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to theColoring Pages!Imagine this bucket holds all of life’s stressors. The big things. The small things. Theminutiae. When the bucket overflows, you experience the symptoms you are individuallypredisposed to, be it a psychological symptom such as anxiety, or a physical symptomsuch as headaches or fatigue.In order to decrease symptoms and increase well being, you need to decrease youroverall load. The more room you have in your bucket, the more available bandwidthyou have to deal with the inevitable stresses that pop up as a matter of course. Afterall, things happen, that’s life.The good news is that you can decrease your overall load, and in turn youroverwhelm by making small changes over time, changes that line up with your goals,values, and your life and lifestyle. The four step plan in my book OvercomingOverwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out will help you do just that!But there are also practices that make you feel better and more equipped to dealwith the day-to-day stressors in your life.Enter, coloring! Coloring focuses and stills the mind similarly to traditional meditation.You’re picking colors. You’re repeating patterns. You’re quiet. You’re in the present,bringing your attention back to the page when your mind wanders. You’re one pointed.You’re meditating!So I say, if you’re going to add something to help you manage your stress while youwork on dismantling it, let’s have it be fun. And relaxing. Let’s color Enjoy!Dr. Samantha BrodyNaturopathic PhysicianOriginal artwork by @AllisonEJonesGet your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorWe are all born with a certain ability to handle stress. I represent this with a bucket.Some people are born with small buckets, and some people are born with bigbuckets. This will affect how much stress you can handle before symptoms of distressor illness start to manifest. This is why two people can go through a similarexperience and one person can recover while the other will be completely undone.#DrSamanthaOvercoming Overwhelm#OvercomingOverwhelmWelcome
#OvercomingOverwhelm#DrSamanthaGet your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorless stress doesn’t meanthinking smaller,it means thinking bigger
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#OvercomingOverwhelm#DrSamanthaGet your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorI fiercely protect what I value.
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#OvercomingOverwhelm#DrSamanthaGet your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorI don’t haveto do it alltoday,growing takestime.
#OvercomingOverwhelm#DrSamanthaGet your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorThere is magic in changing your perspective.
#OvercomingOverwhelmsmall changes are still changes#DrSamanthaGet your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/color
#OvercomingOverwhelm#DrSamanthaWhat three small things can you do?Go grab your journal or your scheduleand write them down!Get your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorIt’s not just the big things that causeoverwhelm, it’s the accumulation of allof the little things too! If you makesmall changes, turning off thecomputer earlier, putting one packet ofsugar in your coffee instead of two,parking an extra few blocks away fromwork, whatever is doable for you, theycan add up to big shifts in your energyand health.
Order yours today!Get your free pages at: www.drsamantha.com/colorBe part of the Overcoming Overwhelm movement byfollowing me on social @DrSamanthaND and sharingyour favorite coloring page on Facebook, Instagram,Pinterest and/or Twitter using the hashtags#DrSamantha & #OvercomingOverwhelm.#DrSamanthaOvercoming Overwhelm:Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out#OvercomingOverwhelmThese coloring pages are inspired by my book
The four step plan in my book Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out will help you do just that! But there are also practices that make you feel better and more equipped to deal with the day-to-day stressors in your life. Enter, coloring! Coloring focuses and stills the mind similarly to traditional meditation.
