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In this episode, Kristen interviews Nancy Jane Smith, a licensed professional counselor and high functioning anxiety expert. They delve into the topic of high functioning anxiety, discussing its impact, strategies for coping with it, and the importance of self-loyalty. Nancy shares her personal journey and insights, offering valuable perspectives on understanding and navigating high functioning anxiety. www.nancyjanesmith.com Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment.  For my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.

If you're a therapist, even if you're far from your practicum days, you can probably relate to the feeling of sitting in a session and being distracted by the thought of whether you're living up to the standard of a good therapist.And you've probably had a moment where you're sitting with a client or group and you heard something come out of your mouth and immediately thought, “That doesn't sound like something a good therapist would say.”Who is this mythical good therapist? What are their qualities and where do those ideas come from? When you think about that archetypal good therapist that you compare yourself to, is that therapist a blank slate?Does a good therapist take all the most challenging cases? Do they self-disclose? Do they diagnose and write treatment plans? Are they a quiet introvert? Do they have it all together? Nancy Jane Smith and I are talking through some of these questions today and how uncomfortable it can be when we sense we're going out of the “good therapist” box.Nancy Jane Smith, MSEd., LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor trainer, and author specializing in high-functioning anxiety. Nancy completed her postgraduate training in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio and is a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator, based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown.She has over 20 years of working as a counselor and coach and most recently created Self Loyalty Schoo,l an audio-based program to help quiet high-functioning anxiety. Nancy has written 3 books with tips, lessons, and stories on reducing anxiety, most recently, The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals. Listen to the full episode to hear: Why Nancy struggled to feel like a legit therapist How norms around self-disclosure are shifting and why Nancy is open about her own anxiety How different therapist subcultures influence the image of the good therapist and create new pressures Why Nancy regrets being too passive with early clients and why some therapists don't talk enough Why the good therapist isn't an effective therapist Learn more about Nancy Jane Smith: NancyJaneSmith.com The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier, and Still Accomplish Your Goals Learn more about Riva Stoudt: Into the Woods Counseling Instagram

LeAnn welcomes anxiety coach and author Nancy Jane Smith to discuss her innovative, insightful approach to increasing happiness while overcoming anxiety. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Description: Nancy Jane Smith, a Licensed Professional Counselor, coach, and author specializing in High Functioning Anxiety, joined the show to chat about how to calm the inner critic (Monger), release perfectionism and shame, practice self-loyalty, and accomplish your goals while being kind to yourself. This is for you, if you feel the constant need to push harder, do more, and achieve greater things in order to be “okay.” Or if you feel, externally, you're keeping everything together, but inside have this voice always telling you you're not “good enough.” Nancy's approach to working with High Functioning Anxiety is refreshing, and goes beyond the typical self-help strategies. You'll come away from this conversation with tips and tools to help you stay more present with your feelings, experience deeper meaning and happiness in your life, while also achieving your dreams. In the Episode: - Nancy's experience with her dad that led her to dive into her work on the inner-critic (Monger) - What is High Functioning Anxiety and how it differs from other types of anxiety - The relationship between perfectionism and High Functioning Anxiety - Typical symptoms of High Functioning Anxiety - Our relationship to our feelings and anxiety - The shift from looking outside for answers to within oneself - Three internal voices to pay attention to if you have High Functioning Anxiety - Find relief from anxiety using the “ASK” method - Embracing self-loyalty to improve mental and emotional well-being, and release shame - Nancy's favorite way to reconnect to her body: The “mirror” check-in practice - Honoring where you are before doing anything to shift how you feel AND more... Connect with Nancy Jane Smith: Website Podcast Books Connect with Wirth Wellness: Instagram Website This episode is sponsored by: Anchor -Anchor is one of the easiest ways to start a podcast. Download the Anchor App, or go to www.anchor.fm to get creating! Please Note the Following Disclaimer! By listening to this podcast, you understand that the topics discussed are intended, solely, for informational purposes. The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and should not be relied on as such. In listening to the podcast, you also agree that Wirth Wellness is not responsible for any outcomes or decisions you make, relating to any information presented on the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wirthwellnessbyerika/message

IN THIS EPISODE: What does it look like and how does it feel when we have our own back The three internal voices that we have Why the third voice – our biggest fan – is the one we really want to strengthen The role that self-loyalty plays when dealing with our inner critic Why Nancy avoids thinking “I deserve this” and how this thought-process may lead to false self-loyalty ABOUT MY GUEST:Nancy Jane Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Coach specializing in High Functioning Anxiety and has spent 20+ years working as a counselor/coach. Nancy first joined me on this podcast back in 2018 when we talked about her book, The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals, and specifically the three voices that we have in our heads: the Monger, the BFF, and the Biggest Fan.I invited Nancy to join me again so we can have a follow-up conversation about these internal voices/characters, and to talk about self-loyalty. We explored how true self-loyalty sounds and looks like in practice and how we can strengthen it.For all the links and show notes, head on over to http://secondbreaks.com

