E125 Stop Waiting to Feel Better. Instead, Give Yourself Permission, and Do the Work

E125 Stop Waiting to Feel Better. Instead, Give Yourself Permission, and Do the Work

From Create-Today with Beth Buffington by Beth Buffington

May 7, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

In this episode, Beth Buffington discusses the importance of refining your approach to creativity and wellness to combat low energy and overwhelm.

Your Brain Is Wired Against You. Here's a Clever Workaround Have you ever woken up exhausted, tried to be productive, and then gone to bed still feeling behind? Friend, that is not just a busy week. That is low energy that needs to replenished. This is a problem is not going to fix itself. The good news is that you do not need a total life overhaul to start feeling better. You just need one word: Refine. In Episode 125 of Create Today, Beth Buffington walks us through the third word in her " Going FourWords" framework, and this word is Refine. "Going FourWords"  is a creative wellness system built to help keep you feeling saner, happier, and more like yourself in a world that never really slows down. What You Will Discover in This Episode: • The downward spiral so many of us are living in and do not even realize. Beth opens with a scene that will feel very familiar: the tired morning, the scattered day, the endless scrolling, and the anxious nights that keep it all going. • Why this problem is bigger than just being busy. You will learn what is actually happening when you feel overwhelmed, including burnout, nervous system overload, and the negativity bias your brain…

People in this episode

Host: Beth Buffington

Topics covered

  • creative wellness
  • energy management
  • burnout
  • productivity
  • self-improvement

Keywords

  • creative wellness
  • refine
  • burnout
  • productivity
  • energy management

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