You may have noticed that I didn't share a podcast last week.

I was all set to create an episode about identifying your forced yeses - the situations where you are saying yes, adding things to your to-do list, holding yourself to your word because you feel like you're supposed to, when it actually isn't an ESSENTIAL TASK, you've just built it up to be, and practicing saying no instead, and my body sent me a loud and clear message to listen to my own advice.

I literally had my computer open and my notes started, and I had to walk away and lie down because I was so dizzy I felt nauseated. I walked away that morning, and I was out with a migraine for three days.

I needed that message as much or more than I needed to share it, so I'm circling back to be sure I articulate it for you as well.

This is particularly relevant if you are feeling overwhelmed, but worth listening to even if you're not at the moment because we all feel overwhelmed at some point.

And while this is, at some level, about giving yourself permission to say no to things and giving yourself permission to rest, I want to take the conversation a step further in this episode and look at what might be going on for you that might make it difficult to take a step back. I want to take a look at three specific internal scenarios that can contribute to feeling overwhelmed AND make it hard to let go of things that aren't necessary so that you can take care of yourself. I'm going to share them with you in no particular order, and then take a few minutes to explore each one a bit more deeply.

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