How do you deal with feeling overwhelmed?

This week's Assembly asked
"How do you deal with feeling overwhelmed?"

We've gathered the key points and notes from the session, so you can refer back for future reference, or if you weren't able to join, learn from your fellow freelancers.

Overwhelm manifests itself in many forms. From too much work, from too little work. From the steep learning curve of setting up your business, to juggling client workload and taking time for yourself - or even when you don't have much work on.

It's something all of us on the call experience, no matter how long we've been doing this, and it requires taking a step back to look at how we work, our behaviours and what we need to find the balance.

The shift in control changes what overwhelm might feel like, or how it manifests. Having more control is positive, but having more responsibility all on us can be a challenge too.

For some of us, it required us to look at the foundations, for others, it was about prioritisation, managing energy l