What Moved Me This Month: From Overwhelm to Ease
There’s been a lot going on lately. Honestly, a lot.
If I’m being real, it’s not just this month. The past 6 to 12 months have been a whirlwind of pressure, deadlines, creative energy, and—let’s be honest—burnout. Running an agency, building client relationships, managing projects, and still trying to show up as the grounded version of myself... it’s been a journey. One that has taught me more about myself than I ever expected.
The breaking point
I’ve always considered myself someone who gets things done. Who finds a way, no matter what. But earlier this year, I hit a wall. I’d wake up in the morning, and I couldn’t function. I’d sit at my desk and just… freeze. My brain, my body, my nervous system—everything felt paralysed. It wasn’t laziness or procrastination. It was a deep, undeniable burnout. The kind you can’t "power through".
And the hardest part? No one could really help me. Not in the way I needed. So I had to find a way to help myself.
Coming back to myself
I turned inward. I started meditating every morning—not because it was trendy, but because I was desperate for a lifeline. A way to anchor myself in something calmer than the storm inside me.
Each morning, I’d sit quietly and let myself feel the fear, the shame, the guilt, the anxiety. And then I’d let it go. I would breathe it out. Bit by bit, I felt lighter. I started to remember how it felt to start the day without panic. Without the invisible weight of everything I hadn’t done yet.
And slowly—miraculously—my energy returned. My creativity came back. I wanted to work again. I wanted to show up again.
The to-do list that broke me (and built me back up)
But of course, when I finally felt ready to re-engage, I was faced with the beast: the to-do list that had been building in the background for months.
So I did what anyone would do. I wrote it all down. Every single task. Every email I hadn’t answered. Every client I wanted to reach out to. Every idea I’d parked. I filled four A4 pages.
And then? I spiraled again. I was right back in overwhelm.
That’s when I remembered a tool from my mentor—someone who’s been supporting me since even before I founded LANACCI. It’s called the Eisenhower Matrix: a simple 4-quadrant system that helps you separate your to-dos into:
Urgent & Important
Not Urgent but Important
Urgent but Not Important
Not Urgent & Not Important
Game. Changer.
Within two weeks of using this tool every day, I had worked through my to-do mountain. I focused only on the urgent & important tasks during the day, and nothing more. I didn’t jump ahead. I didn’t spiral. I trusted the process. And for the first time in what felt like forever, I had clarity.
What that gave me
Clarity turned into momentum.
Momentum turned into confidence.
Confidence turned into peace.
For the first time in eight months, I entered a weekend in early May with no guilt, no tasks lingering, no shame. Just joy. And rest. Actual rest. The kind that fills your batteries instead of draining them.
What I’m taking with me
This month moved me in ways I didn’t expect. It reminded me that discipline doesn’t always look like hustle. Sometimes it’s saying no. Sometimes it’s sitting with discomfort. Sometimes it’s using a tool you already have and just… trusting it.
I’m still learning to say no. I’m still learning to honour my nervous system. But this month, I tasted what it feels like to not just survive in my business, but actually feel free in it.
And that’s what I want more of.
A gentle invitation:
What’s weighing on you right now — and what tools do you already have that you’ve forgotten about? What would happen if you stopped pushing and started trusting?
See you next month 💌
xx
Lisa
