NOTICE YOUR NEEDS, AND MEET THEM!
Yesterday my neighbors were acting crazy, yelling and fighting. It triggered me BIG TIME. My brain knew it wasn't happening to me, but my body didn't. I was stuck in freeze mode. My body was fighting against me, despite being aware of the fact that I was okay, my body felt we were in danger. Normally I would have just pushed past this and kept on trucking... Which would have put me into a further spiral of paralysis. So instead, I honored my body. I gave myself grace. I paused and nurtured myself by snuggling under the blankets with my dogs in the safety of my bed. I had a nap. I drank some water. I didn't take on anything else. I watched a cooking show (my go to stress reduction method haha), and I let my body and my inner child know we were safe and we were okay. This changed everything for me. Monday morning has arrived and I am not stuck in a spiral! I am here and showing up and present. I just thought I would share with those who may be able to relate. We got this ;) xoxo Abby