Feel like you’re sinking? 5 genius (and totally free) ways to beat overwhelm if your to-do list is as long as your arm

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Mental Health


Feel like you’re sinking? 5 genius (and totally free) ways to beat overwhelm if your to-do list is as long as your arm

By Holly Bullock

10 months ago

9 min read

Feeling the pile on of your post-bank holiday to-do list before you’ve even finished breakfast? It’s likely you’re experiencing sky-high levels of overwhelm – and many of the unrealistic solutions we’re often offered (walks, baths, calming thoughts) don’t cut it. Instead, we asked overwhelm experts for the genuinely useful (and unexpected) techniques they lean on when they’re feeling the most frazzled.


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