Not long after I got my driver’s license at 16, when I was pretty convinced I was an “above average driver” ( right!), I had my fir st experience in a skid. The roads were snowy, I braked at the stop sign, and proceeded to glide right on through the…
Angelina came to the coaching call overwhelmed and anxious. “This is the end of my career,” she lamented, referring to an email that she received from a colleague. The email contained a complaint about Angelina’s work, and what she perceived as a threat to take that complaint to their leadership.…
The next time you’re feeling overwhelmed, you can thank your ancestors. Overwhelm is an evolutionary feature that backfires in our modern world. If our ancestors couldn’t keep up with their environments, they died. Today, there is way too much to keep track of and manage. The modern day hunter/gatherer needs…
Overwhelm isn’t caused by what’s happening TO you. Overwhelm is a physical, emotional, and psychological reaction to a pattern of beliefs, language, attention and behavior. It comes from how you are processing what’s happening in your outer world. Here are a few resources that compliment End Overwhelm Now to assist…
You didn’t follow through the way you wanted, you ate something you regret, you said something you wish you could take back, And now your inner critic is giving you hell for it. This very common pattern of ‘beating yourself up,’ happens to even the seemingly-strongest people we know. Beating yourself…
Feeling overwhelmed for the holidays? You are not alone! To celebrate the e-release of End Overwhelm Now on December 21, check the website daily from Dec. 13-24 for tips on coping with common causes of stress during ‘the most overwhelmed time of the year.’ On the 12th Day of Overwhelm….…
You make thousands of decisions a day. Every decision, even a simple one, takes an energy toll on your brain. The more important or complex the decision, the more of a toll it takes. Brain researchers have identified something called decision fatigue. Yes, your brain gets tired from all the…
A huge surprise to most is just how intense the effect of stress and overwhelm can have on your body. We’ve all experienced the well-known ways stress gets to us such as lack of sleep, high blood pressure or headaches. Compounded stress over an extended period of time can actually…
In times of stress, we typically hyper-focus on the problem or “threat” we believe we’re facing. That fear can trigger the feeling of overwhelm, quickly turning a small, insignificant anthill of a problem into our own personal Mt. Everest. Recognize that fear is what triggers your overwhelm. Our ancestors relied…
A Tale of Two Cities This really isn’t a tale of two cities – though the women do live in two different cities. It’s the tale of two lives – very similar in the external details – but radically different in each woman’s reaction. It is one of the best…
