#2 Tool: Four quick steps for when something throws you

Eight Arms: Developing the craft of working with groups · Oct 29, 2026 · 2m · transcript

A quick Toolbox episode to take into your next session: four practical steps for staying steady when something throws you mid-session.

If you want the psychology behind why these work, listen to the Deep Dive on wobble moments, the episode before this one (link below).

The four steps:

* Notice it, and name it to yourself: “Okay, this is a wobble.”

* Buy yourself some breathing space: a slow breath out, feet into the floor/grip the desk, and a rehearsed go-to phrase.

* Get curious, and try a different frame: swap the panicky story for a question.

* Try something small, and see what happens: an…