249. Journal With Me: What Feels Unsafe About Slowing Down
From Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing by Samantha Hawley | Inspired by Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Marie Forleo, Hillary Kerr, Mel Robbins
June 4, 2026 · 9 min · Season 4 · Episode 249
About this episode
This episode explores the discomfort of slowing down and encourages listeners to journal about their feelings and beliefs surrounding productivity and rest.
You have a list. Maybe it's on paper. Maybe it's in your phone. Maybe it's running through your head right now. And if someone told you to put that list away for a week, no planning, no organising, no keeping track of every little thing, something in you would probably feel uncomfortable. Not because you need the list. Because of what the list helps you avoid feeling. Today's journaling prompts are designed to help you get underneath the overwhelm and uncover the belief that's keeping you busy. Journal Prompts When I picture a day with nothing on my list and nothing that needs to get done, what is my first feeling? Not the first thought. The first feeling. When I’m busy and productive, what does that say about me? You can expand this beyond productivity if it feels more true for you. When you’re helping, achieving, showing up, or staying involved, what does that mean about who you are? When I’m still and unproductive, what does that say about me? On the days when you’re resting more, doing less, or not going above and beyond, what story do you make that mean about yourself? If you had to stop writing to-do lists for one week, what are you actually afraid would happen? Keep going…
People in this episode
Host: Samantha Hawley
Topics covered
- journaling
- self-reflection
- productivity
- emotional awareness
- rest
- overwhelm
Keywords
- journaling prompts
- self-discovery
- busy
- unproductive
- fear of rest
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