Sometimes the mind spirals so loud it feels like you're being yanked by an invisible leash—paralyzed by pressure, drowning in "shoulds," unable to access the truth underneath the noise.

In this episode, I share two simple, powerful practices that have helped me soften that grip and come back to myself—even in the middle of a fear loop, a wave of doubt, or an emotional freeze. These are the exact tools I turn to when I feel stuck in my head and far from my center—and they've helped me remember: I don't have to feel totally clear to return to truth. A sliver is enough.

What We Dive Into:

✧ Why trying to figure out how to feel better usually makes it worse

✧ The 5-minute pause that helps me stay with the feeling instead of reacting to it

✧ The exact journaling question I come back to when I can't hear my intuition

✧ How I move forward without waiting for the emotion to fully go away

✧ What "freezing disguised as feeling" looks like — and how I catch it

✧ How these two practices help me come back to truth, even on the hardest days

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