Audiobook-Beat Burnout- Chapter 1 - Rock Bottom

Chapter 1.

Rock Bottom was my wake-up call.

After my son was born,

I hit the wall hard.

Sold my house,

Moved in with my parents,

With the four-month-old.

Then one week before Christmas,

Drugged everything into our new house.

The day after New Year's Eve,

I was back at work.

Every old project,

And more,

Dumped on me the second I walked in.

I couldn't believe tomorrow was coming.

Nights were sweat-soaked,

Tears for no nameable reason.

I hired every specialist under the sun just to survive being a new mom.

Desperate,

I joined a 12-week program called the Little School of Big Change.

It changed my life.

I saw it clear.

My own thinking was creating my reality.

Habitual thoughts like,

I'm so anxious,

I need help,

I can't do this,

I hate this house,

I have so much to do,

I can't deal with someone watching my son.

That constant chatter in my head kept me stuck in anxiety and overwhelm.

I thought I had to join in,

Talk back,

Feed it,

But I don't.

I truly don't have to do anything.

Over time,

Practicing this,

I watched my anxiety lift.

I saw it melt away.

I felt calm.

I felt myself slip into peace.

The more I bought into those anxious loops,

The worse I got.

Oh no,

That migraine again.

Should I see a doctor?

Maybe something's really wrong.

There it is again.

I became more desperate to look deeper.

I completed a Little Peace of Mind 12-week program.

Ground-breaking.

My anxiety wasn't some deep wound.

It wasn't anything I had to fix.

It was just me believing every thought and judgment my mind spit out.

My mind wouldn't shut up about my body,

My house,

My job,

My parenting,

My health,

My son's health.

It's all I ever thought about.

Working to get it all perfect,

To stop the overthinking about them.

Everything triggered me.

This can be you.