Episode 006 – The Most Effective Way to Get Out of Overwhelm

In this episode, we dive deep into overcoming overwhelm effectively. Discover how overwhelm often stems from a lack of self-love, difficult childhood experiences, and various unique challenges. Facing one traumatic situation after another can lead to despair, panic, and exhaustion. However, these difficult situations can push us to a crossroads where we can choose to change. Learn how to hold onto self-compassion and self-love during these times and explore practical steps to decompress and de-stress, including laughter and gentle shaking. We also highlight the importance of creating a clear vision of where you want to be and taking consistent action towards it. We’ll outline actionable steps to transform your life, emphasising the significance of self-care and connecting with others for support. Remember, reclaiming your life from burnout is possible, and it’s a journey you take one step at a time. For more resources, tips, and support, download the Transformation Burnout Blueprint

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Transcript:

Welcome to the Conscious Transformation Podcast! I’m your host, Helene Hall, today I’m wanting to deep dive into how to get out of Overwhelm in the most effective way.  I’ve just got off from one of our Membership calls where we were dealing ultimately with Overwhelm – but also deep down it commonly stems from a lack of self love, difficult childhood experiences and where today a whole host of different and unique issues which were being experienced. One challenging or traumatic situation after another, so it’s totally understandable how that could lead anyone into despair, panic, overwhelm and exhaustion. What’s helpful about these situations is that it often pushes into a situation where we can no longer tolerate the discomfort, or procrastinate from change  and so we are faced with what feels like a corner, but it’s actually a cross roads.  Do you keep on doing what you’ve always done, putting a plaster on the situation or somehow burying the issue or do you take action, say enough is enough and make the decision to do something that you feel will lead you to happiness.

Ultimately these difficult and trying situations are a gift, it’s taken me enough of these challenges to know deep down when I am in the eye of the storm that somehow I will ultimately benefit. Whether this is to create something better, to release a part of me which created the experience or to use it as a launch pad into something I truly desire.

So the first thing to do is to recognise that you need to hold onto self compassion and self love through this experience.  That there is likely a lack of self love, self worth or shame that is being held deep within you.  Often times when these challenges have been having from years or decades and we have been burying our feelings trying to carry on without checking our limiting or negative beliefs and healing old childhood wounds, we face chronic health problems which ultimately give us the opportunity to stop, reflect, look at what we have and decide to change.

A lack of self love is what I feel the true epidemic in society, whether it creates a perceivable lack of self worth or it is falsely projected into arrogance which masks the insecurities. Starting our journey into self love is the path to uncovering our challenges and one of the most amazing and transformative journeys we can go on. But that is a long journey and for this approach just to get out of overwhelm, I wanted to set the scene to say that this needs to be addressed. Not necessarily today, but you have to have it on your list and take action for it to truly transform out of overwhelm in the future. But to start I would like you to hold onto compassion for yourself, to ask “what do you need right now?” and to find little actions that you can take to build upon self-care.  Whether that is making yourself a cup of tea and taking a moment to relax, going for a walk, or reading a book. Start by being kind to yourself, this is the most important relationship of your life and so you should start to build a better relationship with yourself.

Next it is best to consider if you need to destress, if you have bottled up too many challenges, too much emotion or too much has been pushed down and not expressed. It’s very likely that chronic stress has been a large component of why you may be struggling to think straight, to feel as you normally would do and so taking on more tasks would not be the right approach until you have decompressed. Until you have let go of the build up of stress within your body so that your body can breathe a sigh of relief. There are 8 key things you can do to allow your body to de-stress, Shaking, Physical Activity, Breathing, Laughter, Affection, Crying, Creative, Connection. But today we are going to focus on two – Laughter and gently shaking.  Whenever you feel the stress building up inside you can essentially shake it off by getting your body to transition from the emotion.  In nature we see animals shake after a fight to get rid of the adrenaline and we can get rid of the stress by making a choice to absorb ourselves in an activity which releases oxytocin and lets go of the stress chemicals.    It’s really easy to start the process of decompressing.  You need to do it daily for it to be effective and you should start today.  Today discussing only shaking or laughing you can either watch a comedy show that you know will make you laugh or you can simple stand up and bounce gently on your feet, get your hands and arms moving , gently shifting your shoulders and allowing the stress to come out of you. You can do this after a difficult situation, just take yourself into the bathroom if you need to and just let your body get rid of the stress. 

 Now that we’ve touched on the importance of  self love and you are being compassion with yourself, ideally with some soothing object in hand or around you, now  with laughter or movement you have the tools to destress and so we can get to the meat of the overwhelm solution.

We can start to build towards stepping out of overwhelm which will enable us to start to gaining a new perspective and be able to take action slowly, step by step towards a better situation.  

The best and most effective way out of overwhelm is to create a clear vision of where you want to be, to build such a strong and clear vision that you can imagine and feel yourself already there. By now you should be thinking a little more clearly with less brain fog and disconnection if you have taken the time to love yourself and to decompress.

So when you start to implement the following tactics you will be able to carry them out and to take action.

1. Get Super clear on what it is that you do want, where you want to be, what it would feel like and get into the detail of what that life would be like
2. Create a short paragraph that you will use daily to reiterate your choice and start it off with “I am so happy and grateful now that I have…
3. Visualise what it would be like to live that experience, what it would feel like, make it so clear that you could open your eyes and be living in that space.
4. Now every day you are going to do the following. Write out your paragraph 3 times, say it aloud and spend a few mins visualising it being your reality.

Do this for a minimum of 14 days and as you do, each day watch out of the intuitive pulls to take action, for inspiration on what you could do, what books you feel pulled to read or thoughts you think that could be guidance for you to take and then take action immediately in whatever way you can to move forward on those inspirations and actions.

As you do this, watch out for intuitive pulls to take action. Notice any inspirations or thoughts that guide you towards your vision. Act on these inspirations immediately, no matter how small the steps might seem.

The next step is crucial: taking action. Your vision will remain just a dream unless you take steps towards making it a reality.

As you take action towards your vision, continue practicing self-care

Overcoming overwhelm isn’t something you have to do alone. Reach out to friends, family, or support groups. Sharing your experiences and receiving support can make a significant difference. Connection is a powerful tool for healing and growth.

To recap, the journey out of overwhelm starts with self-compassion and self-love. Decompress through laughter and gentle shaking. Create a clear vision of where you want to be and take consistent action towards it. 

Incorporate self-care practices into your daily routine and connect with others for support getting out of overwhelm or the situations that you are facing is possible but its a journey you take one step at a time.

If you’d like to dive deeper, you can download the Transformation Burnout Blueprint from the link in the show notes. And don’t forget to join our free membership group for more resources, tips, and support on your journey.

Thank you for tuning in today. If you found this episode helpful, please share it with others who might benefit. With lots of love, I’m Helene Hall.