When Everything Feels Like Too Much
There are days when even small things feel like one more thing on an already overflowing list.
One more message.
One more decision.
One more person who needs something from you.
You may keep telling yourself that you’ll slow down once things settle. But sometimes, things don’t really settle. You simply get better at functioning while overwhelmed.
The Mental Reset is a psychology-informed workshop that helps you understand what happens when your mind has been operating under constant pressure and why simply taking a break doesn’t always make you feel rested.
We’ll explore overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, mental clutter and the difficulty of slowing down when you’re used to constantly doing.
Because a reset isn’t about becoming productive again as quickly as possible.
Sometimes, it’s about giving yourself permission to pause.
Is this workshop for you?
This workshop may be helpful if you…
✓ Feel overwhelmed even by everyday responsibilities.
✓ Feel mentally exhausted but struggle to slow down.
✓ Keep moving from one task to the next without really feeling present.
✓ Find it difficult to rest without feeling guilty.
✓ Feel like your brain is constantly “on.”
✓ Become easily irritated, emotionally drained or mentally foggy.
✓ Have too many things on your mind at once.
✓ Feel like you’re functioning, but barely.
✓ Keep waiting for life to calm down before allowing yourself to rest.
Meet Your Facilitators
Akanksha Mehta
Founder, Mind Soul Bridge
Akanksha is a Counselling Psychology postgraduate (M.Sc, Christ University) with 600+ therapy sessions across EAP, private practice and relationship counselling. She works with individuals and couples around anxiety, stress, burnout, trauma and relationship concerns through an evidence-based, trauma-informed, integrative approach and has facilitated 100+ mental-wellbeing workshops in corporate and community settings.
Riddhima Nigam
Founder, Bekhauf Panchi
Riddhima is a Counselling Psychologist and the founder of Bekhauf Panchi by Riddhima. She works with adolescents and adults around emotional overwhelm, stress, self-doubt, relationship concerns, identity and life transitions through a human-centred, trauma-informed and integrative approach. Her work focuses on creating emotionally safe, collaborative spaces that help individuals understand their experiences, reconnect with their strengths and values and develop greater clarity and self-trust. She also works with adolescents around developmental, emotional, academic and social challenges.
What you’ll learn?
What Overwhelm Actually Is
- Understand what happens psychologically when demands begin to exceed your perceived capacity to cope.
Why Your Mind Struggles to Slow Down
- Explore the cycle of constant doing, mental activation, urgency and difficulty switching off.
Overwhelm vs. Exhaustion
- Understand how emotional, mental and physical depletion can show up and why they don’t always look like obvious burnout.
Why Rest Can Feel Uncomfortable
- Explore guilt, productivity beliefs, unfinished tasks and the feeling that you haven’t “earned” a break.
Reclaiming Your Capacity
- Learn practical ways to create pauses, reduce mental clutter, recognise your limits and build more sustainable rhythms.
What you’ll take away?
An Overwhelm Check-In
- Identify what is currently taking up your mental and emotional capacity.
A Mental Load Sort
- Separate what needs your attention now, what can wait, what can be delegated and what may not actually be yours to carry.
A Guided Reset Practice
- Experience a simple exercise designed to help you slow down and reconnect with the present moment.
Reflection Prompts
- Questions to help you notice your relationship with productivity, rest, urgency and expectations.
Lifetime Resources
- Resources to support your learning beyond the workshop
What happens during the 90 minutes?
1- Understand: Interactive teaching
- We’ll unpack overwhelm and why constantly pushing through can become a pattern.
2- Notice: Guided self-reflection
- You’ll identify the thoughts, responsibilities, expectations and pressures currently taking up your capacity.
3- Sort: A practical overwhelm exercise
- We’ll separate what needs attention from what can wait, be shared or be released.
4- Reset: A guided practical exercise
- You’ll experience a simple way to slow down and shift out of constant mental urgency.
5- Ask: Live Q&A
- Ask questions during and after the session.
Why this workshop is different?
You Don’t Need to Earn the Right to Slow Down.
This workshop is…
Psychology-informed and evidence-based
We look at overwhelm as more than poor time management or a lack of discipline.
Not another productivity workshop
The goal isn’t to help you fit more into your day.
Reflective and practical
You’ll understand your own patterns and practise tools during the session.
Compassionate rather than demanding
You don’t need another list of things you’re “supposed” to do for your wellbeing.
Focused on sustainable balance
The aim isn’t to eliminate every demand from your life, but to build a healthier relationship with your capacity, responsibilities and rest.
Frequently asked questions.
Do I need prior therapy experience?
- No. These sessions are for everyone, whether or not you’ve ever spoken to a therapist.
Will I have to share personal experiences?
- Never. Participation in discussion is always optional. You’re welcome to simply listen and participate privately.
Will the session be recorded?
- Yes. Recording will be available for a week after the workshop.
Can I ask questions?
- Yes. There will be a live Q&A, and you can ask questions through the chat.
Will I receive resources afterward?
- Yes. Worksheets and a recommended resource list will be shared on WhatsApp after the session.
Can beginners attend?
- Absolutely. No background in psychology is needed.
Is there an age requirement?
- Yes. This workshop is for anyone aged 18 and above.
How do I get the joining link?
- Your Google Meet link and reminders will be sent to you on WhatsApp after you register.
Important Information
Before you register
- This is a psychoeducational workshop. It is not a substitute for psychotherapy or crisis support.
- Participation in discussion is always optional.
- You do not have to disclose anything personal during the session.
- Please join from a quiet, private space where possible.
- Worksheets and resources will be shared on WhatsApp after the session.
- Refund/cancellation policy:
We understand that plans can change. If you need to cancel your registration, you may request a full refund up to 24 hours before the workshop begins.
For cancellations made less than 24 hours before the workshop, or after the workshop has started, no refund will be provided.
To request a refund, please contact us at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time of the workshop.
If you are in distress or crisis, you can contact:
- Tele-MANAS: 1800-89-14416 | 14416
- iCall (TISS): 9152987821