087: What to Do When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed with Dr. Morgan Cutlip

What do you do when you’re feeling overwhelmed?   Between taking care of the kids, work, rushing to before and after school programs, play dates, seeing your own friends, exercising and trying to eat healthy – life can truly feel overwhelming.    So, how do we slow down? How do we take care of ourselves so we can better take care of the people we love?   Joining me for this conversation is Dr. Morgan Cutlip.   With a master’s in Human Development and Family Science and a Ph.D.in Counseling Psychology, Dr. Morgan Cutlip is a relationship expert and the cofounder of My Love Thinks, an organization that creates educational content to help people have lasting and loving relationships. Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide learn how to form and maintain healthy relationships. She has been a featured relationship expert with Teen Vogue, The New York Times, Women's Health Magazine, and Flo, the #1 app in health and fitness, and shares practical relationship advice on Instagram @DrMorganCutlip.    Dr. Morgan is originally from Ohio but lives in San Clemente, CA and is  happily married to her husband, Chad, and is the mom to two spirited kids, Effie and Roy.   Listen in as we talk about: [3:00] Is burnout just a buzzword? [4:30] What is the ‘mental load’? [11:30] Tips to reduce our mental load  [16:15] How to check in with yourself [19:15] The steps to take to feel better [25:20] Tangible tips you can implement starting today Notes from Natalie: Sign Up for Natalie’s Newsletter    Connect with Dr. Morgan Cutlip  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmorgancutlip/  www.mylovethinks.com  Podcast: https://www.mylovethinks.com/relationship-podcast/   Connect with Natalie Tysdal On Instagram On YouTube On Facebook Website