Hope you are feeling safe and resourced!!
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Your nervous system is so smart.
You’re biologically wired to feel afraid.
Your body is prepped for threat that is not yet here.
What can you do to feel more settled in this moment?
1) Self-Touch
2) Self-Talk
3) Reach Out for Connection
4) Remember Impermanence
Self-Touch
Massage your body, even if it’s *just* squeezing your own arms. Take a shower with cool water. Ask a loved one to lay on top of you or use a weighted blanket. If that feels too vulnerable, ask a roommate to gently press down on your feet. Take a moment to smell something lovely. Connecting to our senses is one of the quickest ways to get “unstuck” when overwhelmed.
Self-Talk
Speak aloud what you most need to hear. Pretend you’re a loving parent and speak to your younger self: “Thank you, body, for reminding me that this is a scary moment. I am safe right now. I am resilient and prepared to act, if necessary. Until then, I am completely safe — even if the sky doesn’t
look like it.”
Reach Out for Connection
You are not alone. Write to a family member or friend who lives in another area. Ask them to send you a photo of a beautiful blue sky. Call someone who delights you! Friends are our lifelines and can help us co-regulate. It’s likely your call will make their day too.
Remember Impermanence
Our sweet brains need help remembering there is a different (better) future ahead. In times of strife, the body’s job is to keep us alive at all costs. Chemicals flood the body to “help”, but you may find yourself frozen — or desperate to flee or fight.
Remind yourself that this WILL end.
This WILL shift.
Blue skies WILL come again.
And finally, please remember that none of this anxiety mismatch is your fault. Nervous system regulation and resiliency was not taught in school. Self-regulation and somatic awareness are the most important skills you can gift yourselves and your children. You’re worth it.
Radical Self Care
Eat really well, receive an Acupuncture treatment to boost your Immune system and calm the Nervous system.
Take Lung herbs to prevent the toxins from the smoke to stay in your lungs. Maybe even do a full body 21 days Purification Cleanse (ask me about more information)
Make sure to drink enough water and to get good night sleep
Be grateful and give thanks for what is working in your life.
