01/15/2026
Emotionally, we all have our own "internal tides." We have high-energy days, low-power modes, and those weird "in-between" moments where we just feel stuck. Even the ocean takes a break-it’s called Slack Water. It’s that brief, quiet moment where the tide stops moving entirely before it changes direction.
If you’re feeling "slack" today-unproductive, quiet, or just still-that’s not a glitch. It’s biology.
Biologically, your nervous system is a water-based OS. When you’re dehydrated, the "app" starts crashing. You get irritable, foggy, and anxious. Drinking water won’t solve your childhood trauma (that’s what we’re here for), but it does keep your internal ocean from turning into a salt flat.
Fill the bottle. Take the pause. Let yourself ebb and flow. You’re doing better than you think.
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