10/08/2026
You do not figure out the way to escape a building once it is on fire. You run the drill when everything is quiet so your body knows where to go.
Recovery works the same way. Once you are flooded, you won't talk yourself down. The real work happens in the ordinary hours.
Start noticing what your body tells you each day. A tight chest, a clenched jaw, restlessness, going numb. Those are early warnings, and the sooner you catch them, the more options you have. Then practice calming down when you do not need to. Slow breathing with a long exhale. A walk. Some time outside. It feels small, but repetition builds capacity.
If you want to go deeper, Rewired is a course built for exactly this, with practical tools for calming your body instead of forcing your way through every hard night.
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