05/10/2025
When you are stuck between fight or flight be freeze, you are very overwhelmed and feel guilt for not doing all the things
Then you try do all the things, get more overwhelmed and go back to doing nothing
And the cycle continues
When I started to put simple anchors into my morning, afternoon and evening, they helped me build momentum and gradually build multiple helpful habits into my day
For example, you are not going to have a complex morning routine like meditation, lymphatic drainage, journaling and a 10 Step skin care routine
➡️But you are likely in the morning to splash your face with cold water, make your bed and do a few deep breaths at your back door
➡️ Your anchors in the afternoon wouldn’t be complex but 5 deep breaths before your lunch feels doable l and very helpful
➡️ Your anchor for the evening could be drinking a herbal tea with no screen near you
Having one anchor each part of the day brings rhythm
All these things seem very underwhelming but they give you a quick bit of dopamine that you have stuck to your word and accomplished something good for you
This creates momentum to add more anchors to your day and they gradually become habit
I remember how sleep deprived I was in 2020 and how stuck I felt, adding in simple anchors was incredibly helpful
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