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Overcoming Overwhelm
Episode 425th January 2024 • Unconventional CEOS • Gwen Taniguchi and Latrice Prater
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The episode focuses on the topic of overcoming overwhelm, particularly for entrepreneurs, women with ADHD, and mothers. Gwen and Latrice discuss different types of overwhelm they experience, including task, overstimulation, and emotional overwhelm. They share personal coping strategies, insights into their ADHD, and how they navigate the complexities of their professional and personal lives. The episode provides a detailed look into how Gwen and Latrice experience and manage overwhelm in their lives, offering relatable insights for listeners who might be facing similar challenges.

Highlights: 

  • Task Overwhelm: Both hosts discuss feeling overwhelmed by too many tasks and how they use strategies like brain dumping and Trello boards to manage.
  • Overstimulation: They talk about the challenges of handling too many things happening at once, leading to physical and mental overwhelm.
  • Emotional Regulation: Latrice shares her struggle with emotional regulation, especially when overwhelmed.
  • Clutter and Physical Environment: Gwen talks about how physical clutter leads to mental overwhelm and her strategies to manage it.
  • Coping with Overwhelm: Both hosts discuss their methods of coping, such as music, walking away, and giving themselves grace.
  • ADHD and Crisis Management: They reflect on how their ADHD helps them remain calm in crises.
  • Role of Music: Music is highlighted as a key tool for helping them focus and calm down.
  • Managing Overwhelm in Business: The challenges of managing overwhelm while running a business and leading a team are discussed


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