01/20/2026
You know that moment when you're making lunch, answering texts, and mentally planning dinner while your kid is asking you the same question for the fifth time—and suddenly you can't remember what you just put in the microwave?
48% of parents say their stress is completely overwhelming most days (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). That's nearly half of us walking around with our nervous systems in constant fight-or-flight mode. We're not "bad at handling stress"—our bodies are literally stuck in survival mode, processing everything as a threat. The guilt you feel for snapping at your kids? The brain fog when you walk into a room? The exhaustion even after sleeping? That's your triple warmer meridian—your body's main survival protector—running constantly. When it's overworked, everything feels harder because everything literally is harder.
Here's what nobody tells you: You can interrupt that overwhelm cycle in 90 seconds. Place one hand on your forehead and one hand on the back of your head (where your skull meets your neck). Close your eyes. Breathe normally. That's it. You're literally holding your neurovascular points—they redirect blood flow from your reptilian brain (panic mode) back to your frontal cortex (thinking mode). Your body remembers how to calm itself down; it just needs permission to do it.
Next time you feel that "I can't do this anymore" wave hit, try it. Bathroom. Car. Kitchen counter. 90 seconds. Then come back and tell me what you noticed. Drop a 🧠 if you're trying this today.
