She states: “I am unsettled: boxes, paperwork, disorganized, overwhelmed and scattered feelings. Sometimes brain-fog, sometimes fatigue.” Why?

This somewhat disorganized state of mind is a function of the stress you are experiencing from having the inner torment undermining you on a continual basis. Things will get easier and there will be more energy to work with, so things will go smoother and be less disjointed when some repair is done, and that will be starting soon.