Switch Off
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Lockwood Angela. Switch Off
About the author
Acknowledgements
Introduction A message from the author
Part I. The burden of connection
Chapter 1. Work–life integration
Searching for slow
Life role evolution
Chapter 2. Constant connectivity
Losing track in the virtual world
Wired for business
Chapter 3. Workplace overwhelm
The fallout of fast
Health responsibility
Part II. When to switch off
Chapter 4. Understanding your behaviours
Sensory overload
Recognise the signals
Chapter 5. Understanding your triggers
Signs and symptoms
The 3 O's
Life audit
Chapter 6. Flicking the switch
Changing perspective
Focus on you
Part III. Regaining control
Chapter 7. We can choose
Taking control
Making better choices
Introducing the phases of switching off
Chapter 8. Phase 1: Disconnect
Stop
Step back
Breathe
Chapter 9. Phase 2: Re-energise
Write
Rest
Notice
Chapter 10. Phase 3: Refocus
Question
Plan
Act
Part IV. Designing your habitat for health
Chapter 11. Setting up for success
Chapter 12. Your picture and your people
Create your picture
Establish your health team
Get organised
Chapter 13. Your time
Carve out guilt-free me time
The many faces of me time
Quiet time
Chapter 14. To be at your best
Get physical
Look beyond the walls
Get creative
Have fun
Final message
Index
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Angela Lockwood is an occupational therapist whose boundless energy sees her equally at ease working with children as standing in front of a packed audience delivering a keynote. Through living life at full-speed, Angela has learned first-hand the power of ‘switching off', allowing her to overcome seemingly impossible challenges and achieve success in life, love and career.
As a star hockey player during her school years, Angela had her sights set on the Sydney Olympics. However, after fracturing her skull during a game – an injury that would have stopped most in their tracks – her experiences learning to talk again and re-think her approach to life inspired her to change her path to occupational therapy, propelling her into a career that she was made for.
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I retreated to the safe familiarity of my car, closed the door, took a breath and a whirlwind of emotions overcame me. Basically I lost it. For the first time in my life I felt completely out of control … and alone in my chaos. I was swept up in one of the scariest feelings I have ever felt. I couldn't control my breathing, tears flooded down my cheeks, my hands trembled, my eyes were wide as plates. I just didn't know what to do. I froze in this scary moment.
With the clarity that only hindsight affords, I came to recognise the three things that had led me to this moment: I was overconnected, overwhelmed and completely overstimulated. Too many people were wanting too much from me (including myself). I was being crushed by an ever-growing to-do list, living in a state of hyper-arousal, persistently on the edge. Life at full throttle was too much, too full and too frantic. It was no longer working for me. I needed it to stop. One of my favourite mantras is ‘you only get one shot at life'. I had interpreted this as meaning I must do everything and do it now. But it was taking its toll.
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