It's About Time | Time Management & Productivity for Work Life & Balance Why You Can't Slow Down: The Truth About High Functioning Anxiety ft. Tati Garcia, LPC
Mar 16, 2026
Tati Garcia, psychotherapist and coach who helps high-achieving professionals with anxiety and burnout, shares her take on high-functioning anxiety. She describes daily routines, mindfulness and somatic signs. She explains why anxious behaviors persist, offers simple awareness practices, and highlights compassion and balanced planning as anchors.
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Working In Intentional Seasons
- Tati Garcia structured her life in seasons, focusing on one priority at a time to avoid burnout.
- She described pausing speaking and coaching to prioritize building a new program and nervous system regulation.
Plan Around Feelings Not Rigid Tasks
- Set intention-based goals tied to how you want to feel rather than rigid task lists.
- Tati Garcia reverse-engineers goals from feelings like ease and nervous system regulation, then uses those intentions to accept or decline requests.
Successful Exterior, Anxious Interior
- High functioning anxiety looks successful externally while producing internal turmoil and chronic pressure.
- Tati Garcia describes high achievers who overwork out of fear of failure and worry that slowing down will make everything fall apart.
