THE INVISIBLE LOAD

For the past two decades working as a health professional, I’ve witnessed countless patients – mostly women – who were living in a chronic state of stress and feeling burdened by life. Yet, in recent times, things seem to have only sped up and become more overwhelming for people of all ages. The difference is that there is now a sense of normalcy around it. We just expect and accept that our life is supposed to feel overwhelming because we can’t see any other way. When we look around us, we see everyone in our lives doing exactly what we’re doing – or we perceive they’re doing even more – and so we think there is no other option but to push ourselves near to breaking point to do what we need to do and to get where we want to go. But we’re wrong.

Pause for a moment and ask yourself, deep down – is this truly how you want to feel for the rest of your life? Is this up-to-theeyeballs stress