11/06/2025
Vulnerable moment:
I had to practice what I preach this morning when a tidal wave of anxiety hit.
Here’s what it really looked like:
Feelings hit, followed by tears and overwhelming sense of anxiety and failure (yes, I said failure). In the past I would have pushed through and told myself I didn’t have *time* to process what I was feeling.
But today I listened to my own words, and I got grounded. I let go of my perfectionist need to “stay on the routine” and I let my kids play with the dog for a few minutes while I just sat with the feeling, and breathed through it, and named it. AND- I reached out to someone I trust who was able to help me remember that sometimes I’m a little too hard on myself and it’s okay to just breathe. So I did.
Here’s what’s important for you to know:
-All-in, processing these feelings took about 10 minutes.
-My kids were FINE. They loved the few minutes they had playing with the dog, and they still left the house having accomplished all their tasks, and they weren’t late to school.
-The feeling didn’t follow me around all day, and it didn’t interrupt my day like it would have if I had just bottled it up and pushed it down.
The takeaway? It’s ABSOLUTELY REASONABLE to take a few minutes to process a hard feeling.
Get grounded, name it, and breathe through it. And if you need to phone a friend, that’s okay too 🥰. We’re wired to do life together, with others.
