04/02/2026
Have you been told that you are a procrastinator?? That you have a bad habit of procrastinating?
Procrastination isn’t a character flaw or a “lack of discipline.”
IT’S MERELY A COPING STRATEGY
It’s your mind’s way of saying: something here doesn’t feel safe, clear, or aligned.
When you treat procrastination itself as the problem, you fight yourself.
When you treat it as information, you have potential to resolve it!
Here’s what’s usually underneath:
• Fear – of failure, success, judgement, responsibility
• Overwhelm – too many decisions, no clear next step
• Misalignment – the task doesn’t match values, your energy, or timing
• Perfectionism – “If I can’t do it properly, I won’t start”
• Emotional avoidance – the task triggers discomfort, not laziness
So procrastination is actually doing a job:
👉 protecting you from perceived discomfort.
👉 protecting your values
👉 guarding you from what seems fearful
👉 recalibrating based on past experience
RESOLVE THE CAUSE AND PROCRASTINATION DISSOLVES NATURALLY
No forcing. No self-shaming. No “try harder.”
Wellbeing Coaching has the potential to resolve “poor habits”, investigate what values are no longer serving you and simplify decision making. let’s have a chat https://www.aureahealth.com.au/wellbeing-coaching.html
Meher Nariman is a qualified and experienced practitioner in Bowen Therapy, the Pilates method of movement, and Life & Wellness Coaching. She is known for her integrative approach, combining these...
