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
Doing it all is not the same as having it all
Reflecting on my journey to burnout and bouncing back again, I've realised, maybe a little late in the game, that trying to do it all is not the same as having it all.
Want the fastest m…
Discovering Ease: How Small Actions Lead to Big Changes
Ever felt overwhelmed and craved inner peace and ease? Of course you have - that’s why you’re here! In this week’s episode, I share a heartfelt story from a road trip that led to an epi…
Empathy, Humility, and Growth: David Waldy's Insights into a Fulfilled Life
Do you ever feel like you're running on a hamster wheel, trapped in a cycle of anxiety and self-doubt? This episode's special guest, David Waldy, The Fierce Empathy Coach, has been ther…
The hardest part of The Gentle Rebellion
In this episode, I pull back the curtain on my personal struggles with The Morning Promise - a daily commitment to oneself - and discuss the potential resistance one might face in makin…
The Gentle Rebellion: A New Approach to Work-Life Balance and Personal Fulfilment
Are you feeling worn out from trying to balance the demands of your career and personal life? Do you find yourself constantly striving for more, pushing yourself to the brink, only to f…
Discovering the Power of Self-Prioritization for Personal and Professional Transformation
May this episode inspire you to put yourself first.
Does your daily routine leave you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted? What if there was a way you could reclaim your joy and revitalize…
Gently rebelling towards even more freedom and ease
If you've ever questioned whether it's possible to build a successful life and career without pushing yourself to the point of exhaustion, this episode is for you. I share insights glea…
Embracing Life Instead of Enduring Overwhelm
Do you believe that overwhelm is a necessary part of achieving your dreams? Let me assure you, it's not. Join me as I read from and expand on, page one of my book: Overwhelm is Optional…
Transforming Your Life: The Power of Mornings and Setting Intentions
(Apologies for the poor sound this week - skip to next week's if you prefer)
How do you start your day?
Join me in this transformative discussion as we explore setting intentions each mor…
Striking a Balance: The Art of Juggling Career and Personal Life
Are you ready to master the art of having it all without compromising? Ever wondered if you could maintain a high drive for success while also being able to switch off at home and be pr…
From Overwhelm to Accomplishment with Holly Ostara
This week we're privileged to have Holly Ostara, author and book coach join us. Holly takes us on a journey, sharing her personal battles with panic disorder and overwhelm, and the syst…
From Survival Mode to Skilful Living: Reinterpreting the Effects of Pressure
Reflecting on my experiences managing massive crowds at the Glastonbury Festival, I've realised it's a perfect parallel to how we often react to everyday pressures. In emergency situati…
Finding Contentment in a World Full of Choices
Ever felt the gnawing anxiety that you're missing out on something? That there's a world of experiences passing you by? I've been there too – stuck in the vortex of FOMO (Fear of Missin…
How to have it all by going small: Part 2
What mugs and Glastonbury have to do with having it all and finding the freedom to be more and more yourself.
Want the fastest most effective way to turn your overwhelm into the joy, sat…
How to have it all by going small: Part 1
How to have it all by going small part 1
What does having it all by going small mean?
What does having it all mean to you?
Want the fastest most effective way to turn your overwhelm into t…
Free the Ducks: The Balance between Organization and Freedom
Ever feel like you're constantly trying to get your ducks in a row before you take on any task or project? What if I told you that this relentless pursuit of perfect organization might …
A Tiny-Huge way to have more joy in your life
🎙️ Welcome to Overwhelm is Optional
This podcast was created to help big-hearted, driven professionals break free from overwhelm and experience more clarity, ease, and joy.
But here’s t…
What's even smaller than The One Minute Marke?
A Tiny-Huge Life-Changing practice that is even smaller than The One Minute Marke.
🎙️ Welcome to Overwhelm is Optional
This podcast was created to help big-hearted, driven professionals …
Have it all by imagining it done
It always feels impossible until it's done. Or does it?
What if you could skip forward in time to when the impossible is here already?
🎙️ Welcome to Overwhelm is Optional
This podcast was…
Have it all by making it small: shrink your bear
What if having it all was no big deal?
Want the fastest most effective way to turn your overwhelm into the joy, satisfaction and ease you're working so hard for? Book a Curiosity Call an…