in so much entertainment so many different things  pulling our attention in all different directions  

it's like we go to sleep and wake up to find  ourselves back on this treadmill of constant

stimulation lately I've been feeling really  overwhelmed and I couldn't really pinpoint  

Point why even though I've always made a conscious  effort to meditate go for walks and slow down as  

much as I can this has felt more like a quick  fix to a much bigger issue it might bring me  

moments of Silence but the rest of my day is  filled with noise too much information and too  

many moving Parts don't get me wrong stimulus  can be good but in our Tech driven information  

Rich world where the stimulation is constant  I think it's important to know how to regain  

balance if you can relate to this in any way I  think this video will be helpful here are some  

things I'm working on to help break the cycle  of constant stimulation and regain a sense of  

balance in my [Music] life when I was trying to  correct my shopping habit the thing that helped  

me the most was doing a low by challenge it was  my way of hitting the big reset button and really  

did help me to reestablish my shopping habits  well digital detox is the same concept but with  

our tech devices we can eliminate or reduce our  usage for a period of time to see how it feels  

when we're not constantly engaged with tech  and of course you can make up your own rules  

it could be just putting a limit on your screen  time implementing tech-free mornings removing  

social media apps or if you're able to fully  unplug I recently took a long trip to Korea  

and exploring and spending time with my family  without being constantly connected felt like  

the fresh a breath air that I needed I realized at  that moment that so much of my stimulus comes from  

my phone and my laptop and just by eliminating  those two things I felt more present I'm back  

online now but I'm way more Mindful and I  plan to do a digital detox every so often  

I'm hoping that it will not only reset my habits  but over time slowly lessen my dependency on it

too when I'm doing chores or doing some kind of  mundane activity I used to always reach for my  

headphones I usually put on music podcast Audi  book YouTube video and rotated them depending  

on what I needed to catch up up on it seemed  harmless at first but then I noticed that I  

started to reach for my headphones while cooking  eating brushing my teeth until it became second  

nature just to have my headphones on all day I got  to a point where I had to ask myself why do I feel  

the need to always have background noise sure it's  more entertaining but honestly it was doing more  

harm than good after a while all the content  started to blend in to one giant noise and I  

couldn't even process or remember all that I had  listened to I think it's so important to let our  

minds rest to provide space so that our minds can  wander and recover from the constant downloading  

like I said it helped me immensely to set aside  some time to meditate go for long walks but it's  

just as important to be mindful in everything we  do throughout the day this for me meant ditching  

the head head phone turning off the background  noise and just focus on doing one thing at a

time I recently visited soul and I was  fascinated by the city the flashing lights  

the cool architecture the bustling 24/7 atmosphere  but at the end of the day I noticed that I felt  

really exhausted it felt like a sensory overload  because there was just so much going on at all  

times whether we realize it or not we absorb  so much information throughout our day and I  

think that's why our environment is so important  especially if you're highly sensitive like I am  

we feel things much deeply than others so we  have to be even more selective and intentional  

about what we're exposed to and of course  sometimes we can't change this like where  

we live or where we work but we can focus on  creating a peaceful environment within our  

homes my suggestion is to do an entire home  declutter specifically pay attention to how  

you feel in each room and see if there are things  that are getting in the way of your inner [Music]

piece I avoid labels and words  loud paintings and I even got  

rid of graphic te's too this might  sound extreme but I wanted my house  

to feel like a break from all the  stimulus that's inevitable when I go

outside it's our own responsibility to know how to  take care of ourselves and I don't think it's as  

easy as reading some online article or watching  a video on self-care but it's more of a process  

that we all have to go through on our own we  have to be open-minded try different things  

things and see what works and what doesn't one  of the major ways that I practice self-care is  

by creating balance when I have a lot going  on at work I have to put in 10 plus hours  

sometimes but I still make sure to take lots of  breaks exercise and eat healthy when I feel like  

I've been glued to the screen all day I try to  spend a lot of time Outdoors to give my eyes a  

break and when I feel like I'm socially burnt  out I clear my schedule and become a Hermit  

for a while I think we all need some stimulus  in our lives I know that I need to be exposed  

to new ideas different places and people to  be engaged in life but on the other side of  

that I think it's important to know when it's  too much and also know how to recover from it

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my husband is someone who can fall asleep anywhere  at any time and I like to tease them about it of  

course but I actually envy him so much because  I've struggled with falling asleep for as long as  

I can remember maybe that's why I started caring  so much about evening routines I sometimes start  

2 to 3 hours before bedtime because I know that  my mind can't run a million miles a minute and  

just come to a screeching halt I like to drink my  herbal tea take a hot shower sometimes take a bath  

Journal breath work I know it sounds really  simple but having this routine really helps  

me to wind down and it reduces mental clutter  from the day sleep is so vital for our mental  

physical emotional health and instead of treating  it as something that we have to do I think we all  

need to make it more of a priority so if you  struggle with sleep or just shutting off that  

monkey brain try to C back on the stimulus  way before bedtime and set a solid evening

routine if you have been feeling overwhelmed  I hope that this video was helpful I know that  

I've been gone for so long but it definitely  was the break that I needed I'll be back next  

week with another video thank you so much for  watching guys and I'll talk to you soon take care