If your program doesn't fill, first of all, welcome to the club! This secret club includes me and almost all of the people you see running successful programs right now. On one level, when your program doesn't fill, it means absolutely nothing. It means nothing about your future success, your brilliance, or your ability make this business fly. In this episode I'll share how it felt to me when my own program didn't fill years ago, a mindset process you may go through when a program doesn't fill, and then some questions to help you analyze what might have caused your program not to fill so that you can make changes for next time. Here's some of what I talk about: The stuff I told myself when my own program didn't fill Nancy Jane Smith's helpful approach to an anxiety producing situation like this How to know when you're ready to do a post-launch analysis (hint: don't do it while you're still in free fall!) Specific questions to ask yourself about your launch An argument for creating a 1:1 replicable offer first How to decide when you're ready to launch a group program My pep talk about why this wasn't just a failure How you can get my help with your pilot program Here are the questions to help you analyze post-launch (but only when you're ready to be kind to yourself): Question #1: How viable was your niche? Did you choose a niche of folks who were invested in solving a clear problem? Did you choose a niche that's specific enough? Did you go through a thoughtful process to clarify that niche? (niching is the MOST important element of this whole analysis. without a viable niche you're gonna do some HEAVY lifting from here forward.) Question #2: Did your offer clearly help to solve the problem for that niche? Question #3: How clear and effective was your messaging? How well did you communicate in your sales page and all of your messaging about how your offer helps solve that problem? Perhaps you didn't talk about your offer and the problem from your participant's point of view. Perhaps you focused on the approach you use, or you wrote or spoke with your colleagues in mind. Question #4: Did you get the word out to everyone you know with enthusiasm? Or did you hide a little bit? If you're not speaking with excitement about your offer in all the places, and you're just hoping people will find it...they won't. If you don't love the hell out of your offer it's hard for others to. Question #5: How big is your audience within this niche? (This part is really just math.) If not enough people know about your work, you can't fill a program yet. (Emphasis on yet.) It's often not possible to fill a small-group program with less than 100 or 200 people on your email list, unless you're already well known in your community for this particular work. Question #6: How many people were you expecting or hoping for? (Maybe it wasn't a realistic expectation yet!) When deciding whether to start with a 1:1 program or a group program, figure out what level of risk you're comfortable with. Starting with a replicable, structured 1:1 program beyond private practice is a GREAT option. Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/162

With a passion for revolutionising vision and purpose, the mission of Carey Conley and Laurel Wilson stems from their own adversity after losing two family members – Carey's husband (Laurel's father) and Carey's son (Laurel's brother) – to suicide just three years apart. With a clear Focus on WHY, Carey and Laurel keep looking up, know how to read the signs and how to follow the happier approach. With purpose, courage and delegation, they use their intuition to direct their energy through the power of vision.   KEY TAKEAWAY “When you sit down to write down the vision for your future, don't worry so much about how it's going to happen. Write your vision in pen but your path in pencil.”   BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks - https://amzn.to/3BtAWXZ The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron - https://amzn.to/3mpAh5A Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - https://amzn.to/3CufLGF Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe by Laura Lynne Jackson - https://amzn.to/3msDcdK The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Accomplish Your Goals by Nancy Jane Smith - https://amzn.to/3q6uvZ1 Keep Looking Up: Transforming Grief Into Hope After Tragedy by Carey Conley and Laurel Wilson - https://amzn.to/3GvcJEt Anything by Sharon Lechter!   ABOUT CAREY CONLEY & LAUREL WILSON The goal of this amazing mother-daughter team is to teach people of all ages the importance of having a crystal-clear vision and creating a legacy they wish to carry out. They also help those suffering from adversities by enabling them to find their purpose in life.   Carey is the author of the best-selling book Vision is Victory and they have co-authored the book Keep Looking Up: Transforming Grief into Hope After Tragedy, a positive guide for those who are suffering from loss and for those close to them.   CONNECT WITH CAREY & LAUREL https://www.facebook.com/laurelwil10/ https://www.instagram.com/laurelawilson/ https://www.instagram.com/carey.conley/ https://www.facebook.com/carey.conley.3 https://careyconley.com/   ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker, Mastermind Host and Property Investor. Through coaching and workshops, Amy works with businesses to Focus on WHY to create people-centred environments, by improving productivity and employee engagement by focusing on fulfilment, values and purpose. Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you to launch your podcast or to focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson/ https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/  https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@amyrowlinson   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: We all know those people that are always on the go: they never seem to rest, they are always busy doing something and they seem to accomplish so much. Perhaps you are one of those people! But did you know that this could also be a sign of high-functioning anxiety? In this podcast, I speak to therapist and licensed counselor Nancy Jane Smith about the signs and symptoms of high-functioning anxiety and how to overcome it, as well as how to deal with perfectionism, people-pleasing and burnout. Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 Get your tickets to my 2021 Mental Health Retreat: https://www.drleafconference.com OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -NED (my go to CBD products!): Go to www.helloned.com/DRLEAF or enter DRLEAF at checkout for 15% off your first one-time order or 20% off your first subscription order. -Public Goods (where I do all my online shopping): Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase. Just go to publicgoods.com/drleaf -LMNT (my favorite electrolytes): Get a free sample pack at http://drinklmnt.com/Leaf PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 2:24 How Nancy's dad felt like a failure, and how his inner critic affected his final moments 4:30 Why some people are driven by their inner critic, and how it leads to high functioning anxiety 7:36 How do you recognize high-functioning anxiety? 10:42 Perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety 12:22 How is high-functioning anxiety different to generalized anxiety? 14:14 Our different inner voices: who are you listening to? 18:56 Tips to deal with your inner critic 25:40 How positive thinking can exacerbate high-functioning anxiety 36:00 How to speak to a friend or loved one with high-functioning anxiety ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Anyone else put themselves down and struggle with negative self-talk? If you are someone who wouldn't dare say the same things to someone you say to yourself this episode is for you. Join me and my guest as we discuss as we very realistically discuss (there are no “just be positive messages to be had in this episode):    What does negative self-talk sound like and mean to you?  How does it impact your relationship with food and yourself?  What are some strategies to improve your negative self talk and eating?  Our guest Nancy has a Masters Degree in Higher Education and in Community Counseling from the University of Dayton. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Coach specializing in High Functioning Anxiety, with fourteen years in private practice and has spent 20+ years working as a counselor/coach.    She has written three books on living happier, most notably The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals.   Nancy also completed her postgraduate training in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio and is a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator (she trained with Brene Brown!!!).   She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and her 2 cats Calvin and Gus and dog, Watterson (they are big fans of the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes)   Connect with our guest:   Website: live-happier.com Her podcast: The Happier Approach Her book: The Happier Approach Check out her upcoming course about: High Functioning Anxiety (Happening at the end of the Summer)   Ready to heal your relationship with food and your body?    Does anxiety and your high expectations of yourself get in the way of you feeling good about what you eat, your body, and exercise? Let's see how we can help feel more in control and confident.    Inquire to work together: https://alignednutrition.com/contact/

In this episode, we sit down with Licensed Professional Counselor, Nancy Jane Smith. We discuss the journey of finding peace in your body, common anxiety coping mechanisms, healing high functioning anxiety, and more. For the full show notes and resources that we discussed in this episode, click here.

