When you’re overwhelmed, your brain wants to do what it always does under threat: spin. Choose one word to describe what you are feeling. That small shift can be enough to knock you out of the spiral.

#FearScience #NameItToTameIt #MentalHealthEducation #EverydayFear #BraveNewYou

🗣️ Big feelings don’t need to be silenced—they need to be spoken.
As kids head back to school, they’re not just learning math and reading—they’re also learning how to navigate fear, frustration, and friendship. 💛📚

#YouthMentalHealth #EmotionalLiteracy #NameItToTameIt #BackToSchoolSupport

#MakingItMonday…#Resentment is reliving expectations not realized …

#NameItToTameIt #ResetExpectations #TravelLightInside

@zponderings
#Change #ThrivalHood #EmotionalWisdom #Creativity
linktr.ee/WHLThrive = Change and ThrivalHood
pegaphinz.com = Byte Wise Thriving

#MakingItMonday…#Resentment is reliving expectations not realized …

#NameItToTameIt #ResetExpectations #TravelLightInside

@zponderings
#Change #ThrivalHood #EmotionalWisdom #Creativity
linktr.ee/WHLThrive = Change and ThrivalHood
pegaphinz.com = Byte Wise Thriving

Feeling your feelings is an act of courage. #NameItToTameIt #MentalHealthMatters #EmotionsAreValid

Although not particularly extensive, I’ve had only positive experiences with therapists. Yesterday I was sufficiently taken aback by an insight shared with me that I heard myself saying “Woah, that’s deep!” #wellnessweek #nameittotameit