Ditch the Doom Spiral: Resilience for High Achievers with Allison Graham

What if your "stress" isn't one big mess, but three distinct types of challenges that require entirely different solutions?

In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, host Erica Rooney sits down with Allison Graham, a leading voice on strategic resilience, and author of books like Take Back Your Weekends. Driven by her own journey through chronic pain and adversity, Allison offers a science-backed framework to help high-achievers stop sacrificing their sanity and manage challenges more efficiently.

Join them as they dissect the "tangled up stress mess" we all live in and learn how to separate Adversities (life-changing issues), Obstacles (repeat problems), and the endless Task Circle (the to-do list) so you can regain control and dramatically reduce unnecessary stress.

Inside the Episode:

• The Triple Resilience Model: Allison's revolutionary framework for separating your challenges:
  • Adversities: Catastrophic life events that require survival stress (and self-compassion).
  • Obstacles: Repeating moments of angst that you are paid to solve (requiring problem-solving).
  • Tasks: The endless to-do list that needs zero emotional contribution.
• The "Task Circle" Trap: Why expecting to ever close the loop on your to-do list is a fantasy that drains your capacity and steals your happiness.
• Stop the Spiral: How to use the "better word game" to neutralize your language (e.g., swapping "awful" for "mildly irritating") and reverse-engineer the emotional swirl of destructive stress.
• The X Then Y Fallacy: Why putting off happiness until after you get caught up or after the chaos subsides is a recipe for perpetual unhappiness.
• Taking Back Your Weekends: The biggest mistake high-achievers make—allowing others to control their schedule—and simple, strategic boundaries to reclaim your time.
• Awareness Over Judgment: Why approaching your bad habits with compassionate curiosity (e.g., "Hmm, that's interesting that I did that again") is key to creating lasting change.

If you're ready to stop the overwhelm and start approaching your life with strategic calm, this episode is your essential guide to building real, practical resilience.

🔗 Resources:

• Learn more about Allison Graham and her work, including the Live Your Best Life Club, at allisongraham.net.
• Connect with Erica Rooney on LinkedIn.

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