🧠 CORE INSIGHTS• Anxiety often signals chaos in your life, not just a chemical imbalance• You don’t need to fix everything—start with breathing, eating, and getting clean• Basic care is spiritual care: your nervous system listens to your habits• Flexibility is a survival skill when your routines get disrupted

🛠 TAKEAWAYS• Breathing deeply resets your nervous system—don’t underestimate it• When anxiety spikes, assess your rhythms: have you eaten, moved, cleaned up?• Order and routine aren’t rigid rules—they’re fallback points when things unravel• Being off your game doesn’t mean you’ve failed—it’s a signal to reassess

✍🏾 JOURNALING PROMPTS• What’s currently chaotic in my life that I’ve been ignoring?• When was the last time I checked in with my body—food, water, rest, breath?• What habits help me reset when I feel overwhelmed?• Where do I need to be more flexible right now?

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