Overcoming your End of Year Overwhelm with ease!
Simple strategies to feel energised, in control and even positive!
When the end of the year feels like the ‘END OF THE YEAR’ – you’re exhausted, it’s been a long and heavy year… you feel frantic and have no idea how on earth you will get everything done before you have to slave away in the kitchen and pack for holidays!
Time seems to be shrinking around you…
There is so much to think about as you head to the end of the year – the work to finish, the presents to buy, the food to buy and prep, friends and family to meet up with, and of course your personal health and well-being… all stacking up, weighing you down, creating a sense of being ‘out of control’ and frazzled… where to begin… how to get it all done?
Your energy seems to be shrinking inside of you…
You really want to:
- walk into the end of the year with ease, feeling like you have plenty of time and energy.
- be focused, organised and in the flow of all that needs to be done.
- create a sense of peace, calm and balance within – as well as around you.
Keep reading for handy tips on how to feel light, energised and excited for the end of year ride!
1: Listen to your Body & Spirit..
Your body is so complex, and yet, speaks so simply! You will ALWAYS know when things aren’t right, out of balance or too heavy… The problem at this time of year (maybe any time of year) is that we are too frantic to listen… You may experience symptoms like:
- headaches, pain, gut issues, stiffness…
- trouble sleeping, difficulty making decisions, overthinking, foggy-headed…
- anxiety, anger, frustration, impatience, nothing is good enough…
These symptoms (and the many I have not listed), indicate you are out of balance, in mind, body and spirit… Being out of balance means you aren’t in the flow, or living life optimally. Often your ‘head’ speaks the loudest, has the bigger megaphone… but, you also need to listen to your body and spirit equally, in unison and in balance. At this time of year it’s so important to listen to your body AND spirit – so you can flow, be energised and balanced. 
2: Learn to say NO..
This time of year is so busy, there is also so many expectations on your time, that it is too easy to get overwhelmed, over-committed and over-tired. If you are a ‘people pleaser’, it can be especially fraught with danger… putting everyone else before you… before your needs… till you are exhausted, resentful and over-extended…
One suggestion here is to be aware of your ‘should’ inner talk... ‘I should’ go or ‘I should’ buy this… When you pay attention to your ‘should’ you are acting out of guilt or fear… instead try to say, ‘I will’ or ‘I choose to’… Learning to protect and strengthen your ‘NO’ is imperative to your calm and balance in this time. Tune in, ask yourself if you need to say ‘no’ to this one.
3: Say YES to fun and joyful spaces..
When you’re feeling heavy and overburdened, it feels like there is no time to be still, dance, laugh, play or create…. but that is exactly what you need to feel lighter, more able to cope and free to move easily. After you have enabled your ‘NO’, you can then make space for your ‘YES”… Yes to calm, Yes to joyful movement Yes to offering from your heart Yes to spacious abandon.
4: Simplicity is the key – K.I.S.S
Don’t you love this – it is so simple! Keep it Simple… SuperHero! When everything is layered, complicated, and too much, it is really important to break things down into smaller pieces – take one thing off your to-do-list , make space… How can you make your day more simple?
- Each evening make a list of what your tomorrow looks like.
- Is there too much? What can you move, shift, give to someone else? There must be something…
- Plan what you need to move and shift your tomorrow
- Wake up the next day feeling a little lighter, with a slightly lighter list.
I tend to over-complicate, over-compensate, over-buy... so I know what it is to have too much going on… and I am learning, one end-of-year-at-a-time to K.I.S.S! 
5: Time for your well-being is essential.
In amongst the noise, the frantic, the constancy of it all, giving yourself time each day (ideally) to look after your-self – to give your mind, body and spirit a rest, a big hug and an energy boost! Rest comes in many and varied states –
- physical – nap, walk, massage..
- mental – turn off phone, meditation, laugh with a friend..
- emotional – time in nature, journaling, talk with a friend/family, mind-body awareness..
- sensory – closing your eyes, listening to music, a bath, breath work…
- creative – turn off work, dance, play an instrument, draw, knit, start a hobby…
- social – time alone, sometimes a long shower is all we get, solo walk…
- spiritual – meditating, praying, yoga, daily practice, in nature…
If you are stuck in overwhelm, exhaustion or resentment, and you are starting to really peak out at this time of year, I can help you –
