Midlife Remix Why Busyness Is Killing You (And What to Do About It)
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Mar 24, 2026 Molly Carroll, therapist, author, and founder of Cracking Open with 30 years of clinical work, shares candid stories from grief and collapse. She explores the loneliness hidden by constant busyness. Short, practical practices like breathwork, grounding, and journaling come up. High achievers and caretakers are called out as especially at risk.
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Breathwork Quickly Calms Your Nervous System
- Breathwork shifts the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic (fight/flight) to parasympathetic (rest/digest) and lowers cortisol quickly.
- Molly's recommended 4-7-9 breathing for three rounds is an easy practice to do before bed, during coffee, or between meetings.
Give Yourself Small Homework And Be Accountable
- Use small consistent action steps (homework) to change behavior, then track and be accountable for them.
- Molly asks clients to text when they complete tasks like difficult conversations or reducing alcohol and follows up as their accountability partner.
Use The Three A's To Move Out Of Your Story
- Use the three A's: Awareness, Acceptance, Action to move out of stuckness and avoid staying in victim stories.
- Molly listens to the story but gives homework and actions so clients practice new behaviors and report back.