10/14/2026
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โจ๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โจ๏ธ
๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐? ๐๐ฌ
~โ๐๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญโ~
When life starts life-ing a little TOO hard, how does your body respond?
Do you:
Fight? ๐ฅ
Flight? ๐โโ๏ธ
Freeze? ๐ง
Fawn? ๐ซ
I think a LOT of us are walking around stressed the f**k out and don't even realize how much our bodies are carrying.
Personally? I freeze...
I mean...honestly, I go through โจ๏ธALL the phasesโจ๏ธ
But my body finds comfort in the *freeze* response the most
So when I feel like my life is turning upside down, I pay attention to my patterns.
I get overwhelmed, shut down, isolate myself, and suddenly doing the bare minimum feels like climbing Mount Everest.
I feel like, I literally cannot ๐
..and listen y'all...I could absolutely feel myself heading in that direction before s**t even began to get rocky...๐๐
And since I know myself well enough to recognize the signs...and because I am forever on the journey of better myself...I decided I wasn't going to sit back and let myself disappear into solitary confinement for the next several business weeks...to months ๐ฌ๐ช
So I made a commitment to โจ๏ธMOVE MY BODYโจ๏ธ
That's literally it.
I can eat like s**t and crash out on my couch binge watching even s**ttier reality TV...but first...we gotta go to the gym.
I am now halfway through WEEK FOUR of getting to the gym three days a week. ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
And let me just sayโฆ there are absolutely days when I do NOT want to go...like, at all. ๐๐
But I'm showing up anyway.
Because I know I need to take care of myself, especially when life feels like a lot.
I also have a Thai bodywork massage booked in about a month because
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this massage therapist is also getting a massage. ๐โโ๏ธโจ๏ธ
Ope...and that brings me to a little massage therapist side quest ๐
~โ๏ธMassage is a lovely way to support relaxation and help your body settle out of that constant go-go-go feeling.
Slow, intentional touch, a quiet environment, and time where you don't have to make decisions or take care of anyone else is literally what our bodies are begging for.
Massage, is of course not, a magic cure for stress or trauma.
But it is the bees knees ๐๐๐when it comes to taking care of yourself...especially when you've been carrying too much for too long.
So remember, you don't have to wait until you're completely burned out to take care of yourself.โ~
Now I want to hear from you!
When life gets overwhelming, what do YOU tend to do?
๐ฅ FIGHT ~ get irritable, angry, controlling, or ready to tackle everything head-on.
๐โโ๏ธ FLIGHT ~ stay busy, overwork, distract yourself, or feel like you need to escape.
๐ง FREEZE ~ shut down, procrastinate, feel stuck, or withdraw from everyone.
๐ซ FAWN ~ people-please, keep everyone else happy, and forget your own needs.
Of course, these aren't rigid boxes..and as I mentioned, we can all respond differently depending on the situation.
But I'm curiousโฆ what's your โจ๏ธgo-toโจ๏ธ response when life gets overwhelming? ๐๐ฌ๐คฃ
I wanna talk about it!
Oh...and in the meantime, be a little extra gentle with yourself.
I think a lot of us need that reminder ๐๐
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