High Achiever Archives - Inner Stillness Outer Chaos

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Stuck in My Head – The Curse of the High Achiever

That’s the goal, right? To be a consistently high performing high achiever? To be able to make a difference in your corner of the world?…

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I always listen to the song for the episode as I’m writing it just to really allow myself to go back to the emotional place…

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I woke up in the middle of the night, completely drenched in sweat and feeling like I could throw up. It was a few months…

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I’m sitting in a doctor’s office trying to breathe slowly enough to hold back the panic attack that is brewing under the surface. Doctor’s haven’t…

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I’m 11 and I’m walking up the stairs with the cleaning bucket in my hand getting ready to start my weekly chores of cleaning the…

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In 2021 I chose to change my first name to Avery as a way to make peace and grieve the loss of who I used…

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I am the queen of double standards. It’s easy for me to excuse forgetfulness, mistakes, or the harmful words and actions of others and say…

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I have a confession to make. To be honest so far I’ve been playing it safe. Sharing carefully crafted vulnerable stories is a safe space…

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I have a lantern tattoo on my right arm, and although it is beautiful, my favorite part is that the glass in the lantern is…

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My partner and I were getting ready to leave the Boston Pizza restaurant we just had dinner in before joining a group of people to…