There’s a word that shows up with almost every counselling client and leads to lots of self-criticism. It’s so common that most people don’t even notice they’re saying it. Yet this single word has an extraordinary ability to make us feel guilty, anxious, and powerless. The word? “Should.” “I should be over this by now.” …
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“Take a deep breath”. It’s well-meaning advice, but it often falls flat because most people don’t understand why breathing works or how to do it effectively.
Your breath isn’t just about getting oxygen into your lungs. It’s one of the most direct ways to regulate your nervous system – your fight, flight, or freeze responses.
But while you can’t directly control your heart rate, blood pressure, or stress hormone levels, you can control your breathing. And when you change your breathing, everything else follows.