She Short: The load is too much, everything is piling up, and you want to scream

You know the feeling. The load is too much, everything is piling up, and you want to scream. Your body is telling you something — but when you’re running a household, a business, or both, stopping feels like the one thing you can’t afford to do. In this She Short, Rachel Russell of Quiet Frankly Coaching meets us right there, in that moment of overwhelm, and offers something remarkably gentle: you don’t need to stop everything. You just need to put the shopping bags down for a moment, take two breaths, and ask your body what it needs. Because, as Rachel believes, our body is always talking to us. The question is whether we’re listening.

In This Short

Rachel shares:

•       Why our body is always communicating with us — and why overwhelm is the signal to pay attention, not push harder

•       Two things you can do when you feel like you don’t have time to stop: take two conscious breaths, and shake your hands out to reconnect with your body

•       A quiet, internal question to ask yourself: what does my body need in order to calm down a little? — and trusting that it will answer

Quotable Moment

“Our body is always talking to us and we need to be paying attention. When we feel like we just can’t carry the load anymore — that’s the time we need to put our shopping bags down and actually just take a look around.” — Rachel Russell

Something to Try

Next time the load feels too much, try Rachel’s approach. You don’t need to clear your schedule or find a quiet room. Just pause where you are. Take two slow breaths — in and out, in and out. Shake your hands out gently. Then ask yourself, quietly: what does my body need right now to calm down, even a little? Listen for the answer. It might surprise you how clearly your body responds when you finally ask.

About Rachel

Rachel Russell is the founder of Quiet Frankly Coaching, based in Bunbury, Western Australia.

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A Note on Wellbeing

She Speaks is dedicated to amplifying women’s voices on self-care and wellbeing. While we share personal experiences and lived wisdom, please remember that this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health support. If themes in this episode resonate or you are finding things difficult, we encourage you to reach out to a registered mental health practitioner, counsellor or psychologist.

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