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C resumes part two of her interview with Saj Razvi, LPC, a clinician and director of education for the Psychedelic Somatic Institute. Listen in for a fascinating discussion on how psychedelics can help us go deeper in the process of healing trauma. Saj explains how psychedelics help us access different states of consciousness and why this matters in therapy for complex trauma. He explains the various models of psychedelic-assisted trauma therapy and how Psychedelic Somatic Institute teaches therapists to legally provide psychotherapy to clients using psychedelic medicine in private practice settings, and how this contributes to greater access to these healing medicines than has been available previously.  Resources Find The Happier Approach book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3sMWUSJ Link to resources on transformative justice from listener Andy: https://bit.ly/367SVX7 Sign up to get the registration info for my Trauma Therapist Consultation groups - registration opens 2/1/21 and groups begin in mid-February: http://traumatherapistconsult.com/3qFLoqm Leave me a message via Speakpipe by going to https://therapychatpodcast.com and clicking on the green Speakpipe button. Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat! Please be sure to go to iTunes and leave a rating and review, subscribe and download episodes. You can also download the Therapy Chat app on iTunes by clicking here. Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio

In my book Sell From Love I do a deep dive into the five protector strategies we use when we feel fear, uncertainty, doubt, guilt or the pressure to meet expectations.  The 5 protector strategies are perfection, pleasing, proving, performance and punishment. I've fallen prey to these more often than I'd like to talk about, and overtime have learned what I need to pay attention to and the triggers that activate one of these protection strategies. It's made it easier to manage and even avoid because I know whenever I do something outside my comfort zone, inadvertently I can evoke a need to prove, perform and please. My guest today, Nancy Smith is a licensed Professional Counselor with eleven years in private practice and has spent over two decades working as a counselor and coach. She is an expert in High Functioning Anxiety where she helps successful, driven, type A professionals see through their perfectionism, people-pleasing, and tendency to compare themselves to others as a manifestation of their high functioning anxiety. In this episode Nancy enlightens us on what the difference is between trusting ourselves and being loyal to ourselves like we would to others. You may not always trust or believe in yourself in that moment however as you move forward to that goal, task or conversation. However when you approach it with a loyalty towards yourself where you are kind and compassionate to yourself no matter what the outcome is - your presence, power and leadership are transformed. Nancy gives us a way forward a simple 3 step process on how to overcome the tendencies to please, compare and be perfect and manage the voices going on in our head so you can go out there use your brilliant difference to make a meaningful impact to your clients and company. I can't wait for you to listen to this episode and get inspired to be as loyal to yourself as you are to others Nancy Smith shows us her way.   Episode 10: Be Loyal to Yourself, Even if You don't Always Get it Right With Nancy Jane Smith appeared first on Sell From Love.   PS: If you loved this episode please head on over to Apple Podcasts to rate and give us a review. We need your help in sharing the Sell From Love message with others.  Finka and them Sell From Love podcast team appreciate you for listening and spreading the word.   PSS: Resources and references highlighted in this episode can be found on www.sellfromlove.com/podcast

For years, the month of December was my month of debauchery. My BFF (the voice of false self-compassion) ran the show. After months of being told what I “should” do by my Monger in December, I could throw all the rules out the window.  December was the one month out of the year that I gave myself permission to not listen to the shaming voice of the Monger: I gave myself the free pass of December because I knew come January, my Monger would drop the hammer and criticize me into submission. I believed, on January 1st (well, 2nd really because on the 1st, I was still recovering from all the December merriment), I would magically become a new person. Someone who loved vegetables and hated sugar, desired to work out every day, easily abstained from drinking, and uber-productive. I am sure you could guess how that went. Long story short, come mid-January, my Monger had a field day with all the ways I was failing. This all-or-nothing thinking ran my life for years---decades really. But something changed, thanks to the practice of self-loyalty.  December isn’t a magical month of no consequences anymore. Instead, I have days where I overeat sugar and drink too much caffeine and days where I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. And my worthiness isn’t linked to any of it. Whether I eat five sugar cookies or five carrots, I am still me: broken, imperfect, smart, funny, overly-sensitive, loyal Nancy Jane Smith.  But the idea of change and resolutions still intrigues me. So on this episode, I am bringing back my podcast producer Sean McMullin. You might remember him from episode 155 and episode 161 where we discussed meditation and mindfulness. This is part one of this conversation and I’m so excited for you to hear it. Part two will be released next week! Listen to the full episode to hear: The definition of Self-Loyalty How self-loyalty works with the idea of change and resolutions Sean’s plans for the new year--combining a word of the year with quarterly themes How to hold your resolutions loosely AND actually make change Learn more about Sean McMullin: Yellow House Media Learn more about Nancy: Coach in Your Pocket The Happier Approach Book Live Happier Website --- The Happier Approach Book I’ve been working with women like you living with hidden anxiety every day for over 20 years as a coach and counselor. I wrote The Happier Approach to give you a framework for dealing with your anxiety and start living happier. The Happier Approach will help you understand the voices in your head and what to do with them. It’s not another woo-woo self-help book that asks you to think positively and live your best life. It’s a practical guidebook for getting out of survival mode and finding a genuinely happy and productive life. Know someone who has High Functioning Anxiety and a VERY LOUD Monger, the Happier Approach makes a great gift.  Find The Happier Approach on Amazon, Audible, or Barnes & Noble! And click here to learn more about how you can work with me through on-demand coaching!

