Ever find yourself staring at your endless to-do list, wondering how you’re going to get it all done (and then feeling awful when you don’t)? In today’s episode, I’m diving into how you can create realistic plans for managing life when everything feels overwhelming. Prioritizing is complicated, but so important to avoid burnout. Let’s talk about the executive function strategies (and self-talk!) that will help you feel better about how you tackle your to-do list, even when you don’t get everything done.

Host: Sarah Lovell, Executive Function and ADHD Coach

Episode Highlights: (time stamps)

• 00:00 The Challenges of Managing Overwhelm
• 06:30 Creating Realistic Plans and Adjusting Expectations
• 10:04 Mastering Executive Functioning: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
• 13:07 Time Management: Estimating and Feeling Time
• 17:17 Overcoming Perfectionism and All-or-Nothing Thinking
• 20:3 Taking Action and Giving Yourself Credit
• 27:04 Finding Tools and Systems to Manage Overwhelm
• 30:11 Outro

• Free training: Creating a Formula to Overcome Procrastination and Get Unstuck
• Coaching Membership: Stuck to Started

• Website: Executive Functioning First
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @executivefunctioningfirst

Podcast edit by: Chelsea Koenigsknecht of KC Virtual, Instagram: @KC_Virtual

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