How do you know when you’re in a state of overwhelm? And what can you do about it? In this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake Podcast, we look at overwhelm from a compassionate point of view and give you tips on how to identify and avoid overwhelm, as well as how you can work yourself out of overwhelm in the moment.
How do you know when you’re in a state of overwhelm? And what can you do about it? In this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake Podcast, we look at overwhelm from a compassionate point of view and give you tips on how to identify and avoid overwhelm, as well as how you can work yourself out of overwhelm in the moment.
We share what overwhelm feels like for us, listing the physical and mental symptoms that we experience. Then we talk about what we’re doing to tackle overwhelm and how it’s helping us to achieve balance. There’s lots of handy advice on juggling your to-do lists as well as our favourite anti-overwhelm tip, which involves an A3 sheet of paper and a lot of scribbling! Stay to the end of the episode to learn about luxuriating in your daily life and to hear our helpful summary.
You can join us over on our LinkedIn page to share your experience of overwhelm and tell us how you’re tackling it. Subscribe to the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the food industry and to catch up on our previous episodes about maintaining your work/life balance.
Timestamps
[1:26] This week, we’re diving into overwhelm!
[4:35] What actually is overwhelm?
[7:04] We share our symptoms of overwhelm
[8:40] “You can go through periods of your life where you feel like you can’t do anything about it”
[12:25] Women and overwhelm: Are we our own worst enemies?
[14:35] What we’ve done to tackle our overwhelm
[17:09] Breathing, walking, reframing: How to chip away at overwhelm in the moment
[22:20] Our favourite tip to break down your to-do list
[27:04] How to reframe your to-do list
[28:25] The 80:20 rule
[30:05] Why self-compassion is so important when you’re fighting overwhelm
[32:24] Our step-by-step anti overwhelm summary
Links and Resources
To join our overwhelm workshop on 8th November, click on this link: Overwhelm masterclass 8th Nov 2022
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See you next time!