It's just you and me for this episode. I've been watching you, and I see where you're getting stuck in your business. You start out wanting to make a bigger impact and wanting to work in more creative ways. You feel drawn to expanding. You're scared. And you're excited. You start taking action. Then you run into obstacles from outside and also inside. Here are a few of the places I see you getting the MOST stuck and what I see you doing to get through that stuckness: The quitting trap. You take any little sign that this isn't a good idea. You walk away, or at least consider walking away. Examples of what you experience that makes you want to give up: Observing a colleague in your niche Running into a tech issue you don't know how to solve Nancy Jane Smith, author of The Happier Approach explains that our inner Fake BFF encourages us to quit. The way through this trap: Commit to your idea completely for a designated time. Set a date when you'll reconsider this, but commit to it until then. Don't allow yourself to waste time on quitting and restarting until you've followed through. The vagueness trap. You aren't willing to get specific enough about your niche, about who YOU are, or about how you work. Examples of when you get vague: You start clarifying your niche, then you remember people you've helped who fit outside that niche...and you try to serve everyone. You start getting specific about how you work, then you meet someone who doesn't like that way of working...and you try to please everyone. The way through this trap: Allow yourself to be uncomfortable with taking a stand for your specific right fit participant, and for YOUR way of working. Allow discomfort when people don't like it. I'm not for everyone. I'm willing to get specific about who I am and who I'm for and how I work. Some people walk away, and the gift is getting to reach the people I'm meant to work with. The planning trap. You get stuck in planning, researching, and creating behind the scenes. Examples of how you over-prepare: You build an ENTIRE course in private before getting feedback. You take 80 courses and listen to 100 podcasts on marketing before you actually get your thing out there. You talk to lots of friends and family members trying to get their approval of your idea before you start talking to potential collaborators or participants. The way through this trap: Allow imperfection. Get your idea out there before it's ready. Be honest about what you don't know. Don't insist on bringing certainty. Don't sell yourself short as you are right now. You will improve your offer through every iteration. Talk to the people who need what you do and talk to the people who also serve who you want to serve. Build collaboration and openness into the DNA of your business. If you're ready to create your pilot program and make a bigger impact with your work, join me for Create Your Program. I've designed this experience to help you NOT get stuck in any of these ways. Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/140

Be a boss. Hustle hard. Love yourself. Make it happen. You decide the outcome. Do these phrases and mantras sound familiar? Usually, these sayings are used in the self-help world to boost your confidence both in life and work. The self-help industry makes us believe that we can make anything happen—but what if these mantras we hear repeated in the self-help industry actually make you feel worse? Enter High Functioning Anxiety. High Functioning Anxiety—HFA for short—is when you experience anxiety but instead of freezing you up from making progress, it actually propels you forward. While this might sound like an efficient way to meet or exceed your goals, it can also lead to over-functioning, perfectionism, self-doubt, and the false belief that endless worry somehow contributes to our success. On today’s episode, I’m talking with Nancy Jane Smith, an author, counselor, and therapeutic coach all about high functioning anxiety. Nancy has a Masters Degree in Higher Education and in Community Counseling from the University of Dayton. Nancy is also a licensed professional counselor and coach specializing in high functioning anxiety with 13 years in private practice and has spent over 20+ years working as a counselor and coach. She has written three books on living happier, most notably The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals. Listen to the full episode to hear: What is High Functioning Anxiety and how is it different than anxiety? Tools for working through High Functioning Anxiety Why high functioning anxiety makes us believe that there’s only one right way—and once we figure it out, then we’ll be okay in the world Myths that keep us stressed out How to identify what your inner Monger sounds like and how to deal with it Learn more about Nancy Jane Smith: live-happier.com The Happier Approach® Book The Happier Approach® Podcast   Learn more about Sami: eatfor.life Book Your Complimentary Consultation   Resources mentioned in this episode First, We Make The Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson  

Ep 34 | The Value of Self-Loyalty with Nancy Jane Smith In this episode of the She Finds Joy podcast, Kim has the distinct pleasure of talking with Nancy Jane Smith. Nancy is a Licensed Professional Counselor with thirteen years in private practice, and has spent an impressive 20-plus years working as a counselor and coach. She has written three books on living happier, most notably The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals. Nancy is also a certified Myers-Briggs®, Strong Career Assessments®, and Daring Way™ Facilitator. In this episode, Nancy explains the term “self-loyalty.” In her work, she finds that loyalty is one of her clients’ highest core values. “We know how to be loyal to our mothers, fathers, spouses, children, friends, work, organizations, etc. We can give loyalty to other people, but we struggle to give it to ourselves.”Nancy breaks down this term and helps us understand how to practice more self-compassion while giving us strategies for dealing with our inner critic so we can begin to choose self-loyalty.Tune in to hear Nancy share:How self-love and self-loyalty go hand-in-hand.Why the root of our problems always come back to self-loyalty.Why self-compassion is difficult for us.Strategies to change our inner critic voice.How to not turn your back on yourself. “Self loyalty is not turning your back on yourself.” - Nancy Jane SmithHelpful Links:Nancy’s WebsiteNancy’s LinkedInThe Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier, and Still Accomplish Your GoalsAbout KimKim Strobel is Chief Happiness Officer at Kim Strobel Live Events and Retreats. She is a teacher, consultant, motivational speaker, happiness coach, and mission-minded person whose passion is helping others overcome their fears and discover their joy! You can follow Kim’s journey on Instagram at @KimStrobelJoy and in the free private She Finds Joy Facebook community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I want to talk about when an investment seems like a pretty straightforward payoff—but taking advantage of that opportunity might conflict with your values. How do you balance the financial health of your business against your values? Today, I’m talking with two guests, Nancy Jane Smith and Bonnie Gillespie, about their thought processes behind making some big business decisions. - What if the ROI could be great, but it conflicts with your values? - Why Nancy decided to fully pull her business activities out of Facebook and Instagram—and why they were at odds with her personal values - What Nancy’s noticed in her business since leaving social media and how she’s grown her email list without the help of Instagram - How Bonnie uses her Facebook account strictly for business (and how she’s set it up that way) - The strategy behind Bonnie’s Facebook ads and why she prefers Instagram and Facebook to other social media or professional platforms

