Overwhelm is Optional
- This is the podcast for big-hearted, highly driven professionals who want their life back.
- Each week, we explore ways to gently rebel against the idea that overwhelm and exhaustion are just the price you pay for success. You don’t have to push through—it’s time to work with ease, reclaim your energy, and create the life you want.
- 💡 Meet Heidi Marke
I’m Heidi, a Coach, Teacher, Podcaster, and Author. Having painfully burned out—losing my career, confidence, health, and financial stability—I discovered a better way. Now, I quietly lead The Gentle Rebellion, helping you to:- Stop pushing through overwhelm.
- Redefine success on your own terms.
- Reclaim your time, energy, and life.
Thank you to purpleplanet.com for the music.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 28: Interview with intuitive healer and maven, Lexie Wrightson
Interview with intuitive healer and maven, Lexie Wrightson
Lexie Wrightson is an intuitive healer, reiki master, spiritual mentor and maven. No, I didn’t know what a maven was either! L…
Episode 27: Bad night's sleep?
Bad night’s sleep?
Sleep’s an interesting one. We all feel better for a goodnight’s sleep but there are plenty of badges of honour for doing without.
I’m a big fan of sleep. I love that m…
Episode 26: An Ambassador for Joy meets an Ambassador for Ease with Kori Gouge
Find out what happens when an Ambassador for Joy meets an Ambassador for Ease.
Kori Gouge is a coach who guides visionary leaders to dream bigger and live their purpose with passion, pro…
Episode 25: Interview with a Zen Master
In this episode, I get to chat with my Zen Teacher, Julian Daizan Skinner. It’s not every day you get to hang out with a Zen Master and ask him great questions such as:
What advice would…
Episode 24: How to avoid burn out with Lizzie Vince of Find Your Mojo Coaching
In this episode, I chat with Lizzie Vince of Find Your Mojo Coaching.
Lizzie helps burnt out female entrepreneurs leverage their zone of genius to scale their business and we had great f…
Episode 23: Social Media overwhelm anyone?! Part 2 - rebel!
Social media overwhelm anyone?!
Hate how much time social media is stealing from you but can’t seem to stop checking?
Dislike how you feel after you’ve lost another hour mindlessly scroll…
Episode 22: Social Media overwhelm anyone?! Part 1
Social media overwhelm anyone?!
Hate how much time social media is stealing from you but can’t seem to stop checking?
Dislike how you feel after you’ve lost another hour mindlessly scroll…
Episode 21: What’s your Kryptonite?
What’s your Kryptonite?
What’s the one big thing that’s keeping you stuck in overwhelm at the moment? The thing that feels that if it changed everything would be so much better.
Whatever …
Episode 20: How to harvest your gifts of lockdown
Gifts of lockdown?! I hated lockdown or I loved lockdown - do I have to come out?
Whatever your experience of lockdown there are gifts to be harvested from such an extraordinary interrup…
Episode 19: Entreprepreneurs and Overwhelm with Paula Warman of The Landscaper's Circle
I love this episode!
Paula Warman is a business specialist and sales and growth strategist who helps landscapers, garden designers and other business owners in the landscaping industry.…
Episode 18 Let go of your week part 2: Lying down practice to bridge the working week to weekend
Let go of your week part 2: Lying down practice to bridge the working week to weekend
Come home from work, get cosy and comfy for a few minutes and let go of your working week.
Have a gre…
Episode 17: Let go of your week part 1
A special Friday edition to help you let go of your week and be fully present in your weekend.
This episode discusses how we can get stuck at work even when we're at home. How work tends…
Episode 16: Rebel - take back control of your attention
Rebel - take back control of your attention
Your attention is precious and yet you allow it to be hijacked constantly. Learning how to take back control of it takes practice. Honing your…
Episode 15: Overwhelm and other people
Overwhelm and other people
This episode explores how our overwhelm is effected by our reaction to those around us.
Using tuning in and listening to increase awareness of how we feel in th…
Episode 14: Reducing Overwhelm for Parents during the GCSE years with Emily Hughes
So excited to interview the awesome Emily Hughes of parentguidetogcse.com!
Emily's book is released today (1st July 2020) and if you're a parent of a child about to go into Year 9, 10 or…
Episode 13: Invoking the spirit of Glastonbury to think about holidays and overwhelm
Enhancing the body-mind connection to reduce overwhelm and live more skillfully.
This week I invite you to tune in and notice what your body has to tell you about your need for a holiday…
Episode 12: Your whack-a-mole to-do list
It’s time to shake up your to-do list.
If your to-do list is like playing whack-a-mole and is adding to your overwhelm rather than supporting you then this episode is for you.
Tune in an…
Episode 11: Success versus health
Success versus health
Success versus health is a nonsense - clearly its a nonsense! It’s like climbing to the top of a mountain and realising you’d left your intestines at the bottom.
And…
Episode 10: The problem with mindfulness
Mindfulness can help with your overwhelm or make it a whole lot worse.
Mindfulness is so much more than just being aware of the present moment. What if the present moment is awful?
Don’t …
Episode 9: So what’s the opposite of overwhelm?
Episode 9: So what’s the opposite of overwhelm?
Exploring tuning in and listening to your body to get out of your head and move from overwhelm to ease. Find an easier way to achieve your…