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In today's episode, I share how the overwhelm manifests in me when my schedule gets overtaxed and I feel overstimulated. When I don't give my emotions breathing room, they take the space anyway, usually directed at the people around me.

I share how journaling can help us make margin for our emotions and help us deflate the fight or flight response in our brains. Journaling helps us put words to feelings welling up and threatening to overflow. When we write them down, we are able to see patterns and build self-awareness for future situations.

Today's Practical Prompts:

Quick and Easy: Three columns

• Overtaxed--list out your pressing schedule
• Overstimulated--list out your sensory inputs from the day
• Overwhelmed--list where you feel overwhelmed in your body, how is the overwhelm manifesting physically or psychologically?
• Then sit back and reflect on any insights or connections you see.

Deep Dive Journaling:

• Name the weather: If my nervous system had a weather system right now, it would be…
• Empty the backpack: Brain dump everything weighing on your mind (don’t organize or self-edit as you go)
• Interview your body: What do my shoulders say? How about my stomach? Am I clenching my fists unconsciously?
• Where have I been pushing through instead of processing? (Love this question!)
• What is constantly demanding my attention?
• Separate weight from responsibility: two columns (What am I actually responsible for? What have I accidentally made my responsibility?)

May you meet your nervous system with grace and space this week so you can live joyful, not anxious.

Love,

Katie