We clean the house to make it look like no one actually lives there. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by extra tasks when our standards for completing any task are ridiculously high. Next time you get landed with a big job, take a step back, pull the job apart into smaller jobs and then look at who you could rope in to give you a hand. When we don’t share the load, vent our frustrations and delegate out to our tribe, how the hell are we going to steer clear from the overwhelm and how is that modelling powerful coping strategies to our mini-me’s? Our minds and our bodies crave physical contact with others. We weren’t built to interact via screens. Sometimes I get pissed off at the counteractive effect that technology has had on our society. We need our village and we need the strength that comes with it. There is an instinctual yearning inside every one of us for companionship, in one way or another. There is no need for us to try and be everything to everyone. But as women we are strong, and we hold a great deal of power. Overwhelm has an ability to render you feeling hopeless, frenetic and indecisive. If you struggle with giving yourself permission, then I’m happy to be that person for you: Yes, you can say no, yes you can delegate and yes you can lower your standards. You see, it doesn’t matter how much others ask of you. But! I prefer to look at it more as a symptom of saying “yes” too often. Overwhelm is often described as being given too much to do. A heavy stone in the pit of our stomachs. It’s like a pack of stampeding beasts racing through our minds. It’s like a dark, muggy cloud that shortens our vision. My move to create a business out of teaching mums to become more mindful was an extension of this.Īs a mum, I know how easy it is for the overwhelm to set in. I realised that the brakes it brought to my life were essential if I was to stay semi sane and not lose my shit. It was when I was working in addiction and mental health full time, as a 24-year-old pregnant mum of two, while writing my thesis that I became a convert to mindfulness. I’m quick to take on extra work, to say yes to coordinating groups or teams and for some strange reason, always looking to further my study.
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