10. 31 Jan Reflections
From CFO Voicenotes from Harriet Formby by Harriet Formby
February 1, 2026 · 26 min · Season 1
About this episode
Harriet Formby explores the emotional and practical implications of the 31 January tax deadline.
Why does the 31 January tax deadline feel so viscerally wrong? I'm naming the feelings, unpicking the nervous system stuff, and explaining why paying taxes in deep winter goes against everything our bodies and ancestors knew about survival. We get into some practicalities too like: - why you might be feeling unexpectedly uneasy even though it’s all totally fine on paper. - what to do if the tax bill feels unmanageable and why there is no shame in this. - how the enforced focus on tax time can amplify pressures and ‘shoulds’ and the wider context that bring us back into perspective - when demand avoidance kicks in and how I relate to this too!
People in this episode
Host: Harriet Formby
Topics covered
- tax deadline
- nervous system
- winter survival
- tax management
- emotional wellbeing
- demand avoidance
Keywords
- tax deadline
- nervous system
- winter
- tax bill
- emotional pressure
- demand avoidance
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