If you’ve been feeling like you’re not doing enough no matter how much you accomplish, this pattern might be running deeper than you think.

There’s this undercurrent of overwhelm that shows up and speaks the same story: “There’s so much to do. You’re not doing enough. You need to do more.”

But here’s what I’ve been sitting with…

Overwhelm – while natural and expected in these times – is both a distraction and a distortion.. Hear me out.

Understanding the Pattern

When we’re overwhelmed, we slip into freeze or fight mode. Our nervous system dysregulates, pulling us away from the feelings we actually want to cultivate within ourselves.

And the distortion? It’s the belief that there’s so much we have to do in order to feel the way we want to feel.

But what if that belief itself is what’s keeping us stuck?

What if thinking we need to do more, be more, accomplish more in order to finally feel enough… is the exact thing preventing us from feeling it?

I’ve watched so many clients move through this. They’re on their healing path, taking small steps, showing up for themselves in real ways. And yet there’s this voice: “I should be doing more. I should be getting more done.”

That voice isn’t coming from wisdom. It’s old wounding – conscious or unconscious – that taught us our worthiness is determined by how much we produce..

The Deeper Truth

Here’s what I’ve realized: when we feel like we’re not doing enough, what’s really happening is that internally, we don’t feel like we are enough.

So we create these impossible external realities where there’s always more to do, more to fix, more to optimize. We stay busy so we don’t have to face the deeper feeling underneath it all.

We construct a life where “enough” is always just out of reach… because if we actually arrived at “enough,” we’d have to face the question: Am I enough, just as I am?

And for so many of us, that question feels too vulnerable to answer.

But the solution isn’t to become super accomplished or to do 47 million things…

The solution is to shift the internal paradigm entirely.

Redefining What Success Actually Looks Like

What if small is potent?

What if simplicity is powerful?

Instead of thinking you have to do a million things to take care of your health… what if you honored the power in the one simple thing you did today?

Instead of believing you need to do ten things to be successful in your business… what if you made the small steps you’re already taking truly effective and sustainable for your body and nervous system?

Success isn’t about doing all the things. It’s about finding the one or two things that actually work and implementing them in a way that doesn’t deplete you.

This is actually about raising your standards – choosing to build a life where your worthiness isn’t tied to your output.

Where rest isn’t something you earn.

Where you can let yourself be present without constantly reaching for the next thing.

What Becomes Possible

When we stop scattering our energy across everything we think we’re supposed to be doing and instead focus on what’s aligned and inspiring for us, everything shifts.

Our manifestations become easier.

Our nervous systems settle.

Our lives start to feel like ours again.

We stop performing productivity and start actually living.

The irony is that when we release the pressure to do everything, we often end up creating more… but from a place of presence, not depletion.

So, if you’ve been feeling like you’re not doing enough, I want you to hear this: you are enough. Right now. Exactly as you are.

The small steps you’re taking matter more than you know.

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A Gentle Practice For Your Body

Notice where the belief “I’m not doing enough” lives in your body. Does your chest tighten? Does your breath become shallow? When that feeling arises, pause. Place a hand on your heart and take three deep breaths. Remind your nervous system that you are safe, even when you’re not producing. Your body will tell you the truth if you listen.

Honoring What Actually Matters

Write this down and put it somewhere you can see it: “Small is potent. Simplicity is powerful.” Let that become your new lens. When the voice of “not enough” shows up, ask yourself: what’s the one thing that actually matters right now? Let yourself focus there. That’s where your power lives.

Refining Your Business From The Inside Out

Audit your current projects and to-do list. What are you doing because you think you’re supposed to, and what actually moves the needle in a way you enjoy? Cut out the noise. Double down on the one or two strategies that are working and let them be enough. <3

Xoxo,
Lauren