219. Stop Holding It All Together, Start Letting Your Brain Rest: Journal Prompts for Mental Load Relief
Thu Feb 05 2026
You’re not doing anything wrong. But you are carrying far more than your brain was meant to hold. The lists. The reminders. The mental tabs you keep open so nothing falls apart.
If you’re the person who remembers everything, anticipates everything, and keeps everything moving, this one is for you.
This episode builds on Part One of the Beyond Awareness series. If you listened on Tuesday, you identified the thought loop behind your mental load. Today, we slow it down and give your brain space to let go.
Journal Prompts To Release the Mental LoadList everything that is currently taking up space in your brain right now. Work and home tasks.Things you’re afraid you’ll forget. Decisions you haven’t made yet. Don’t organize it. Don’t clean it up. Just write what’s actually there.From that list, choose the thing that feels most urgent or most stressful. Ask yourself what you believe will happen if you stop thinking about this. If you let it go. If you trust someone else to handle it. If you forget it completely. What is the worst case scenario your brain is trying to prevent?If you weren’t the person who remembered everything and held it all together, who would you be? What would that mean about you? Would you still be valuable? Still worthy of your career, your family, and the life you’re building? What would you need to believe about yourself, or trust about your life, to let your brain rest? What permission do you need to give yourself?
If something came up while you were writing, that’s your signal you’ve gone beyond awareness. You didn’t find another solution. You uncovered the belief driving the pattern.
Work with me:Breakthrough Intensive - You already know you should slow down, delegate more, stop overcommitting & be emotionally present. So why can't you? That's what we figure out in 90 minutes + integration call 2 weeks later. Book your BreakthroughExhale: Private Coaching - For women ready to do this work until it sticks and you can't revert back. 4 open spots: Work with me
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You’re not doing anything wrong. But you are carrying far more than your brain was meant to hold. The lists. The reminders. The mental tabs you keep open so nothing falls apart. If you’re the person who remembers everything, anticipates everything, and keeps everything moving, this one is for you. This episode builds on Part One of the Beyond Awareness series. If you listened on Tuesday, you identified the thought loop behind your mental load. Today, we slow it down and give your brain space to let go. Journal Prompts To Release the Mental LoadList everything that is currently taking up space in your brain right now. Work and home tasks.Things you’re afraid you’ll forget. Decisions you haven’t made yet. Don’t organize it. Don’t clean it up. Just write what’s actually there.From that list, choose the thing that feels most urgent or most stressful. Ask yourself what you believe will happen if you stop thinking about this. If you let it go. If you trust someone else to handle it. If you forget it completely. What is the worst case scenario your brain is trying to prevent?If you weren’t the person who remembered everything and held it all together, who would you be? What would that mean about you? Would you still be valuable? Still worthy of your career, your family, and the life you’re building? What would you need to believe about yourself, or trust about your life, to let your brain rest? What permission do you need to give yourself? If something came up while you were writing, that’s your signal you’ve gone beyond awareness. You didn’t find another solution. You uncovered the belief driving the pattern. Work with me:Breakthrough Intensive - You already know you should slow down, delegate more, stop overcommitting & be emotionally present. So why can't you? That's what we figure out in 90 minutes + integration call 2 weeks later. Book your BreakthroughExhale: Private Coaching - For women ready to do this work until it sticks and you can't revert back. 4 open spots: Work with me Connect with Sam: Instagram | Facebook