Ep 56 - How to Stop Overthinking

Are you an overthinker? Perhaps you ruminate on past situations, worry about future events or are fearful of the judgement of others? Overthinking can affect both our work and personal lives as well as how we show up with confidence as a leader. Our thoughts also directly impact the levels of daily stress we experience and how quickly we can recover from it. In reality, our minds are natural overthinkers if we let them be. Tahirih McLaren-Brown is helping people to take control and be the boss of their brain through mindfulness and meditation. We discussed: What mindfulness is and how it can benefit you How you can have more awareness and control of your thoughts and emotions What you can do if you’re feeling worried or anxious about returning to the office Ways you can handle uncertainty and even embrace it A quick mindfulness exercise you can do anywhere to instantly ease your stress   If you’d like to learn the Four Step Pause that Tahirih shared and get access to seven days of guided meditations for overthinkers, you can find those at her website: https://www.tahirih.co/f/mindfulness-kit   HOW TO WORRY LESS ABOUT WORK Join my free masterclass – How To Worry Less About Work – where I share 5 practical strategies that you can use to worry less and reclaim your mental space. You’ll also learn what successful leaders do focus their time and attention on, and my framework for having more influence and impact as a woman in a leadership role. Link: https://carlamiller.lpages.co/worry-masterclass/   MORE ABOUT TAHIRIH Tahirih McLaren-Brown is a mindfulness coach who helps to free people from overthinking, anxiety, worry and fear. She shows them to build a calm, happy and confident mind that they love using a mix of mindfulness, meditation positive psychology and neuroscience.   CONNECT WITH TAHIRIH Instagram: @mindful_tee https://www.instagram.com/mindful_tee/ Facebook: The Overthinkers Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/theoverthinkersclub Website: https://www.tahirih.co/   FOLLOW ME ON: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//   HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review   I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social! Thank you for listening, see you next week!