Be as loyal to yourself as you are to others - Nancy Jane SmithNancy’s LinksWebsite: Live-happier.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancyjane_livehappier/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyJaneSmith/Other LinksBrene Brown’s talk with Tim Ferris (SO AMAZING, A MUST LISTEN!)What is your profession? Counselor/coach specializing in high functioning anxietyWhat is your illness(es)? ankylosing spondylitisWhat types of patients/conditions do you work with? High functioning anxietyHow did your illness shape your career? Challenged my own high functioning anxiety. Going easy on myself when I am in a flare and practicing the kindness I encourage my clients to practice.Are/were you open about your illnesses with your patients? yesWhat does “trust” mean to you in the patient-practitioner relationship? It is key to getting anything done. Trust means a mutual respect and care.What are you most passionate about in regard to your work/helping people? Helping them realize that they don’t have to live in anxiety and they don’t need it to get stuff done.How do/did you handle flares while at work? Being kind to myself, still working on this oneAbout Coach In Your Pocket:Coach in Your Pocket is a revolutionary new way of working with a coach. Developed by Nancy Jane Smith of Live Happier, this new methodology was especially designed for people with High Functioning Anxiety.As opposed to traditional in-person therapy sessions, Coach in Your Pocket gives you support in the moment, when you need it most. Using a convenient and user-friendly app called Voxer, you can leave Nancy a voice or text message at any time, 24/7, whenever you are struggling or having a panic attack or are pushing yourself too hard.Imagine being able to reach a trusted, knowledgeable expert in High Functioning Anxiety at any time of day, any day of the week.Imagine not having to wait until your scheduled session to vent, ask questions, get clarification, and celebrate victories.That is how Coach in Your Pocket works.This type of work is a game-changer.Clients progress so much faster with this instant access because you can deal with your anxiety in the moment – without waiting for your next appointment.In addition to unlimited Voxing throughout the three-month program, you will meet with Nancy once a month to dive deeper and continue to work toward long-term, lasting change.Coach in Your Pocket is a three-month coaching program and Nancy would love to offer your listeners 20% off the price for 2 weeks after the podcast episode airs.Visit www.live-happier.com/coach-in-your-pocket to schedule your free introductory call with Nancy.TRANSCRIPT ON https://invisiblenotbroken.com/humancare-podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today's interview with Nancy Jane Smith, we discuss how you can recognize and eliminate your own deeply engrained inner critic and implement healthy and easy ways to practice self-kindness even on the toughest days. Nancy is a licensed professional counselor as well as the author of The Happier Approach. She also hosts the podcast The Happier Approach available wherever you listen to podcasts. Connect with Nancy at https://live-happier.com. Thank you to our sponsors Beekeepers Naturals (use code UNSTRESSED to save) + Swanson Health (use code MOTHER20 to save) Thank you so much for listening! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @motherhoodunstressed! If you’d like to advertise with us, email hello@motherhoodunstressed.com Please subscribe, share and leave a review! Sponsored by Motherhood Unstressed CBD-- Stress Release Delivered Straight to your Door! Use code Unstressed to save 15% with Beekeeper's Naturals Use code MotherhoodUnstressed to save 15% with Ancient Nutrition Use code Unstressed to save 15% with Bark  Even more more brand partnerships at https://www.motherhoodunstressed.com 

We all know those people that are always on the go: they never seem to rest, they are always busy doing something and they seem to accomplish so much. Perhaps you are one of those people! But did you know that this could also be a sign of high-functioning anxiety? In this podcast, I speak to therapist and licensed counselor Nancy Jane Smith about the signs and symptoms of high-functioning anxiety and how to overcome it, as well as how to deal with perfectionism, people-pleasing and avoid burnout. High functioning anxiety is a form of anxiety that you won’t get diagnosed with, but it is similar to generalized anxiety, and also involves gastro symptoms, headaches, panic attacks, racing thoughts and so on. It is essentially a way of coping that pushes you harder and faster, which often leads to perfectionism, people-pleasing and burnout. On the outside everything may look great, but, on the inside, everything is falling apart, which is why high functioning anxiety is so hard to recognize. In fact, a lot of people aren’t aware that you don’t have to live with this kind of “hustle, hustle, hustle” mentality this because they do not share how they feel with the people in their lives. Special offer from this week's sponsor: -Thrive Market: Try Thrive Market today and become a member risk-free! Go to https://thrivemarket.com/drleaf. Join today and you’ll get up to $20 in shopping credit toward your first order! Podcast Highlights 2:24 How Nancy’s dad felt like a failure, and how his inner critic affected his final moments 4:30 Why some people are driven by their inner critic, and how it leads to high functioning anxiety 7:36 How do you recognize high-functioning anxiety? 10:42 Perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety 12:22 How is high-functioning anxiety different to generalized anxiety? 14:14 Our different inner voices: who are you listening to? 18:56 Tips to deal with our inner critic 25:40 How positive thinking can exacerbate high-functioning anxiety 36:00 How to speak to a friend or loved one with high-functioning anxiety Read the episode blog and transcript here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/high-functioning-anxiety-signs-symptoms-and-solutions-how-to-silence-your-inner-critic-overcome-perfectionism-and-people-pleasing-and-avoid-burnout-with-therapist-nancy-jane-smith For more info on Nancy and to get her book or sign up for her coaching program visit: https://live-happier.com/about/ Additional Resources: -Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips and strategies, exclusive offers and more! Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 (*Only available for U.S numbers at this time) -Get my new brain detox app SWITCH on sale now! Get 50% off a 3 month subscription. Just look for Switch on Your Brain in the App Store or Google Play or visit: https://theswitch.app Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips! -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/ -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I shared this blog post a few months ago about me sitting on my couch in the full sunshine feeling so calm and peaceful, only to be interrupted by this gross sewerage smell. I wanted to get all irritated, frustrated and angry about it. Quickly my mood and emotional response was shifting from calm and peaceful to cranky. I realised that I could have both. I could feel a bit frustrated and also still maintain that sense of peacefulness. I couldn’t not feel happy sitting in the sun, and yet there was still some discomfort. In this episode I share 5 strategies for holding all the emotions – the positive and the negative – at the same time. Our emotions are how we experience our life. The more we can welcome in all of them the fuller our lives become. And I know that’s what you want for yourself. It’s also a topic Nancy Jane Smith and I dive into in more detail on her podcast The Happier Approach. Look out for the episode later this month. And in the meantime come sign up for my emails to get all the extra details (I promise my emails will make you feel good). >>> www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/weekly.

