You are not falling apart. You are just in the messy middle.
In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with her best friend Naila, content creator and host of the Untempered podcast, for one of the most honest and unfiltered conversations the show has ever had. This is not an expert interview. It is two women sitting in the messy middle together, naming something the self-development world rarely admits -- that sometimes you feel mentally scattered, lost and disconnected from yourself, and that is not a failure. It is a season.
If you have ever caught yourself thinking:
"I feel so mentally scattered and I don't know why"
"I keep scrolling to switch off but I end up feeling worse"
"I have been so busy but I don't feel like I am actually living my life"
"I don't feel grounded enough to even think about what I want next"
"I know something is off but I cannot put my finger on what it is"
Then this episode is for you. In this conversation, Erika and Naila cover:
- Why scrolling to switch off is making your mental scatter worse, not better
- The difference between being busy and running away from yourself
- How social media conditions you into losing your identity without realising it
- Why feeling mentally scattered is not a problem to fix but a signal to listen to
- How to reconnect with yourself when you have no mental space left
- The difference between self-awareness and actually changing your behaviour
- What it means to stop producing your life and start living it
- How to create space in your day when everything feels full and overwhelming
- Why there is no deadline for getting to know yourself or building your life
- The voice note exercise that shifts how you talk to yourself when you are struggling
You do not have to have it all figured out to start coming back to yourself. But you can start exactly where you are.
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TIMESTAMP
(00:00) Introduction
(04:02) Why are you thinking about your connection to yourself?
(14:36) What emotion were you running away from?
(18:27) Instagram is trying to dilute you and make you the same
(27:32) Is there a healthy experience of social media?
(29:54) Doom scrolling RUINED all my relationships
(36:16) How to give yourself space
(44:03) Self worth attached to nothing
(49:54) Give yourself permission to just be
(56:00) Voice recorder exercise
(59:03) What would you ask your grandparents?
WHO AM I?
I’m Erika, an Australian living in Dubai, a mum and the creator and host of this podcast. After almost a decade in law, I’ve stepped into a new chapter centred on what I love - helping people understand themselves, grow and build lives that feel aligned. As someone with big ambitions, I’m passionate about pursuing what matters and to do so, we need to create our own lives intentionally. This channel is a space for honest conversations, curiosity and practical tools to support that journey. Welcome - I’m glad you’re here.
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