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Small Steps, Big Changes: Embracing Your Journey · Work Stress Anxiety | Burnout Prevention & Work Anxiety Help

• 0:28
  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to ABGW.
• 0:31
  SPEAKER_01: Amazing, brilliant, gorgeous, wonderful, five mindful minutes for your real life, not your imaginary perfect one.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_01: If you're smart, capable, and secretly exhausted, you're in the right place.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_01: I'm really curious to know this.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_01: You might feel like there's simply no space today.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_01: That you're just on one long conveyor belt of meetings and pings and everybody else's demands.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_01: What I would like to suggest is that you can choose a reset that fits in a calendar gap.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_01: Try this where you are right now, if you can.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_01: Plant both feet on the ground, unclench your jaw, let your shoulders roll back a notch, breathe in through your nose for four, and breathe out through your mouth for six.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_01: Maybe three or four times.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_01: That's right.
• 1:56
  SPEAKER_01: Let your eyes soften and widen your attention, noticing three sounds, then three points of contact that you may have with the chair or the floor.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_01: Name it kindly, almost like under your breath.
• 2:20
  SPEAKER_00: Fast mind, protective body, slowing now.
• 2:28
  SPEAKER_00: So sooner or later you'll notice that your brain catastrophizes less when you repeat a short outbreath during the day.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: That ninety seconds reset.
• 2:45
  SPEAKER_00: It proves that you can turn down the dial at the right pace for you.
• 2:54
  SPEAKER_00: I hope that little snippet today shows you you don't need twenty minutes.
• 3:02
  SPEAKER_00: You just need to allow yourself some time.
• 3:06
  SPEAKER_00: Next time we'll tackle the belief that small steps aren't worth it.
• 3:18
  SPEAKER_01: If you're feeling unsafe or overwhelmed, please reach out for appropriate professional support, including myself, because you're allowed help.
• 3:31
  SPEAKER_01: Because every step you take, no matter how small, is a step towards a brighter, more balanced future.
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_01: Trust in your journey and remember, progress is progress no matter the pace.