So last week, we talked about the 5 types of overstimulation that may contribute to feeling overwhelmed.

I broke it down this way because I personally find it less overwhelming to figure out what is going on for me when I break it down to the absolute basics.

Today, as promised, I’m diving into one of the strategies I use a lot to reduce overwhelm: The 4 D Method to Reducing Overwhelm.

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Overwhelm, is a problem that I hear about. a lot!   From coaching clients; social work clients; colleagues, friends and family.

We seem to be experiencing a lot of overwhelm these days.

Now the thing about overwhelm, is that unlike most emotions, it is not a productive emotion.  Most of our emotions have a kind of momentum if you like, but there are a few, like overwhelm that if not recognised and managed they create like a vacuum of feeling stuck.

We don’t make decisions or take action because we’re overwhelmed or if we do, it's the kind of quick fix, symptom fixing action that we were talking about in last week's episode.  It distracts us into temporarily feeling better, but before we know it we’re right back in it again - feeling more lost, more exhausted and more hopeless.

So today, I want to look at this, from the vantage point of What Is Overwhelming You.

When it comes to creating the emotional health and work/life balance we want, are we really solving for the right problem?

At first it sounds like an odd question, but what I have come to notice in my clients, and with myself, in trying to create a more balanced life, is that more often than not, what we think is the problem, is not the problem that need to be solved first.

Tune in to today's episode to see if you are maybe focusing on solving the wrong problems when trying to create good emotional health and life balance.