Feeling like life is moving at 1,000 miles an hour? This time of year can feel especially overwhelming—with holiday pressure, year-end deadlines, and nonstop demands pulling you in every direction. But what if you could pause it all... just for a moment?

In today’s microdose Monday meditation, Michael O’Brien guides you through a short, grounding practice designed to help you slow down, create space, and reconnect with your breath—even in the middle of chaos. Whether you're buried in to-do lists or simply trying to find a moment of calm, this episode offers the permission you may not know you needed: you can pause.

• Experience a short but powerful breath practice to settle your nervous system
• Release urgency and reconnect with the calm wisdom of your body
• Learn how to hold space for swirling thoughts—without judgment
• Discover how to create peace in the middle of busyness, one breath at a time
• Feel supported by a grounded reminder: you’re not alone, and you don’t have to rush

Want more mindful moments like this one? Download the Pause Breathe Reflect app and access a library of meditations designed for real life. You can also join us here every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:11am ET for more microdose meditations, mindset shifts, and resilience tools.

If this episode helped you, consider sharing it with someone who needs a reminder to slow down and breathe.

Receive one of my FREE Pause Breathe Reflect Stickers via this link sticker.

Sign up for My RIPPLE EFFECT newsletter by clicking Ripple Effect or finding me on Substack. 

We can also connect on LinkedIn. 

Download the Pause Breathe Reflect App with Microdose EQ by clicking App on your smartphone. 

Subscribe to be sure you don’t miss any of the micro-meditations, wellness tips, and guidance that I publish every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:11 am. 

With Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience after Physical Trauma through Kintsugi Mindfulness, listeners explore resilience through personal stories of trauma, scars, and injury while learning to overcome PTSD, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and perfectionism with self-compassion, self-love, and self-worth. Through insightful discussions on building resilience, fitness, and stress management, as well as mindfulness practices and digital wellness, the show offers practical tools such as breathwork, micro-dose meditation, grounding techniques, visualization, and daily affirmations for anxiety relief and stress reduction. Inspired by the art of kintsugi, the podcast embodies healing as a transformative process, encouraging a shift in perspective from worry and overwhelm to gratitude and personal growth. By exploring the mind-body connection, micro-dosing strategies for emotional well-being, and holistic approaches to self-care, this podcast empowers listeners to cultivate emotional resilience and live with greater balance and intention.