23/04/2026
Most people try to think their way out of how they feel.
But from my experience, this isn’t the best way to move through things. Healing starts in the body, not the head.
If you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, and tired of talking about it without anything shifting, start here…
1️⃣ Build awareness of what’s actually happening in your body
Not what you’re thinking. What do you actually feel? Tightness? Heaviness? Numbness? When we can notice what’s there, we can learn how to support it. This is where the work begins.
2️⃣ Slow your exhale down
When you’re spiralling or feeling overwhelmed, don’t just stop and take a deep breath. Breathe out slowly. A longer exhale tells your nervous system you’re safe. Do it multiple times. Better paired with movement.
3️⃣ Shake it out or go for a walk
When you’ve held in too much there is energy that needs to move. Your body needs to discharge it. Shake your arms, stomp your feet, go for a walk, cry it out. Let it move through you. Works every time.
4️⃣ Come back to your senses
Look around the room. Say out loud what you see, hear, smell, feel, taste. This pulls you out of your head and back into your body. Do it while cooking, driving, walking. Rewire the loop.
5️⃣ Let your body complete the cycle
Most of us start to feel something and immediately shut it down. Maybe we just don’t have the time and space. We tense up but never release. Start to cry but stop ourselves. Feel frustration but internalise it. This built up energy doesn’t just disappear. Let it finish. Completion builds capacity.
If any of this feels difficult or you want to go deeper, I work with people using a bottom up approach to help them reconnect back to themselves.
Send me a DM or check links in my bio.
