Feeling overwhelmed
Let’s make this smaller and softer, one step at a time.
🌿 Slow your breathing
Try a longer exhale: breathe in gently, breathe out a little slower.
🖐 5–4–3–2–1 grounding
Name 5 things you can see.
4 things you can feel.
3 things you can hear.
2 things you can smell.
1 thing you can taste.
4 things you can feel.
3 things you can hear.
2 things you can smell.
1 thing you can taste.
🧠 Reduce the list
Ask: what’s one small thing I can do first?
What can wait?
What can be “good enough”?
What can wait?
What can be “good enough”?
💧 Reset your body
Sip water. Drop your shoulders. Unclench your jaw.
Take one slow breath and let your exhale soften.
Take one slow breath and let your exhale soften.