Dr. Nancy Williams

Friends and clients are confiding in me that it's incredibly challenging to focus right now.  That should be no surprise to leaders everywhere as we've maneuvered two years of "unprecedented" times with the pandemic and its workplace, political, and societal…

A music colleague recently asked me what to say to collaborators so that they don't feel pressured to agree with her or join her project.  This resonated with me because I'm the type of person who gets things done and…

Do you feel stressed or overwhelmed trying to eat healthy? Does even seeing those two words “eating healthy” cause your stress levels to increase or send you into panic mode? 

As a board certified health and wellness coach, I’m often…

The physical symptoms of overwhelm are bad enough.
You may be not able to sleep through the night and have an increased heart rate or fatigue,
to name a few.

But how are you managing emotionally?

Are you feeling anxious…

Ever since I pivoted my 20+ years as a music educator to include leadership coaching into my slash career portfolio,
I've been trying to find a way to make it more accessible to people who live paycheck to paycheck 
or…

Do you think that work/life balance is a modern myth?

The Great Resignation is proving that now, more than ever,
people are craving a lifestyle that no longer includes
overwhelm and burnout.

My own experience with both of them
forced…

So you’ve set up some goals and habits but are you having a hard time making them stick? Have you ever heard of habit stacking? It’s an easy way to create new habits that actually stick – so you continue…

One of the signs of overwhelm is anxiety - that's the wave of panic that hits
when you feel that you have too much to do and don't know where to start
or even if it's possible to get it…

It's tempting to blame feeling overwhelmed on your workload
and people who seem to take advantage of your time and energy
or even on the fallout from the pandemic.

Have you noticed how some people are able to get tons…

So often feelings of overwhelm come from having too much to do.

Particularly when I was in grad school, I felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of things
I had to do to get my degree.  Every day felt like…

I turned 50 this year and honestly, it was just another day.

The magic of 50 is that my "just another day"
is at a whole different level than it has ever been.
I realized how much more empowered I…

The challenges of a multi-year pandemic can be overwhelming during the holidays.

For me, the pandemic hasn't effected the holiday season near as much as the death of my parents.

Even though that was 10 years ago and I'm a…