Hey sis.
I know.
Ready to crack?
Are you confused?
Are you just needing kindness?
We've all been there.
When we've all put on the face.
We've all smiled through it.
We've all pushed through.
We've all faked it till we made it.
But truth is.
You're feeling overwhelmed.
To the ground right now and I want you to think.
What's essential for you to stay balanced?
Does anything come to mind?
Maybe if we're in a rush and we've got only 10 minutes right now to pause.
Our mind right now is fluttering thinking about the next thing that we need to do.
But I empower you to sit right now and give yourself some self-care.
Because you deserve it.
I encourage you to close your eyes.
Turn off technology.
And just sit and just be.
Because you are not defined by what you do.
You're not defined by how many things you check off the to-do list.
You're not defined by your title.
Who you are is who people feel when they're around you.
I want you to connect to her right now.
Let's take a deep breath.
I want you to sit upright or lay down.
Just make sure your spine is straight.
I want you to breathe from your diaphragm.
It should be a belly breathe.
We're going to inhale for three seconds.
We're going to exhale for seven.
If you let out a sigh you know you're doing it right.
Let's try that one more time.
Breathe in for three.
Release for seven.
That silence was intentional.
I wonder when it's quiet or you might have some light music in the background.
You notice you're able to hear yourself better.
What does your overwhelm sound like?
I need to.
I should have.
I could have.
What does that sound like?
That's helpful to know to be aware so that you signal those overwhelmed symptoms in your body.
Before we pick up to the shoulds and check off those to-do lists,
Let's sit and let's ground on what's essential for you to stay balanced.
Good.
If you have something good,
If you don't,
That's okay.
We don't have to have all the answers right now.
We don't have to have all the answers all the time.
I ask you to reflect right now.
What is your designated time to handle when you feel overwhelmed?
What time do you have set aside?
What's your time for you?
When you start to feel that ready to crack and I'm confused and I should have and I could have and you might notice tension as you were breathing.
You might notice it in your body where you hold that tension.
The longer that you get in practice of sitting with your breath,
The more you will notice how your feelings tie to your body.
Your body will tell you sometimes before your mind will tell you,
Wait,
This is too much.
I'm overwhelmed right now.
I need to slow down.
So when you feel that tension,
When you feel those shoulds,
Those coulds,
What time do you have already set aside for you to manage it?
When is that time?
If you don't have that time,
It's okay.
It's okay,
Girl.
It's okay.
We've all been there.
It's a journey.
You got so many things on your plate.
When can you take 10 minutes to just sit with your breath?
I get it.
I encourage you to just say,
It's just 10 minutes.
It's just 10 minutes.
I can give myself 10 minutes.
What do you need right now?
Why don't you ask yourself,
What do I need right now?
Go ahead.
You can say it.
What do I need right now?
I want you to ask yourself to notice your trigger.
What brought up those shoulds?
What brought up those coulds?
What brought up that tension in your body?
What helps you?
What helps to relieve that tension?
Think about it.
You've done this before,
Sis.
You've managed this before,
Friend.
How did you manage it before?
What helped you?
I want to leave you with a few tips to consider.
Number one,
Open your eyes.
Feel free to take out a sheet of paper.
Journaling is a great,
Helpful exercise.
When you write things down,
I ask you,
Do you remember things easier when you write it down on paper?
What helps you to remember things easier?
That's a key point when we're overwhelmed.
One thing you can consider,
Number one,
Knock out your open to-do list.
You just got something that landed on your plate that you don't know how to handle.
What other tabs are open?
Can we knock those out first?
Number two,
Work on it bit by bit.
Do a little bit each day.
It manages that anxiety so much easier when your body knows that I'm chipping away at it.
Number three,
Work when you have the energy.
Number four,
Acknowledge your overwhelm.
What would you want someone to say to you in this time?
What is a word you would have for a friend when they feel overwhelmed?
How would you acknowledge it in a friend?
How do you recognize when they're overwhelmed?
Number five,
Consider your energy level needed to handle that task.
Number six,
Work by deadline.
Number seven,
Weigh decision fatigue.
Number eight,
How can you get things done in less time?
Sis,
You got this.
You have all the answers you need.
You are empowered to have this time for yourself.
Until next time,
You can find more about this in my course on the Mindful Mind.
Self-care course,
Managing overwhelm,
Tips for self-care.
I can't wait to see you.
Take care.
