Calmly Coping

About Calmly Coping

Calmly Coping is the go-to podcast for high-achieving professionals who look like they have it all together—but inside, they're overthinking, self-doubting, and feeling the weight of constant pressure. I'm Tati Garcia, a licensed therapist and coach specializing in high-functioning anxiety. I help ambitious professionals break free from the cycle of overworking, overthinking, and never feeling good enough, so you can cultivate confidence, balance, and peace—without sacrificing success. If you struggle with: ✔ Overanalyzing everything and second-guessing yourself ✔ Feeling stuck in busyness but unsure how to slow down ✔ Putting immense pressure on yourself to always do more ✔ Trouble relaxing, switching off, or setting boundaries ✔ Self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and fear of failure Then you're in the right place. Each bite-sized, evidence-based episode is designed to help you manage anxiety, improve focus and performance, communicate more confidently, and build the inner calm you crave. New episodes every Wednesday. Hit follow and start breaking free from the anxiety-driven cycle today.

Publisher

Tatiana Garcia

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 314 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?

   If you've always needed a little more time to decide, a little more quiet, and a lot more sleep than the people around you, you may have decided something's wrong with you. There might be a very different explanation. 📖 BIG FEELINGS, BIG JOY: April's new book on living well as a highly sensitive person: https://www.bigfeelingsbigjoy.com/book In this episode, I'm joined by April Snow, LMFT, psychotherapist and author of Big Feelings, Big Joy, to explore what it really means to be a highly sensitive person. We talk about why so many HSPs feel behind, how guilt gets in the way of rest, and why sensitivity is far from the fragile trait it's made out to be. April Snow, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and consultant who specializes in working with highly sensitive people to help calm the storm of overload, guilt, and self-doubt to allow their innate sensitive strengths to shine through. April supports HSPs around the world through her Sensitive Circles community, Sensitive Sessions workshops, Sensitive Stories podcast, and her latest book Big Feelings, Big Joy. In this episode, you'll learn: 👉 The overlooked side of high sensitivity 👉 How to tell intuition apart from anxiety when they feel the same 👉 When caring for others quietly turns into caregiving 👉 The small sleep shift that makes a big difference for HSPs ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - What it means to be a highly sensitive person 03:25 - The positive side of sensitivity 05:39 - How to know if you're an HSP 09:18 - Processing vs. overthinking 11:44 - Calming portals and tending practices 13:32 - Guilt, acceptance, and asking "What do I need?" 18:04 - Caring vs. caregiving 22:17 - Relax, nurture, connect 23:44 - Why HSPs need more sleep 27:13 - Phones, screens, and your nervous system 30:18 - Intuition vs. anxiety 34:55 - HSP strengths and joy as a life raft 41:14 - Where to start 44:18 - Big Feelings, Big Joy 45:49 - How sensitivity shows up across identities CONNECT WITH APRIL Website: https://www.sensitivestrengths.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths 🎤 SPEAKING: I deliver talks and workshops helping high-performing teams manage pressure without burning out: https://www.becalmwithtati.com/speaking/ CONNECT WITH ME Website: https://www.becalmwithtati.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatianaglpc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatianaglpc/ Podcast: https://calmlycoping.com Calmly Coping is a podcast for high-achievers who struggle with high-functioning anxiety, helping you feel calmer, more balanced, and more confident from within. 🎵 Intro/Outro Music: Rescue Me (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/57990 Ft: Copperhead 📄 Disclaimer All content here is for informational purposes only. This content does not replace the professional judgment of your own mental health provider. Please consult a licensed mental health professional for all individual questions and issues.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   6 Habits to Calm Your Mind Daily

   Host Tatiana Glaser, LPC, shares six daily habits that calm the mind and reduce overwhelm for high-achievers.

3. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Stop Thinking Negatively

   Host Tatiana Glaser explains realistic steps to change automatic negative thinking without resorting to fake positivity, offering insights into brain function and cognitive distortions.

Inside a recent episode

Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So, you know, when being more impressionable, that stems out of something called differential susceptibility, where we are more impacted by trauma, stress, difficulties, but we are also more resilient and resourced by positive supports, therapy, meaningful connections. But of course, the difficult parts of being highly sensitive, being overstimulated, being more easily stressed, feeling our heavy emotions more intensely those take center stage so anytime you're in any type of forum whether it's online or in hsp community in person you're going to see that first the difficulties of being highly sensitive they they take over and i wanted to remind people that there are there's this other whole other part of having the trait and a lot of hsps are living these really great lives and i know your audience is is people that tend to be really ambitious and high achieving. […]

Who has been a guest on Calmly Coping

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Allison Alford
• Allison Alford
• Marina Wright
• Anna Dearmon Kornick

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,357,505

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

48 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

154 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

99

Social presence

94

YouTube

93

Engagement

93

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