"I'm So Irritated and Reactive all the Time." COACHING CORNER #89

You’re all out of give, and even the smallest request can spark an outsized reaction: DON’T YOU KNOW HOW BUSY I AM? Go away! Anger feels right under the skin, and the slightest provocation can unleash it – anything from loud chewing to an urgent email. You used to be fun. Things didn’t used to annoy you like this. You might be thinking, “What’s wrong with me?” So, you try to do more to finish your never-ending list. Then you’ll rest. But you find yourself ever more exhausted and reactive. Doing more is not the answer. This solo Coaching Corner episode will show you what is...We dive into your nervous system, your hormones, and having a cold, hard look at your true capacity. You’ll leave with some powerful coaching questions to help turn down the hair-trigger-ness of your annoyance.

0:00 Intro

3:10 Your nervous system as a first-day-on-the-job security guard

5:20 Am you just stressed, or is your nervous system dysregulated?

6:20 What is your reactivity trying to tell you?

6:50 Three tips you can try

7:36 Did you know this happens during perimenopause and menopause? *This explains a LOT.

9:05 Are you really honoring your capacity? 

9:40 Do you do these things?

11:08 Three coaching questions to mull over

11:55 Outro

Links:

Episode 78 of Enough, the Podcast, with Jen Man (on the nervous system)