How do you move towards healing and liberation while creating the business of your dreams?
I wanted to explore this question with someone who centers these values in their work.
Asher Pandjiris is a white, queer, non-binary psychotherapist, parent to a human and two rescue pups, group facilitator and host of the Living in this Queer Body podcast. They live and work on stolen Nipmuc and Pocomtuc land.
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.
This week I’m talking to Heather Gray, a mindset consultant who works with entrepreneurs all over the world. Listen to what Heather is doing in her business that’s working for her. It's totally different from what most other therapists and coaches are doing. Listen to how she’s using ONE form of marketing to make her business thrive. Listen also to how she’s providing service to her clients on demand rather than in regularly scheduled sessions. Of course, you’ll hear some of the mindset work she’s moved through herself, which she now helps her clients move through.
I left this conversation with new ideas for my own business and I think you will too!