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. With 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! Nancy 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. Listen in to hear Nancy Jane share: What high functioning anxiety is and why is it harmful and insidious Signs of chronic anxiety and high functioning anxiety Why positivity thinking and gratitude can be be harmful to people with high functioning anxiety Why people with HFA need different rules around checking social media, email, news, etc How you can treat and manage high functioning anxiety How to identify your Monger, your BFF and your Biggest Fan in order to manage your anxiety Links mentioned: Connect and work with Nancy: Live-Happier.com Podcast: The Happier Approach Facebook: @NancyJaneSmith Instagram: @nancyjane_livehappier The Happier Approach Book Thank you to our sponsors: Kosmatology: 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​ and use code shameless at checkout.  

I started learning about high-functioning anxiety from our guest today, Nancy Jane Smith. The way Nancy described anxiety was nothing like what I thought of anxiety to be... but was everything about my experience of the world. I've shared on the podcast before that only recently did I realize I was living with chronic anxiety. I had always identified as dealing with chronic depression and didn't recognize my normal-for-me mental state was one of high anxiety. But the more I've learned from Nancy, the more I've learned about my own brand of anxiety. Nancy is an expert in High Functioning Anxiety. Nancy is trained as a licensed professional counselor and therapeutic coach. She's the author of The Happier Approach book and the host of The Happier Approach podcast. And, she lives every day with high functioning anxiety. People with high functioning anxiety respond to anxiety by over-performing, by showing up to do all the things, by trying to be so good that nothing bad can happen. That's pretty much me in a nutshell. And it's absolutely how I started off this whole crisis. I figured that I could perform my way into sanity and certainty. Well, listener, I could not. And neither can you. Now, Nancy and I recorded this interview before the cancelled events, the lockdowns, and the economic uncertainty. So we don't talk about this collective experience explicitly. But if you listen between the lines, you'll hear it. It's there. We might not have known it was coming yet but everything we talk about applies to this unique period of time because high functioning anxiety is so dang predictable. In this interview, Nancy and I talk about how she thrives with high functioning anxiety as a business owner, how she's structured her business to support her with this challenge, and who she relies on for the support she needs. Whether high functioning anxiety is your normal to or whether you're listening as someone who is interested in the many ways we find what works for our unique situations, I think this episode will be really enlightening. The post EP 280: Thriving With High Functioning Anxiety With The Happier Approach Host Nancy Smith appeared first on What Works.

I deal with a lot of anxiety. Sometimes people don't know that because I usually appear calm. And I tend to get a lot done. I cope with my anxiety BY getting things done. But my anxiety isn't only helpful. It's also kind of nasty. I have an inner critic that speaks up when I'm anxious, and I don't like that. It hurts. Still, me and anxiety are such old friends, and we've gotten so much done together. My productivity is fueled by my anxiety. How am I gonna give that up? Who would I be without anxiety? would I get anything done? The work of Nancy Jane Smith has really helped me step out of this binary way of thinking about my anxiety and my productivity. When I recorded this interview, I had just finished her book The Happier Approach. It's been a couple months now, I'm still using her concepts regularly, and they're helping. In fact the pandemic classification and shelter in place happened after we recorded this. So anxiety much? Yes! I'm glad to have read this book. I appreciate how she shares her OWN journey with anxiety in this interview. You'll also hear a lot about how she developed her unique message about high functioning anxiety and is building her company around that unique message. Here's some of what we talked about: Her realization that she wasn't using the tools she was teaching (and how she changed them) Why starting and running your own business WILL bring up anxiety How losing her father led to clarity about her unique message Pivoting to working with "High Functioning Anxiety" How she rebooted her podcast, stepping up the quality and the focus Struggling with her own anxiety as she goes into the next stage of her business How she increases her productivity using Voxer Setting her schedule in a way that works best for her energy Using the Pomodoro Technique for time management Working through her blocks about getting paid well for providing what comes easily to her Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/123

Sometimes, the most difficult issues to work on are the ones that are in our blind spots. The ones that are masked by external factors or achievements that make us believe that we’re ok….when we aren’t.  This week, we’re talking about one of those potential blind spots: high-functioning anxiety.  This week we’re speaking with Nancy Jane Smith. She 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 The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals.  Much of Nancy’s work involves working with people who have high-functioning anxiety, which is an incredibly sneaky form of anxiety, and it’s not what you think.    In this episode, you’ll learn:  What high-functioning anxiety is. HINT: It’s not what you think!  The role that achievement can play in masking it for so many of us.  The ways in which high-functioning anxiety can cause problems in our lives  And ways we can start to deal with it  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’t want to miss it.   As someone who resonated with so many of the characteristics Nancy shared in this episode, I’m so excited to share this information with all of you. I hope it helps.  Relevant Links:  Nancy’s book, “The Happier Approach”  The Self Journal (The journal April uses on a daily basis)  Live-Happier.com 

Nancy describes herself as a wife, daughter, sister, friend and “mom” to three furry creatures – saying she loves her job and can’t believe she gets to make a living from helping people live more calm, present lives. She spent lots of her life wondering if she really fit in because she was always doing things “differently” and never gave herself much of a break for doing so. After her Dad passed away she started embracing this “rebellion” more. Now a license counsellor, trainer and writer who supports people experiencing High Functioning Anxiety to live a happier life. We talk about how being a human can be messy at times, our inner critics (and what to do with them), and how embracing her “rebellion” made Nancy much more intentional (and happier) in her life.For more details see shownotes at www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/podcast.

“Get up, wiggle, reach for the sky, touch your toes. Do something that gets your whole body into it in order to change your state. Because when we change our state, things start moving differently.” Nancy Jane Smith This Monday, Kit is joined with Nancy Jane Smith, a Licensed Professional Counselor and therapeutic coach who works with people suffering from high functioning anxiety. Our guest explains what high functioning anxiety is, how it is linked with our Monger (a.k.a. inner critics), and how to deal with it. More specifically, you will learn the difference between every day and diagnosed anxiety, why we have tendencies to worthy feelings, what is the Voice of the Biggest Fan and how to find it inside of yourself, what Nancy does to get herself grounded, and ultimately what message she has for all the anxious persons. Tune in and find out more!

