Listen to this Whinypaluza Wednesday Live vlog episode with The Greene Family! An extension of the weekly blog, join Rebecca and her family on the live vlog, brought to you here in case you missed it last week!
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
- This month’s Whinypaluza Book Club selection: Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, PhD
- Overthinking is an all-too-common issue amongst women.
- Give yourself permission to make mistakes and grant yourself the same grace and compassion that you give others.
- Self-criticism is easy when you hold yourself to impossible standards all the time.
- You are a work in progress. Keep this in mind when you make mistakes.
- ANTS: Automatic Negative Thoughts about a Situation (I’m stupid, I suck, I’m terrible, etc.)
- PETS: Positive Empowering Thoughts in a Situation (I’m allowed to make mistakes, it’s ok, I’m learning something from this, etc.)
- Physically beating yourself up is absurd, so why do we think it is ok to beat ourselves up in our thoughts?
- Overthinking is latent protection mechanism from when we had to learn from negative events in order to stay alive.
- Try compartmentalizing your worrying by allowing yourself to do it within a small period of time, like 5 minutes. Then, move on.
- Enlist a team at home when you have too much to do, to help alleviate overthinking the to-do list.
- Focus on what you have control over, rather than the feelings of overwhelm.
- Take steps to move in the direction that will make you feel better.
- Vocalizing what you are thinking can help to ease your mental burden. Find a friend to vent to, or write it down.
- Do not overestimate the value of self-care. The better you take care of yourself, the better you will be able to process and take on the day’s challenges, which means less overthinking.
- Plan for the worst-case scenario. Being prepared will make you feel less anxious.
- Always be learning from your failures, as well as your successes.
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