Before you “push through” the weekend… pause for 10 seconds. Right now, do you feel more like: 🟢 steady / connected (in your window of tolerance) 🔴 wired / overwhelmed (hyperaroused) 🔵 shut down / numb (hypoaroused) No fixing. No judging. Just noticing. Prompt: What’s one small thing that helps you feel safer in your body? (Examples: a shower, a snack, fresh air, music, laying down, a comfort show)

Feeling “too much”… or completely shut down? It’s not a character flaw — it’s your nervous system doing its job. 🔴 Hyperarousal = too ON (fight/flight) • reactive • tense • anxious • overwhelmed 🔵 Hypoarousal = too OFF (freeze) • numb • disconnected • stuck • shut down 🟢 Window of Tolerance = where you feel like you again • calm enough to think • connect • communicate ✨ The goal isn’t to never get stressed… it’s learning how to come back. If you want simple tools to regulate + return to your window, ➡️ follow + join my free Crafting Calm community 💛 Comment 🔴🟢🔵 — which one have you been in lately? #nervoussystemregulation #windowoftolerance #fightflightfreeze #healingjourney #groundingtools #emotionalregulation #therapytools #craftingcalm

As this week begins, you don’t need to rush into it. You don’t need to be motivated, organized, or “on.” You just need to arrive. Let today be about settling, not striving. A gentle grounding practice (1–2 minutes): Wherever you are, pause for a moment. - Place one hand on your chest or stomach - Take a slow breath in through your nose - Exhale gently through your mouth - Do this three times, noticing the support beneath you Then remind yourself: “I am allowed to start softly.” There is no wrong pace for this week. Small, steady moments of care count. 💬 If it feels right, share one word for how you’re entering this week below. Or simply read and rest — that’s welcome here too.

As this week begins, you don’t need to rush into it. You don’t need to be motivated, organized, or “on.” You just need to arrive. Let today be about settling, not striving. A gentle grounding practice (1–2 minutes): Wherever you are, pause for a moment. - Place one hand on your chest or stomach - Take a slow breath in through your nose - Exhale gently through your mouth - Do this three times, noticing the support beneath you Then remind yourself: “I am allowed to start softly.” There is no wrong pace for this week. Small, steady moments of care count. 💬 If it feels right, share one word for how you’re entering this week below. Or simply read and rest — that’s welcome here too.

If today feels heavy, foggy, stretched thin, or quietly overwhelming— you’re not failing, and you’re not the only one. So many people are moving through similar moments right now, even if it doesn’t look that way from the outside. The tiredness, the uncertainty, the emotional swings, the “I don’t know what I need” feeling—these are shared human experiences, not personal shortcomings. There’s nothing you need to fix today. Nothing you need to prove. Nothing you need to catch up on. Just noticing how you’re feeling is enough. If it feels supportive, you’re welcome to respond with: - one word that describes how today feels, or - a simple 🤍 to say “I’m here,” or - nothing at all—quiet presence counts too. You belong here, exactly as you are today. 🕊️