{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdab22162-8c79-4292-a204-d11d98ebfb8e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 53: Preventing Overwhelm","description":"In past episodes, Shannon and Janine have discussed how to deal with overwhelm. This week we're talking about how to prevent feeling overwhelmed in the first place.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 Learning to say no\n\u2022 Knowing what is important to you so that you know when to say yes\n\u2022 Janine\u2019s strategies for saying no (she\u2019s getting really good at it)\n\u2022 Recognizing that by saying no to an opportunity, you\u2019re giving someone who wants to do it a chance \n\u2022 How \u201cbusy\u201d isn\u2019t really a badge of honor\n\u2022 The fact that it\u2019s totally okay (even beneficial!) to not be busy\n\u2022 The value of knowing your capacity so you don\u2019t take on more than you can handle\n\u2022 Recognizing that you can\u2019t \u201cmake time\u201d to do something\n\u2022 Creating systems to automate things that happen regularly so they don\u2019t become overwhelming\n\u2022 Planning in advance how things could go more smoothly\n\u2022 Writing everything down to free the brain and alleviate overwhelm\n\u2022 Allowing yourself some spaciousness (and giving yourself a moment to catch your breath!)\n\u2022 The paradox of how recognizing you don\u2019t have control makes you feel more in control\n\u2022 The role of self care in preventing overwhelm\n\u2022 How it\u2019s okay to tell someone something they don\u2019t want to hear","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}