“Feeling the need to be busy all the time is a trauma response and fear-based distraction from what you’d be forced to acknowledge and feel if you slowed down.” Via @tutu_mora Monday reminder that slowing down takes courage, and often, practice. You might need to start much smaller than you think - perhaps even with just 5 or 10 minutes with no schedule, no goals. Even those brief windows can be overstimulating for many. You can even try having your morning coffee or your lunch in silence. No scrolling, no YouTube. Just drinking or eating and noticing where your thoughts go. #trauma #anxiety #busy #busywoman #busywomen #busybusy #fear #justbreathe #breathe #takefive #takeabreak #takeabreath #slowdown #monday #mondaymotivation #mindful #mindfulness #mondaymindfulness #slowdown #heymanslowdown #nyc #nyclife #nyctherapy (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYdHW0A_Sh/?igshid=1cezmsii4hvs7