Everyone feels overwhelmed at one time or another. In this episode we revisit the episode Overwhelemed and talk about recent events causing the feeling and Juliette shares some of the learning she is doing to discover how she is learning to not let the feeling of being overwhelmed overtake her.
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Juliette writes…
This week Kellie and I re-issue the episode 17 Overwhelm with a new intro (updated discussion) and the E17 after show (usually available only to subscribers and patrons) as an all-together episode.
We wanted to explore again this topic as it seems particularly adapted.
As you will hear in the podcast, I am going through something that could be considered overwhelming. I have been dealing for quite some time but since about half-a-year with a very progressive hearing loss to the point of undergoing a cochlear implant surgery soon.
For those of you not familiar with it, it is an amazing device/technology that will be implanted behind the ear to help me hear again. I am very grateful to live in a place and time where this technology and the skilled surgical team is available next to me.
As a French person living in the US, I am sensitive to living a bi-cultural life. As I am now, at least partially, part of another culture (Deaf culture), I am trying to learn sign language as well. Unfortunately for me, sign language is not universal, and I will have to learn French and American sign language. But what an adventure!
This change has brought a lot of questioning about what impact it would have on our TanglePod adventure.
Guess what? None, whatsoever.
I have the best co-host ever! Kellie and I walk this path together and take it one step at a time. We explore solutions as we go, facing changes together and creatively looking for ways to continue to grow together as creatives and podcasters.
This is where the conversation was insightful – at least for me. As we talked about creativity, overwhelm, life changes, etc. we investigate how to face overwhelm as peacefully and creatively as possible.
Have a listen and I would love to hear back from you on how you handle the overwhelm in your life.
Kellie writes…
Often others sense that I am overwhelmed before I will admit it to myself. Questions asked of me like are you ok, what’s wrong and similar are my first clue that something is weighing me down that I had better spend some time addressing.
While I am still working toward understanding the Three Principles that Juliette shares in this episode, I think it is interesting to try to wrap my head around it – especially in the context that she has found a way of thinking that has helped her so very much to deal with the very stressful changes she is going through.
At some point we all have a time when there is a thing or an event followed by a period of not knowing the path, the way or even the options for the next steps. Whether is a personal illness, job loss or other tragedy – the unknown can be hard to bear, and leave you feeling like you are lost. Finding wisdom, a process, a way of thinking to comfort you in that time can be so helpful.
Being able to share the burden of being overwhelmed is also important, though sometimes it feels very hard to do so.