I created my profile based on the questions in the classroom. I am not really active online so I was worried that EEAT meant I couldn't sell my ebook but Gemini reassured me I could so it goes to show you don't need professional qualifications and a business address!
Who I Am
I am Eva Mandy, and I am someone who spent years drowning in chronic overwhelm, mental fatigue, and emotional burnout. After traditional therapy failed to give me relief, I spent over a decade researching, reading, and testing strategies on my own life to find a way out. I created Reduce Overwhelm to share the exact journals, frameworks, and practical tools that finally gave me less weight in my head and more steadiness in my days.
E — Experience
What I have actually done, lived through, and built:
Overcoming Chronic Overwhelm: Navigated and managed personal chronic mental overload and decision paralysis for over a decade.
Self-Directed Behavioural Research: Spent years actively studying, testing, and implementing mindfulness, time management, and cognitive relief techniques outside of a clinical setting.
Journaling to Framework Transition: Spent years refining personal journal entries into a repeatable, structured digital survival guide and toolkit for daily stress management.
Ongoing Practice: Continually using, testing, and adjusting these exact focus and boundary-setting methods in my own life every single day.
E — Expertise
Specific subjects and methods I can speak on with self-taught depth:
The Brain Dump Method: Techniques for emptying a cluttered mind onto paper to stop immediate cognitive overload.
Overcommitment Recovery: Practical strategies for reviewing upcoming schedules, pacing weekly tasks, and learning how to say "no" without guilt.
Early Burnout Recognition: Identifying personal warning signs of overwhelm, such as snapping at loved ones, sleeping in late, or sudden procrastination.
The 7-Day Mental Reset: A step-by-step structure to restore calm when emotional overload hits.
Focus Block Planning: Methods for isolating and executing one task at a time to defeat decision freeze.
A — Authoritativeness
Signals that show the real-world recognition of my knowledge:
Founder of Reduce Overwhelm:
Digital Product Creator: Authored and published an eBook survival guide compiled directly from years of real-world journal strategies.
The Simple Toolkit: Developed physical, actionable resources including the Weekly Structure Page and the Focus Block Sheet.
Peer-Validated Frameworks: My written guide and methods have been reviewed, tested, and highly praised by real people experiencing daily stress.
T — Trustworthiness
Why you can trust what I say:
Radical Transparency: I publish openly under my real name, Eva Mandy.
No False Credentials: I am completely honest about the fact that I am not a doctor, therapist, or certified coach—I am a peer with lived experience.
Documented Journey: I share exactly what didn't work for me (including years of traditional therapy that failed to click) so others don't waste time on performative solutions.
Zero Financial Risk Approach: I host my platform on a free, accessible subdomain to focus purely on helping people recover before asking for major financial commitments.
I am on Facebook and will be using my profile to share my product eventually