7 ways to combat overwhelm

Jenny Sanders offers practical and spiritual wisdom for navigating anxiety and emotional overload in turbulent times.

When everything feels as though it’s unravelling, we can experience overwhelm. Academic and researcher Brené Brown defines this as: an extreme level of stress and emotional or cognitive intensity that renders an individual unable to function.

For those suffering from anxiety or panic attacks, the changing shape of the world can feel especially intimidating, frightening and render us paralysed into inaction.  Without the emotional and spiritual resources to navigate these times, Jesus followers can find themselves stumbling.