Episode 228: What to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed
About this episode
Dallas Woodburn discusses strategies to overcome feelings of overwhelm in the writing process and emphasizes the importance of small steps and accountability.
In this solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m talking about how to move forward when you feel overwhelmed with writing your book – especially when the pain of the world and feelings of helplessness make it challenging to tap into our creative energy. If you ever think, I know what I should be doing, but I'm having such a hard time actually taking the actions to move forward, this episode is for you! You’ll hear What to focus on when you're trying to clear the way to write or feel like what you’re doing isn’t enough. The importance of being intentional and creating boundaries. Practical ways to lean into big projects that will help reduce overwhelm so you’re not running yourself in circles. A personal example of the strategy I use to make progress instead of procrastinating. The value of small steps, including my writing streak and how committing to 100 words a day has been such a game changer (and has steamrolled me over to 90,000 words in this draft in under a year) Episode 179: Tips for a Writing Streak I want this to be an invitation to give yourself a little bit of grace and recognize that you're not alone if you’re struggling in your writing life. >> And…
People in this episode
Host: Dallas Woodburn
Topics covered
- overwhelm
- writing process
- creative energy
- intentionality
- boundaries
- small steps
- accountability
Keywords
- overwhelmed
- writing
- creative energy
- intentionality
- boundaries
- procrastination
- writing streak
- 100 words a day
- accountability
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