Take Back the Wheel: Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotions

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This week, I'm exploring one of my favorite metaphors for managing your mind when you feel stuck in overwhelming thoughts or emotions. Whether it’s anxiety about parenting in public, workplace challenges, or battling your inner critic, these feelings can be like characters in the movie “Inside Out.” Picture them in the backseat of your mind, vying for attention. Of course, you are the one driving. You know where you want to go. You don't want to let those distracting thoughts or emotions take the wheel. And you also can't spend too much time & energy getting annoyed or arguing with them.
In this episode, I share insights and practical strategies for taking control of the steering wheel, acknowledging these emotions without letting them dictate the journey. Discover the power of setting boundaries with your thoughts, managing emotions in a healthy way, and embracing the messy, beautiful aspects that make you authentically you. Join me and learn how to stay in the driver's seat, navigating your way calmly and purposefully toward the life you want to create.

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Chapters

1. Take Back the Wheel: Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotions (00:00:00)

2. Manage Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotions (00:00:09)

3. Managing Thoughts and Emotions While Driving (00:08:00)