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138 How do you deal with the feeling of being overwhelmed? Does it seem heavier through different seasons? Do you feel the weight of your checklist weighing down on you?

Emily is here to give us three tips we can use when dealing with overwhelm. We don't have to give in to the frantic energy that comes with it. Emily guides us with these tips when we feel weighed down by a cluttered mind space:

1.  Brain dump - write down everything on a piece of paper about things you need to get done. Then, create four quadrants on your paper with the categories like "Things you need to buy," "Urgently: needs to be done by me," "Later: needs to be done by me," and "Doesn't need to get done by me." 
2. Set realistic expectations - pick one thing from the list you made that needs to get done today and put your focus on that one task. Set a time limit using a clock or timer to complete it, and get as much of it done as possible, but do not watch the clock! Then, move on to the next task. 
3. Get past the all-or-nothing mentality - you can knock out many tasks a little bit at a time, whether you finished them or not. You are still moving forward. 

Let Emily know in the comments on Instagram if any of these tips helped you or if there are tips of your own that work when you feel overwhelmed. 

Want to learn more about boundaries - in your life, around your time, overcoming overwhelm, living in alignment with your values, and what God wants for your life? Send Emily a DM on Instagram about a brand new group program she is putting together called "Personal Boundaries." 

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