204. What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed

Overcome Pornography for Good

Sara Brewer

Christianity, Sexuality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

5 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

I dive deep into the topic of overwhelm and how it can impact your journey to stop using pornography. By the end of this episode, you'll have a clear roadmap for navigating overwhelm and staying on track with your goals.

Discover exactly where your overwhelm is coming from, and what you can do about it. You’ll learn some powerful tools and strategies for managing overwhelm, including understanding our triggers, breaking things down into tiny baby steps, and focusing on just 1% growth at a time.

Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://centerforovercoming.com/post/what-to-do-overwhelmed

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast, episode 204.
0:05.2	What to do when you're overwhelmed.
0:09.0	Welcome to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast where we take a research-based,
0:14.7	trauma-informed, and results-focused approach to quitting porn.
0:19.7	This approach has been revolutionary and changed thousands and
0:23.6	thousands of lives. I'm your host, Sarah Brewer. Hey everyone, welcome to today's podcast episode.
0:33.7	You're going to have to excuse my voice. It's pretty rough. Man, I was doing so well on Friday. I was out on a run and just having a really great day and up and at it. And Saturday hit. And it was just like we got hit by a bus. Well, that's how I felt. I got hit by a bus and just totally
0:56.2	legs swept underneath me out from underneath me. So sick. So, so, so sick. I didn't actually
1:02.1	get hit by a bus, but just so sick. And we have the flu. When I say we, I'm talking about my family
1:08.2	and I. So got the flu and pneumonia, and it's just been
1:13.3	rough. But I am feeling good enough to record today. My voice is just a little scratchy. So
1:20.5	hopefully it's not too annoying. I'm excited to talk about our episode today, which is all about
1:26.6	overwhelm. Before we do that,
1:28.3	it's been a while since I've shared podcast reviews that I've really appreciated and seen in here.
1:33.1	So let me just share a couple of those and just say thank you, thank you, thank you,
1:36.0	to those of you who have left me a review on the podcast. This one looks like my most recent one
1:41.4	says, Sarah offers such great content on interrupting the shame cycle and
1:45.0	maintaining hope. Her positivity is contagious, measuring success based on how many urges we process
1:50.8	mindfully rather than whether we gave in or not is a game changer. Research shows that the better
1:56.6	we get at recognizing and managing emotions, the more able we are to avoid compulsive behaviors.
2:01.8	And Sarah is a compassionate guide in the development of those skills as well.
2:04.7	I'm amazed at how much is offered free here rather than behind a paywall from my psychotherapy
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