020, 7 a.m.

Nancy Jane Smith, MSEd., LPC is a licensed professional counselor and trainer. She graduated with her BA in Psychology from Miami University and earned Masters of Science degrees in both Counseling and Higher Education from the University of Dayton.\nWith 13 years in private practice and more than 20 years working as a counselor and coach, Nancy has established herself as an expert in High Functioning Anxiety. Combining her years of research, countless hours working with clients, and first-hand experience in her own life, Nancy developed the Happier Approach, a three-step system to help you motivate yourself, accomplish your goals, and be kind to yourself. Really, it is possible!\nNancy is the creator and host of The Happier Approach podcast and has written three books on living happier, most notably The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals.\nListen in to hear Nancy Jane share:\n\nWhat high functioning anxiety is and why is it harmful and insidious\n\nSigns of chronic anxiety and high functioning anxiety\n\nWhy positivity thinking and gratitude can be be harmful to people with high functioning anxiety\n\nWhy people with HFA need different rules around checking social media, email, news, etc\n\nHow you can treat and manage high functioning anxiety\n\nHow to identify your Monger, your BFF and your Biggest Fan in order to manage your anxiety\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nConnect and work with Nancy: Live-Happier.com\n\n\nPodcast: The Happier Approach\n\n\nFacebook: @NancyJaneSmith\n\n\nInstagram: @nancyjane_livehappier\n\n\n The Happier Approach Book\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\nKosmatology: Kosmatology has a great offer for our listeners: for any first-time purchasers, you receive 15% off. To get 15% off your first order, go to Kosmatology.com\u200b and use code shameless at checkout.\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices