Episode 706: Overwhelm, Emotional Resilience, and Real Courage with Kate Swoboda

We’re talking about what it feels like to live in a world that just won’t let up and how to stay connected to yourself when everything around you feels chaotic. Returning guest Kate Swoboda is here to dig into fear, overwhelm, and the emotional fallout of constant crisis. Kate is the creator of YourCourageousLife.com, Director of the ICF-accredited Certified Life Coach Collective, and author of The Courage Habit. She’s spent years helping people break fear patterns and practice courage in real, everyday ways and she brings that wisdom straight into this conversation.

Together, we unpack the toll nonstop stress takes on your nervous system, why doomscrolling feels like quicksand, and how courage has nothing to do with muscling through. Instead, it’s about capacity, self-regulation, and the internal stories that shape how you move through the world. Kate and I also talk about overwhelm, somatic support, and why the smallest emotional shifts often end up being the most life-changing.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How to stay informed about a messy world without getting emotionally pulled under (3:44)

• What it really takes to build resilience and courage in daily life (14:53)

• Where to start when overwhelm takes over and you can’t see a way out of the spiral (21:01)

• What to consider if you’re drawn to becoming a life coach during your own growth journey (31:57)

Resources from this episode: 

Join me for my workshop: Live Like You Give a Damn (As the World Burns)

Certified Life Coach Collective (CLCC)

Insight Timer

Kate’s website

Kate on Instagram

Book recommendations: I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I’ve compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading!  

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