74. Pressing Your Reset Button

February 28, 2025

Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or stuck in survival mode? In this episode of OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins talks about recognising when you need a reset. If you're constantly running on empty, ignoring the signs, and feeling burnt out, this is your reminder to stop and take care of yourself.

Beki shares her own struggles with stress and how she learned to reset using movement, breathwork, and self-care. She explains why ignoring stress makes it worse and how making time for yourself actually helps you work better and feel happier.

This episode will help you break the cycle of burnout and find simple ways to reset your mind and body so you can enjoy your work and life again.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

- The signs your body gives you when you need a reset
- Why pushing through stress and burnout doesn’t work
- How conscious connected breathwork can shift emotions and energy
- The power of movement, rest, and tuning into your body’s needs
- Why choosing yourself is the key to long-term success
- How a simple daily body scan can help you reset and regain control

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Main topic

00:00 Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission

00:48 Understanding Anxiety and Stress in OT Careers

01:35 Personal Story: Recognizing and Managing Anxiety

03:28 Helping OTs Create Their Own Freedom

04:12 Overcoming a Recent Bout of Anxiety

05:30 The Power of Breathwork and Self-Care

09:26 The Importance of Rest and Self-Worth

14:19 Daily Practices for Reducing Stress

16:36 Final Thoughts and Membership Options

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

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Episode Transcript

Pressing Your Reset Button

[00:00:00] Hi, I'm Beki Eakins, Business Mindset and Lifestyle Coach for Occupational Therapists. I focus on creating a freedom-based online business, helping OTs package their skills into unique and exciting offers. Offers that feel so good they sell with ease in the online space. Since leaving OT, I’ve worked with hundreds of clients online, helping them create a life they love.

[00:00:20] In this podcast, I talk about lifestyle goals, mindset, and strategy—the things you need to create your own life of freedom.

[00:00:30] Hello and welcome to the OT Yourself to Freedom podcast. I’m your host, Beki Eakins. Today, we’re talking about anxiety—not just diagnosed anxiety, but that constant hum of stress. That feeling of always being on edge, like you’ve had too much coffee.

[00:00:50] That tightness in your chest, the buzzing inside. Your body screaming at you, but you don’t even notice. I want to talk about this because so many of us go through it. And for years, I didn’t even realise that wasn’t normal.

[00:01:10] I thought that constant agitation was just who I was. I thought feeling tense and on edge every day was just life. Sometimes, I felt frozen by it—stuck. I had tightness in my chest, not enough to rush to A&E, but enough to notice. My stomach felt knotted.

[00:01:35] It felt like I had too much caffeine, even when I wasn’t drinking coffee. And the exhaustion—because stress takes so much energy. I felt completely drained, yet kept pushing through.

[00:01:55] This was my normal. It took years to realise it wasn’t normal. I’ve done a lot of work on it over the years. I’ve learned how to handle it better. But sometimes, it still comes back. And last week, it came back. Because life throws challenges at us.

[00:02:25] And sometimes, we don’t even realise they’re new challenges. Last week, I had that tightness in my chest again. I couldn’t sleep for two nights. My mind wouldn’t stop racing. As soon as I got past one stressful thought, another popped up.

[00:02:50] I kept replaying everything in my head. And then I realised—this isn’t how I want to feel. It was a workday—a Monday. I usually work a full day on Mondays. But walking in nature wasn’t enough. Seeing friends wasn’t shifting it.

[00:03:20] I had to do something different. So I made a decision. I turned off my phone. I danced like a crazy lady for 10 minutes. I shook my body, let go, moved freely. Then I did a deep breathwork session.

[00:03:50] Breathwork is powerful. It’s not just breathing—it shifts emotions and energy. I did a conscious connected breathwork session for over an hour. And then, I fell into a deep sleep.

[00:04:15] When I woke up, three hours had passed. It was like someone pressed a reset button. All the tension had gone. I felt light, clear, and calm. I still had time to do a few hours of work. And I was way more productive than before.

[00:04:45] That’s when I realised—we all have a reset button. But we don’t always use it. Sometimes, we need more than a walk in nature. Sometimes, we need a deeper reset.

[00:05:05] For me, breathwork was the key. It’s different from yoga breathing—it’s intense but effective. It helps you release emotions, not suppress them. As Brene Brown says, “We cannot selectively numb emotions. When we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.”

[00:05:30] Breathwork helps us process, feel, and release emotions. It’s like a full system reboot. When you reset, you gain clarity. Your brain works better. You stop running on stress and start thinking clearly. And that’s when your best work happens.

[00:06:00] So if you’re feeling overwhelmed—stop. Take a break. Your brain works best when you look after yourself. If you take one thing from this episode—choose yourself. You deserve time to reset. When you do, everything improves.

74. Pressing Your Reset Button

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