Calm AF
Calm AF is the podcast for high-achievers who are done living life on the verge of burnout. If you’re an overthinker, people pleaser, perfectionist, or energy manager—this space is for you. Hosted by neuroplasticity expert, Kristen Finch, every episode helps you stop spiraling, start regulating, and finally feel like the calm, clear, powerful version of yourself you know is in there. Inside, you’ll learn how to rewire your nervous system, shift old patterns, and lead your life from alignment—not anxiety. So grab your coffee, take a breath, and let today be the day you get Calm AF.
Episodes
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Ever feel like emotions hit you out of nowhere? You're driving to work and suddenly sobbing, or you feel rage after someone does something slightly annoying?
Friend...your emotional junk drawer is overflowing.
In this episode...
If you're so smart, WHY does your brain feel like a junk drawer that's been stuffed so full you can barely get it open?
In this episode, we're talking about what's actually cluttering up your mental junk drawer and why the same brain that got you where you are might be what's trapping you there.
We're talking ...
Feeling overwhelmed by racing thoughts, emotional overload, and constantly absorbing everyone else's energy?
You're not broken - you just have some internal junk drawers that are overflowing.
In this episode, we explore the three invisible junk drawers in your mind: mental, emotional, and energetic clutter that's been accumulating for years.
You'll also learn why trying to fix the problem from the outside fails and the daily mainte...
You’re the one everyone turns to when things go sideways.
You stay calm when the stakes are high.
You SHINE under pressure.
So why are you so burned out?
In this episode of Calm AF, I’m breaking down the real reason high achievers feel like they’re constantly ...
Today's episode is a little different than what you're used to hearing. Today I wrote US a commencment speech.
Inspired by my son’s high school graduation, I started thinking about all the ways adults are graduating: out of relationships, into relationships, out of old roles, into new chapters, out of versions of ourselves that no longer fit.
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In this episode, we’re talking about how to be the kind of leader, partner, parent, and friend that inspires the very best in others—and yourself.
You already know how to push, nudge, and motivate yourself. But is the way you are leading yoruself the same way you are showing up for others?
And if not, why not?
How many times have you tried to set a boundary but then backed down.
Today’s bonus episode features a powerful Voxer message from one of my Upgrade clients—brought to life with a little AI magic (to keep my private clients private).
What you’ll hear is what this work ACTUALLY sounds like. What is possible when you don't just kn...
Summer is supposed to feel freeing—but for hyper achievers, it often feels anything but.
In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on why summer is actually the most dysregulating season of the year for high performers, energy managers, and people pleasers. If you’ve ever felt guilty for not enjoying your “time off,” or found yourself craving September more than sunshine, this one’s for you.
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We love the idea of “Let Them.”
Let them judge you. Let them walk away. Let them misunderstand you.
But when you're actually in it—when someone ghosts you, talks behind your back, or oversteps your boundary—it doesn’t feel empowering. It feels like rejection. Or worse, like you're white knuckling "let ...
You say “I feel guilty.” But is that really what’s...
If you’re always overthinking, overdoing, and over...
Ever wonder why high performers seem to have effor...
You think you’re giving 100%—pushing yourself...
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You want the next-level version of yourself? You h...
At the highest levels of success, it’s not your talent, resources, or strategy that holds you back—it’s ...
Are you exhausted from constantly fixing everyon...
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