Podcast #487
 
WHAT TO DO ABOUT OVERWHELM: HOW TO REDUCE IT AND MOVE THROUGH IT
 





 
Overwhelm is an indulgent emotion that will keep you stuck. You can cut through overwhelm by learning how to talk back to it and move through it with confidence and strategy. This coaching episode will teach you exactly how to reduce overwhelm, what to do to avoid an overwhelm overload, and 5 specific things you can do when overwhelmed. Goodbye overthinking and overwhelm, hello peace and presence. Get the full show notes at www.trishblackwell.com/487

 
In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, we're talking about:


What the brain does when stuck in overwhelm and why it's keeping you stressed
Why you are feeling overwhelmed all the time, and what to do about it
How to become a person who doesn't live and exist from a place of overwhelm


 
ANNOUNCEMENT:








You've waited and waited. And it's finally out. Straighten Your Crown, on Audible! Read by me, the author… If you loved reading the book, you'll love listening to it even more. Oh, and if have loved Straighten Your Crown, but not yet written an Amazon review, please click here to let me know in a review what you thought about the book or how it moved you! 


 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK:
 


So thankful for this podcast! Trish Blackwell is a gem and has created a podcast that reminds women of the fact that we are all gems and encourages us to see our value through God's eyes, which is where true confidence comes from. I can't give this podcast due justice with words. Please listen!




 
LET'S COACH ON OVERWHELM
 


“When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” -Psalm 61:2 “A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.” -Lysa Terkeurst “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put toghter that overwhelm the world. -Desmond Tutu


 
SIGNS THAT YOU'RE FEELING OVERWHELMED
 


Things to Remove From Your VocabularyI neverI'll neverI just can't…I just…I can't … You're stressed all the time.You're exhausted and stretched thin.You're worried or fearful about what you hope to do.


 
WHAT THE BRAIN DOES IN OVERWHELM
 


Shuts down or runs away.Procrastinates or tries to over-compensate. Listen - God does give you more than you can handle - so that you turn to Him.


 
WHY YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED ALL THE TIME
 


You're not managing your mind. (deciding what stays and goes)You're not guarding your thoughts (inputs)You're not self-affirming.You're not staying in your own lane.You're not creating systems or deciding on priorities.You're living a reactionary life, not an intentional one.  Overwhelm happens when we succumb to too much output pressing in; most often, these are situations we can guard and moderate. When overwhelmed, we often go into buffering-overworking-overthinking-procrastination-avoidance-drinking-eating It's important that you know what you do on default mode when overwhelmed in order for you take back the narrative of what you want to do / how you want to react instead.


 
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
 


Stop indulging in it.What stays concealed can't be healed.You're tolerating a lifestyle that's less than what you were made for. Get honest with yourself. These questions will help:Am I allowing myself to feel like a victim?Am I overscheduling my life?Am I allowing small things to compound into big things?Am I speaking up for myself?Am I asking for help or support?Am I trying to be a hero?Am I purposely intimidating myself into overwhelm?


 
5 THINGS TO DO WHEN OVERWHELMED
 


Break it down - and move forward in 3 small ways. (this will help you move through it)Decide how you want to react and show up (not buffer, not hide, not overwork, etc.