Everything we do is to change the way we feel. So ask yourself: What do you want to feel? How do you want to feel? What brings you joy? Overwhelm blocks access to these feelings. It shows up as reacti...

In the years before I embraced the Gentle Rebellion, I believed that overwhelm was simply the price I had to pay to have a full, successful life. I wanted a lot and I thought there had to be a cost fo...

This week I was talking to a client who is losing confidence in herself because she’s in an organisation where it is impossible for her to be the incredibly competent person she actually is. Which rem...

Overwhelm is inevitable.

P.12 of my book Overwhelm is Optional lists several ways this inevitability occurs.

This week I want to highlight just one of them:

It comes from treating the body...

The Old Way: Living With Overwhelm

I wake up tired but get myself into focused mode using a theme tune to psych myself up or some other motivational technique.

I notice the pressure I’m feelin...

The opposite of overwhelm is ease

And by ease I mean:

• clear head
• relaxed body
• gentle alertness
• ability to focus
• ability to prioritise
• ability to switch from focused to laughter and dancing an...

Overwhelm matters. It's easy to dismiss and incredibly debilitating.

You have a successful life but it's really hard to hold it all together.

You push your poor mind to think through overwhelm, your...

When I look back to the toughest times, times when I thought I had no choice but to push on through with little regard for myself and my selfcare, I can see there were not just one, but many altern...