Dealing with Emotional and Practical Overwhelm

Heal Your Relationships · May 21, 2026 · 23m

Do you ever feel overwhelmed… no matter how much you get done?

Like your nervous system never fully settles.

You move from one responsibility to the next.

Work. Parenting. Relationships. Messages. Decisions. Chores. Deadlines.

And even when you finally sit down to “relax”…

your mind is still running.

For a long time, I thought being overwhelmed was just part of being a high-achiever.

But what I eventually realized is this:

Not all overwhelms are the same.

Sometimes the problem is practical.

There’s simply too much to carry with too few resources.

But other times… the overwhelm is emotional…