Today, I talked with Ashley Gartland and Nancy Jane Smith about how they use Voxer to communicate with their clients. Primarily a voice messaging app, Voxer allows them to replace both email and in-person meetings, helping them save time and streamline the way their clients receive value. The key takeaways: - Using Voxer in managing and minimizing client meetings - Using Voxer in a way that the technology doesn’t become a distraction - Putting in place boundaries and processes so clients know what to expect - The challenges of transitioning from a typical client meeting structure - The impact of the new approach on operational capacity

Happiness Hacks is now The Happier Approach! Join licensed professional counselor and coach, Nancy Jane Smith, as she shares tools, resources, and inspiration for women living with High Functioning Anxiety. If you’ve ever felt like the world might fall apart around you if you took a minute to rest, this is the show for you. For more information on High Functioning Anxiety, The Happier Approach, and Nancy Jane Smith visit: http://live-happier.com

Some of us constantly find ourselves overcoming obstacle after obstacle that's ultimately stemming from our own sense of anxiety which amps up everything in our lives. Nancy Jane Smith refers to that set of people as having high-functioning anxiety and, in her experience, that often leads to hitting a wall at some point. In this conversation, Nancy addresses how she helps people to work through those feelings as well as how to navigate through being stuck in this kind of anxiety in order to be kind to yourself and still accomplish your goals.   On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity: How Nancy differentiates between anxiety and high-functioning anxiety The twofold problem of both having anxiety and developing unhealthy coping mechanisms What the three different voices in your head are called and how they behave The outer benefits of having a kinder inner dialog What Nancy's ASK process is and how it helps to reduce unwanted stress Nancy Jane Smith has a Masters Degree in Higher Education and in Community Counseling from the University of Dayton. She 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, The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals. A certified Myers-Briggs®, StrongCareer Assessments®, and Daring Way™ Facilitator, Nancy has brought her light-hearted, practical speaking style to corporations and nonprofits as both a keynote and workshop facilitator like the Bailey Cavalieri Law Firm, CASA of Central Ohio, Wallick Communities and the NAWBO Bradyware Visionary Leadership Conference.   Get Nancy's new book, The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier, and Still Accomplish Your Goals Connect with Nancy: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn -- Find out more about working with Brodie 1-on-1

Nancy has a Masters Degree in Higher Education and in Community Counseling from the University of Dayton. She 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 The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals. A certified Myers-Briggs®, Strong Career Assessments®, and Daring Way™ Facilitator, Nancy has brought her light-hearted, practical speaking style to corporations and nonprofits as both a keynote and workshop facilitator like the Bailey Cavalieri Law Firm, CASA of Central Ohio, Wallick Communities and the NAWBO Bradyware Visionary Leadership Conference. Connect with Nancy: Website: http://live-happier.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancyjane_livehappier/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyJaneSmith/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyjanesmith/ The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier, and Still Accomplish Your Goals: https://www.amazon.com/Happier-Approach-Yourself-Still-Accomplish/dp/0991250532/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1542641259&sr=8-1 Join the Joy Energy Time Collective, our bi-weekly wellness newsletter for healthcare professionals: https://www.joyenergytime.com/the-thriving-collective/ Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/burntouttolitup/ www.instagram.com/joy.energy.time/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/burntouttolitup Free Guides for Occupational Therapists + All Healthcare Professionals: https://www.joyenergytime.com/resources/ Support the Podcast! patreon.com/burntouttolitup Our website: joyenergytime.com/podcast

Nancy Jane Smith has a Masters Degree in Higher Education and in Community Counseling from the University of Dayton. She 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 The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals. A certified Myers-Briggs®, Strong Career Assessments®, and Daring Way™ Facilitator, Nancy has brought her light-hearted, practical speaking style to corporations and nonprofits as both a keynote and workshop facilitator like the Bailey Cavalieri Law Firm, CASA of Central Ohio, Wallick Communities and the NAWBO Bradyware Visionary Leadership Conference. RESOURCES: www.live-happier.com Check out Nancy's book - The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier, and Still Accomplish Your Goals Connect with Nancy on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn www.christabiegler.com Connect with Christa on Facebook and Instagram The Less Stressed Life Podcast Listen to the podcast on Stitcher and Google Play

Many of us suffer from a runaway train-brain.  We have good intentions to work on our thoughts and mindset, but it can be so difficult to break long-practiced patterns and start anew. Nancy Jane Smith is a certified counselor or expert on how to shift your inner critic (she nicknamed it, "the monger") into your "biggest fan."  Where she wants you to start?  By acknowledging and actually feeling our emotions. This is the key to everything!  Nancy explain why and how you can do this to move forward to a much happier version of your life. Show Notes Nancy's website, book, and podcast Join the Progress Program: SMALL-group GROWTH coaching for women (you can apply now to reserve your slot for January!) My new Work in Progress T-shirt!!(Use code “PROGRESS” for $5)  Contact Monica for podcast consultingand Progress Coaching  Join Monica on Facebookand Instagram Song Credit: "Sweet Promise" and "Warm Lights" by Nicolai Heidlas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and for many people, that’s accompanied by a lot of holiday headaches and seasonal stress. Nancy Jane Smith, author of The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals, has some helpful (and often humorous) tips on how to survive the holidays with your happiness intact.

