3394: Declutter Your Mind + Decrease Stress in 3 Easy Steps by Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom on Focused Thinking

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Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3394: In this insightful piece, Cara Harvey shares simple, powerful strategies to calm the mind, reduce mental clutter, and lower stress by embracing intentional routines. Harvey’s steps encourage clear priorities, focused thinking, and practical tools for a more balanced and stress-free life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://apurposedrivenmom.com/declutter-your-mind-decrease-stress-in-3-easy-steps/ Quotes to ponder: "Clutter in your mind can be just as overwhelming as physical clutter." "Prioritizing and setting boundaries are essential to keep your mind focused on what truly matters." "When you clear out mental clutter, you make room for thoughts that inspire and empower you." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily. Declutter your mind and decrease stress in three easy steps by Kara Harvey of a purposedriven mom.com, and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:11.6	Happy Sunday, welcome to the old podcast, that's the OLD podcast, Optimal Living Daily, where I simply read to you every day of the week, including holidays.
0:21.1	For now, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:28.6	Declutter your mind and decrease stress in three easy steps by Kara Harvey of a purpose-driven
0:34.8	mom.com.
0:36.8	I once heard that a woman's mind is similar to an internet browser being open with a million tabs.
0:43.7	That sounds exactly what my head is like.
0:46.3	I'm constantly running through a mental to-do list, groceries, tasks, things I need to do
0:51.1	months from now, things I've already forgotten to do.
0:55.5	Honestly, it's exhausting just thinking about all that I think about. Add to all those lists, the fact that my mind is
1:00.7	constantly spinning around thoughts, feelings, emotions, and these dame postpartum hormones,
1:06.4	is enough to go crazy. I find myself often feeling stressed, inadequate, and lost in what I'm
1:12.4	supposed to be doing because my brain is overflowing with information and noise. When I feel my anxiety
1:18.2	starting to grow, I'm reminded to take a step back and evaluate just what exactly is going on in my
1:24.5	head. Which types of thoughts are consuming me?
1:29.0	Am I fixated on something?
1:31.8	How positive do I feel on a daily basis?
1:37.7	And when I realize that my brain is just too full, it's time to do a clean out of my mind.
1:40.7	Three ways to clean out your mind.
1:43.2	Number one, brain dump.
1:45.6	One of the ways I've been able to cope with my postpartum anxiety better is by doing a nightly and weekly brain dump of tasks. Often my anxiety
1:51.9	leaves me with racing thoughts that leave me feeling behind and like I am a failure because I can't
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