Episode 49: How to Remove Your Mental Load, Part II

04/21/22 • 16 min

Life can often feel like a storm. Things blow in left and right – the chores, the caretaking, the careers, the moving – and we get pummeled. On today’s episode, we’re continuing our discussion around removing your mental load by managing overwhelm.

What is overwhelm, and how do we deal with it? I break it down, and then share a powerful tool to ease the burden and help you sharpen your purpose.

Learn more about:

Why and how overwhelm happen
Making decisions during transitions
Cultivating discipline when there are too many choices
There’s math, and there’s drama

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What is overwhelm, and how do we deal with it? I break it down, and then share a powerful tool to ease the burden and help you sharpen your purpose.

Learn more about:

Why and how overwhelm happen
Making decisions during transitions
Cultivating discipline when there are too many choices
There’s math, and there’s drama

Previous Episode

Episode 48: How to Remove Your Mental Load, Part I

I need to pack, I have to make sure the dogs have had their shots, I must get the kids ready for school, did I remember to register for a new driving license?

And on and on and on. Life can be overwhelming — especially during times of transition, as every expat knows.

But what if all those "I need to" and "I have to" and "I must" statements were instead "I choose to"? How much more empowering is it when your actions are controlled by your choices, to get you closer to the life you'll love, rather than by external forces?

In this episode, I'll discuss what it means to be carrying a "mental load" or "mental burden," and how you can lift it off your shoulders.

Learn more about:

What is a "mental load"?
Why we overload ourselves with cr*p!
Why keeping lists really isn't a solution.
How to get your finger off the "overwhelm" button.
What you can gain by losing that mental load.

Next Episode

Episode 50: How to be the Hero of your Own Life

Sometimes we crash. Sometimes Literally. On this week’s episode, Caroline shares a recent accident that landed her in the hospital. It’s been a challenging time, with physical and emotional suffering. And, it’s been an opportunity for transformation, because there are ways to frame experiences like these to feel empowered, rather than victimized.

So, how do we become the hero of our own story, instead of the passenger?

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