Why do we continue to look for answers outside of ourselves when everything is telling us to look inside? In this episode, Author, Mental Health Therapist and Speaker, Nancy Jane Smith, joins us to reveal the wonderful ways of being kind to yourself while still accomplishing your goals. Nancy helps us to understand how to deal with your inner critic and acknowledge your emotions without becoming overwhelmed or being controlled by them. If the struggle for self-care while chasing your goals is something that you can relate with, do not miss the opportunity to hear this one-of-a-kind message that Nancy has to share with you.Nancy Jane Smith is the author of The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your GoalsTo find out more about Nancy and her work, visit – https://live-happier.comFollow Nancy Jane on Instagram @nancyjane_livehappierSponsorsSkillshare is an online learning community with over 20 000 classes in just about anything you might be interested in. Join millions of other students today with a special offer for our listeners. That's 2 months of unlimited access to Skillshare classes for just $0.99. To sign up, simply visit skillshare.com/createReason8 is an AI-powered service for automated note-taking and preparation of summaries and minutes for in-person business meetings. To turn your conversations into knowledge, simply visit https://reason8.ai/ and download the app. Why do we continue to look for answers outside of ourselves when everything is telling us to look inside? In this episode, Author, Mental Health Therapist and Speaker, Nancy Jane Smith, joins us to reveal the wonderful ways of being kind to yourself while still accomplishing your goals. Nancy helps us to understand how to deal with your inner critic and acknowledge your emotions without becoming overwhelmed or being controlled by them. If the struggle for self-care while chasing your goals is something that you can relate with, do not miss the opportunity to hear this one-of-a-kind message that Nancy has to share with you.Nancy Jane Smith is the author of The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your GoalsTo find out more about Nancy and her work, visit – https://live-happier.comFollow Nancy Jane on Instagram @nancyjane_livehappierSponsorsSkillshare is an online learning community with over 20 000 classes in just about anything you might be interested in. Join millions of other students today with a special offer for our listeners. That's 2 months of unlimited access to Skillshare classes for just $0.99. To sign up, simply visit skillshare.com/createReason8 is an AI-powered service for automated note-taking and preparation of summaries and minutes for in-person business meetings. To turn your conversations into knowledge, simply visit https://reason8.ai/ and download the app.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.

Why do we continue to look for answers outside of ourselves when everything is telling us to look inside? In this episode, Author, Mental Health Therapist and Speaker, Nancy Jane Smith, joins us to reveal the wonderful ways of being kind to yourself while still accomplishing your goals. Nancy helps us to understand how to deal with your inner critic and acknowledge your emotions without becoming overwhelmed or being controlled by them. If the struggle for self-care while chasing your goals is something that you can relate with, do not miss the opportunity to hear this one-of-a-kind message that Nancy has to share with you. Nancy Jane Smith is the author of The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals To find out more about Nancy and her work, visit – https://live-happier.com Follow Nancy Jane on Instagram @nancyjane_livehappier Sponsors Skillshare is an online learning community with over 20 000 classes in just about anything you might be interested in. Join millions of other students today with a special offer for our listeners. That’s 2 months of unlimited access to Skillshare classes for just $0.99. To sign up, simply visit skillshare.com/create Reason8 is an AI-powered service for automated note-taking and preparation of summaries and minutes for in-person business meetings. To turn your conversations into knowledge, simply visit https://reason8.ai/ and download the app. Why do we continue to look for answers outside of ourselves when everything is telling us to look inside? In this episode, Author, Mental Health Therapist and Speaker, Nancy Jane Smith, joins us to reveal the wonderful ways of being kind to yourself while still accomplishing your goals. Nancy helps us to understand how to deal with your inner critic and acknowledge your emotions without becoming overwhelmed or being controlled by them. If the struggle for self-care while chasing your goals is something that you can relate with, do not miss the opportunity to hear this one-of-a-kind message that Nancy has to share with you. Nancy Jane Smith is the author of The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals To find out more about Nancy and her work, visit – https://live-happier.com Follow Nancy Jane on Instagram @nancyjane_livehappier Sponsors Skillshare is an online learning community with over 20 000 classes in just about anything you might be interested in. Join millions of other students today with a special offer for our listeners. That’s 2 months of unlimited access to Skillshare classes for just $0.99. To sign up, simply visit skillshare.com/create Reason8 is an AI-powered service for automated note-taking and preparation of summaries and minutes for in-person business meetings. To turn your conversations into knowledge, simply visit https://reason8.ai/ and download the app. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does your inner critic drive you or get you down? Do you swing back and forth between overly self-critical and giving yourself too many passes? Nancy Jane Smith, author of The Happier Approach, talks about the 3 voices in our heads and how to tune in to the “right” voice.

This week, I am to bring to you my conversation with brilliant speaker and thought leader Nancy Jane Smith. Nancy Jane is a licensed professional counselor, speaker, author and trainer who helps individuals and organizations quiet their inner monger so they can be more productive and less overwhelmed. Join us as Nancy Jane shares very accessible tips that you can apply to your speaking and thought leadership journey. Get full show notes and more information here: https://michellebarryfranco.com/episode5

In this week’s episode we talk to Nancy Jane Smith about her new book, “The Happier Approach” where we talk about quieting negative self-talk, or our “mongor” as she calls it. Nancy gives us tools on how to pull out of a situation where our negative self-talk is crowding out all other noise. We talk about how we dislike the phrases “love yourself” and “be grateful” and what we can say instead. We talk about busyness as a distraction from facing our feelings...you’ll hear me saying a lot of “ooh” and “ahh” in this one because the things Nancy say are just so true and inspiring and empowering and I hope you feel the same. Let me know your thoughts by joining our private facebook group. Facebook group- www.facebook.com/groups/alignedandalive Full show notes- www.alliowen.com/nancy   

Today I’m thrilled to welcome my friend and newly published author, Nancy Jane Smith, to the Beyond PRO Podcast to continue our exploration around doing more brave things. Nancy and I met back in 2012 at Chris Guillebeau’s World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon where we got to hear Brené Brown speak (and sing) live. It remains a stand-out memory of mine. Nancy’s here to help deal with your inner monger, understand why your BFF might be secretly sabotaging your success, and guide you to access your biggest fan (really important!). And she shares some personal examples of how she navigated the ups and downs of publishing and promoting her book, The Happier Approach. She’ll walk you through her three-part A.S.K. framework, which will equip you with the awareness and tools to expand your happiness and bravery. Enjoy the episode! Recommended Resources: Live Happier with Nancy Jane Smith Nancy’s new book: The Happier Approach Brené Brown at the World Domination Summit 2012 (minus the Glee number) Brené Brown World Domination Summit Michelle Barry Franco’s book Beyond Applause Taking fear out of the equation with Tiffany Han