392: When You Feel Like You're Drowning in Your To-Dos
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Overcoming Overwhelm: What to Do When You're Drowning in Your To-Do's
One of the key insights from the podcast episode is the understanding that overwhelm is an emotion created by the thoughts in our heads. Host and Master Self-Image Coach Tonya Leigh explains that when we feel overwhelmed, we are often in a state of fight or flight, where our sympathetic nervous system is activated. This heightened state of stress and panic can make it challenging to think clearly and find solutions to our overwhelming to-do lists.
To manage overwhelm effectively, Tonya suggests accessing the parasympathetic nervous system. This system is responsible for rest and digest functions, promoting a state of calm and relaxation. By engaging the parasympathetic nervous system, we can counteract the fight or flight response and regain clarity of thought. She reflects on her own journey through overwhelm and provides tools to help listeners manage and conquer their to-do lists effectively.
If you've ever felt like you're drowning in tasks, this episode is a must-listen for practical advice and inspiration.
Talking Points:
00:00 - Introduction to Feeling Overwhelmed
05:30 - Overcoming Overwhelm with Self-Care
0:22 - Filtering To-Do List with the Four D's
13:04 - Providing Clarity through Scheduling
4:06 - Releasing Perfectionism for Productivity
16:28 - Embracing the Journey, Not the Destination
18:26 - Celebrating Choices and Finding Inner Peace
20:10 - Empowering Action with Dream Life Masterclass
Quotes:
"What to do when you feel like you're drowning in your to-do's."
"I want to be like that bird. I want to be able to find my stillness.
"Who you're being is up to you."
"Because if you take action off of guilt and fear over and over, you're just building a life that feels like a prison."
"Tonya, you're never going to be done. So stop trying to get to that place that doesn't exist and learn to enjoy the day that you're in."
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Do you ever feel like you are drowning in your to-do list? |
| 0:03.6 | Like you have so much that you think you need to get done |
| 0:08.1 | and you don't know how you're going to accomplish it all? |
| 0:11.3 | Well, if you can relate to this, you are going to love today's episode because that's what we're talking about. What to do when you feel like you're drowning and you're to do, let's dive in. |
| 0:23.0 | Welcome to the School of Self-image, where personal development meets style. |
| 0:31.0 | Here's your hostess Master life coach Tanya Lee. |
| 0:37.2 | Hello my friends and welcome back to the podcast. How are you feeling? How are you doing? |
| 0:43.0 | Me, I'm doing much better than I was a week ago |
| 0:46.0 | because a week ago I felt like I was drowning. |
| 0:50.0 | I felt like I was drowning in my to-do list. |
| 0:53.6 | Has ever happened to you? |
| 0:55.0 | Where all of a sudden you have like this panic, |
| 0:56.8 | you have this anxiety, this worry of how am I gonna get it all done? |
| 1:01.6 | That was me a week ago. And I will say I've come a long way with the |
| 1:06.0 | emotion of overwhelm. It's something that I don't experience that often because I now |
| 1:11.0 | understand what creates it. |
| 1:12.9 | Overwhel, is just an emotion created by the thoughts in your head. |
| 1:18.1 | And it can feel so real. |
| 1:19.4 | It felt so real for me last week when I was in it. |
| 1:21.6 | I had that moment of like, oh my goodness, there's a lot to get done here. How are you going to do it all? But I've been through this process so much that I have tools now that I can use to navigate these moments. |
| 1:36.7 | And so I spent the day studying myself as I worked through my own overwhelm and it actually inspired this |
| 1:43.8 | podcast so I'm now on the other side of it I'm grateful that it happened but I know |
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