Is It Self-Awareness or Is It Overthinking?

What happens when making sense of everything becomes the way we feel safe? In this solo episode, Saara shares what she’s learning about living less in her mind and more in her heart and body. She gets into how this shows up in everyday life, from talking fast and constantly problem-solving to feeling uncomfortable with silence, and the shifts that are helping her slow down. She also explores finding comfort in spiritual systems, staying connected to ourselves while connecting with others, and the vulnerability of being present without knowing what comes next. An exploration of giving an overworked mind a break and making room for life to surprise us. Read the weekly newsletter and join the conversation on Substack: ⁠https://richsouls.substack.com/⁠ Chapters 0:00 Spiritual systems and the comfort of knowing 03:48 How we learn to find safety in the mind 06:30 Recognizing a tendency to live in the mind 08:13 Signs you’re living in your mind 09:45 Giving an overworked mind a break 10:53 How to bring awareness into the heart 12:19 Everyday ways to slow down and feel more 13:36 Staying connected to yourself around others 14:12 Why being present can feel vulnerable 15:04 Connecting without planning what to say next 16:49 Exploring what works for you 18:37 Interrupting patterns 19:24 Making room for spontaneity 20:35 Application to everyday life Saara – Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://richsouls.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠  / saaralampwalla   ⁠⁠⁠⁠– LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠⁠⁠   Saara's Stack (foundational tools) – To Be Magnetic (self-hypnosis, 8 years deep): ⁠⁠https://login.tobemagnetic.com/a/2148... – Waking Up (the intro course taught me to meditate): ⁠⁠https://wakingup.sjv.io/qW6KAn – Morning Pages (via The Artist's Way), magnesium bisglycinate, Moleskine journals, breathwork (via The Opening) Some links above are affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.