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Hey Reader!

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Happy June!

I am late in sending this out because I couldn’t pick a subject for this newsletter. There are too many things I want to talk about and share and that was keeping me stuck in a state of overwhelm.

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Does that feel familiar?

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I then realized that overwhelm was probably the most important thing to talk about. We all get stuck in this purgatory from time to time. I see it in my clients all the time and I certainly experience it myself.

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Overwhelm, like many habitual responses is there to keep us safe. It protects us from making a wrong action, keeps us from taking risks. But in keeping us safe it also keeps us stuck and anxious.

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Clearly I am no expert on overcoming overwhelm, but in writing this email I am doing just that. That’s one of the secrets, I think, taking action, one small step in any direction at all.

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We place a lot of importance on doing the right thing, just the thing we will need to be successful in our pursuits. This puts a lot of pressure on us to have it all figured out, dialed in, and to be able to predict the results. While this kind of targeted precision is extremely important in some things like engineering and surgery, for most of us it doesn’t have to be nearly as well calibrated.

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So, Step 1 is – Take the pressure off. Lighten up. Realize you can change course.

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I’m breathing a sigh of relief already as I type that. I hope you are too. We can be free to try things out, see what sticks, and also keep a running list of all of our ideas for future actions.

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Which brings me to Step 2 – Get organized. Write it down. Offload your brain.

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I find when I am holding onto too many ideas and wants, and even “shoulds” at the same time my brain gets overloaded. It is working so hard to remember and keep track of all the threads that it has very little bandwidth for much else. I often forget that there are these wonderful inventions: Pen and Paper, Google docs, Notes app, Evernote, Task Lists and so much more that can hold all these thoughts and ideas, and yes, even “shoulds” floating around my brain. If I just give myself a few minutes to record them, they don’t have to take up so much real estate and energy, and again, I can breathe a sigh of relief that I am no longer responsible for holding it all at the same time.

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With this new found space and freedom in my nervous system, I can relax and let inspiration strike, just like what happened at 6:45 this morning on my dog walk when it became so clear to me that overwhelm had to be the subject of this month’s newsletter. Now a little worry popped in there saying, “Is that really going to help people? Is that going to attract coaching clients?” (Such a helpful brain!) And I replied to myself that this is what is arising right now and I trust that the people who need to read it and absorb it will. I will have another opportunity to write about something else on my list that arises another time and I don’t even have to wait until a July newsletter to do so if I don’t want to.

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And so, Step 3 – Make a Choice. Trust it is the right choice for right now. You can make another choice at another point.

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And that’s where I am right now. I made the choice and I am enjoying taking action on that choice because I trust it is the right thing right now and that the next right thing will arise when it needs to. I also have let go of how it will be received! That’s a big part of Step 3.

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And now that I have taken action and am close to hitting the send button on this email, I don’t want to forget to tell you what I am going to do next.

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Step 4 – Congratulate yourself and give your nervous system a big hug for doing something scary. Celebrate the win. You did that. It was enough.

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And speaking of giving your nervous system a big hug, I wanted to share a video with you that I recorded last week on comforting your dysregulated nervous system. You deserve it!

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With love,

Coach Katie

​www.coachkatiewellbeing.com​

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