My inner critic can be brutal. So I gave it a face ->👾. Now when it shows up, I think “oh, there’s that wee purple alien again” and it loses some of its power. 👉 If you gave your anxiety a character or emoji, what would it look like?

Entered extremely busy restaurant with noise and faces everywhere and was rushed by racing thoughts,tension, pounding heart, and inability to focus. Started to feel the pull to my brain to start overthinking and wanted to flee immediately. Reminded myself it’s just the “ car alarm” and stayed, had a nice meal with friends. Small win but shows progress in mindset shift 👍🏻

The stuff that’s helped me most hasn’t been hacks—it’s been things like: Accepting the anxiety instead of fighting it 🤝 Facing things gradually 📈 Learning to move with discomfort 🚀 Having a bigger goal than my fears 🎯 👉 Out of those, which one do you think would make the biggest difference for you right now?