Overwhelm is Optional
Exploring how to have more focus and satisfaction at work and switch off, laugh easily and be present at home.
Hosted by Heidi Marke, The Gentle Rebel Coach and creator of The One Minute Marke, a simple 60-second practice to reduce overwhelm and author of Overwhelm is Optional and The Gentle Rebellious One Minute Journal.
Challenging the idea that overwhelm and exhaustion are the price of success.
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Overwhelm is Optional
Episode 7: Stopping the shoulds
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Stopping the shoulds.
Shoulds add heavily to your overwhelm. But what can you do about them?
You want to keep everyone around you happy, you want to be successful and you want to behave with integrity so you can't just drop all your obligations but bringing awareness to just how much you are 'shoulding' yourself is very powerful and freeing.
How do your shoulds feel in your body? Take some time to notice what's going on for you.
Exploring tuning in and listening to your body to get out of your head and move from overwhelm to ease. Find an easier way to achieve your goals. Feel at home in your life.
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