Finding Balance When You're Too Busy: How Busyness Can Break Us

In episode #11 of The UN-Perfect Podcast, we discuss all things busyness, and finding balance when we're too busy. Sandy Cooper, author, podcaster, and "queen" of helping frazzled moms find peace, joins us today to give us insight into this topic.

Sandy Cooper is the host of "The Balanced Momcast" (one of my faves) and the author of three books, one of which is "Finding Your Balance" - a Bible Study that covers the topic of busyness as well as other barriers to balance in our lives as women of God.

You'll love her humor, authenticity, and wisdom on the causes, effects, and remedies to busyness. The conversation was so interesting and profound that I've divided it into two episodes, so tune in to part 2 of this series in episode #12!

Discussion on Busyness:

·       Sandy Cooper defines busyness as one of the four barriers to balance, along with perfectionism, comparison, and people-pleasing. Busyness is often a result of these other barriers and can be challenging to address. Busyness becomes problematic when it evolves into hurry, affecting one's heart and attitude.

Our discussion of finding balance when we're too busy includes:

* physical, spiritual, and emotional effects of being too busy

* when busyness turns into "hurry"

* The first two  of 4 types of "busy people" we might be

Head over to  Sandy Cooper's website and take her busyness Quiz entitled, "What's Your Busyness Personality?" - it's free and quite insightful!

Grab a copy of the Bible Study, Finding Your Balance. [1]

Sandy has more great resources on her website, including links to her podcast, "The Balanced Momcast," and "Writing Off Social," so go check them out at www.thescooponbalance.com.

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