Within minutes of watching a keynote speaker, I became gripped by panic and comparison. Shrinking in my seat, I felt as though I was going to be ill. Afterwards, I wailed down the phone at my husband, explaining what had happened and saying I couldn’t do my own keynote the following day. His response: “Have you eaten?” It hit me that my meltdown was likely due to racing around all day on no more than a flapjack. Within an hour, I felt like a different person.
Uncharacteristic behaviour, meltdowns, anxiety, being argumentative, snappy or aggressive, feeling like a fraud — these all too often have their root in unmet needs. We’re hangry, overtired, bored, lonely, scared, stressed, overloaded, or in desperate need of rest and relaxation because we’re juggling other…
