Many of us admire and look up to the women who are highly capable, independent and strong.  We praise her, for juggling all the balls in her life and holding everything together while being there for everyone else.

We glorify self-sacrifice, getting on with it, holding it together and showing no signs of weakness.

But let's get real here. I want to peel back what's happening under the surface for these woman, who might be you.

Conflict and struggle in your life is often a battle between your idealised self and your true self. 

The idealised self - is the person you want the world to see. 

The perfect, beautiful, smart, successful, healthy, happy person. This is the self you portray to the world as a way of gaining status, validation, love and approval. 

The real self - is the divine part of you that is already perfect, whole and complete.

t’s exhausting trying to be perfect and be all things to everyone. Especially living with that critical voice inside your head that’s always carrying on letting you know that you’re not good enough.

You’re a woman with standards. You like to have everything together, organised, beautiful, sparkly and clean all at the same time.

You’ve also got a big, giving heart and you love to help others.

You give, give and give some more.It feels like something is missing.

When you're so stressed out all the time the last thing you want to do is listen to someone tell you chill out, right? The best you can probably do is bite your tongue from telling them to mind their business and butt out.

The feeling of overwhelm is something we can all relate to when it feels like there's too much going on for us to handle.  It can be a difficult experience without useful and practical tools to deal with your emotions.  So How Can We Cope At Times When We Feel Overwhelmed And Want To Run Away From Or Break Down, Curl Into A Hole And Cry?