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The Gently Rebellious Blog: Turning Overwhelm Into Joy

Feeling overwhelmed or burned out? Discover simple, inspiring ways to gently rebel against stress and create a life that feels lighter, calmer, and more aligned. Through personal stories and practical strategies, this blog offers a nourishing space to explore, reflect and reconnect with what truly matters to you.

Instead of assuming thereā€™s something wrong with you, Iā€™d like to invite you to look at things differently. Mar 06, 2023

Instead of assuming thereā€™s something wrong with you, Iā€™d like to invite you to look at things differently.

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The idea that to have the life you want ,you have to push through overwhelm and exhausti...

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Overwhelm is not extinguishable (not that's a very good thing) Mar 01, 2023

Something Iā€™ve realised with increasing obviousness (i.e. my mind is reminding me of it more and more frequently until I feel compelled to let these words spill onto this page to send to you) is that ...

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Are you A Procrastinator? Hereā€™s 5 simple steps to The Things done. procrastination Jan 23, 2023

Are you A Procrastinator? Hereā€™s 5 simple steps to The Things done.

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If you answered ā€˜yesā€™ you already have both the problem and the solution right there. Yep! That was quickā€¦my job here is done.

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What do you believe is possible? dreams goals Dec 28, 2022

You get what you believe is possible for you.

What do you believe is possible?

If you believed overwhelm and exhaustion were NOT the price you pay to have the life you want - what would that mean fo...

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Why it takes courage to decide what you really want courage goals Dec 13, 2022

Do you ever look back on your life and think "if only I'd had the courage to do that in the first place?"

So, hindsight and all that bla bla bla... but if we want to live more fully right NOW what ca...

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Rebellious Focus: The Gentle Rebel Ways to get things done getting things done rebellious focus Nov 23, 2022

Letā€™s talk about this problem we have of never quite getting around to doing the things we long to do. Of being overwhelmed by the managing of life - life admin, life maintenance and recovering from t...

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Hereā€™s why how you are in the world matters Nov 18, 2022

Hereā€™s why how you are in the world matters.

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Itā€™s easy to think that if we keep our head down, and focus on getting through without anyone noticing just how much we are sometimes struggling to man...

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A note on affiliate links affiliate links Nov 18, 2022

A note on affiliate links:

Firstly, what is an affiliate link?

An affiliate link when clicked on may result in me receiving a payment (usually pretty small) for recommending that product or service.

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How I wrote my book write your book Nov 11, 2022

They say everyone has a book in them - do you have one in you?

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Iā€™m taking the time to write this down while itā€™s still fresh in my mind because people have asked me how I wrote my book.

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Now fi...

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Now you've done that - what's next? goals look behind you Nov 11, 2022

An important part of getting things done the Gentle Rebel way is to notice your own personal rhythms.

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When the world around us shouts ā€œwhat's next?ā€ it can be oh SO easy to slip back into that old...

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Selfcare Overwhelm selfcare Oct 12, 2022

If selfcare is adding to your overwhelm this blog is for you.

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If youā€™re triggered by someone telling you that you need to up your selfcare then this blog is for you.

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If youā€™re struggling with ...

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Sometimes I feel I shouldn't share how good my life Aug 29, 2022

Sometimes I feel I shouldn't share how good my life is because it feels a bit too much to say I have found a way to achieve highly without pushing through the fog of overwhelm, without the expected ex...

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