12/03/2025
Sometimes taking a deep breath isn’t quite enough to dissipate extreme overwhelm, or an unexpected stress trigger, or in the case of my household: a giant meltdown.
Noticing specific sensory cues in your environment helps narrow your attentional focus, which signals your nervous system to recalibrate.
While you’re breathing deeply, shift your attention between these prompts:
✔️Five things you can see.
✔️Three things you can hear.
✔️One thing you can touch.
Note how your breathing begins to slow, your body starts to calm, your thoughts realign.
Let me know how this technique works for you.