I’m going to try something new to deal with stress: a cortisol reset. The idea from a podcast resonated with me.

Twenty minutes with no notifications, no scrolling, and no distractions. It can be a walk, journaling, meditation, yoga, a bath…

I already use baths (often without even realizing it) when I’m very stressed or exhausted. I walked a lot when I was in the middle of grief. Exercise? Every day. I honestly don’t think I would survive without it. Sometimes I even think I should up it a notch and start a fighting sport again. There’s nothing as a good, sweat draining fight to get rid of stress.

But maybe, maybe I just need to be more intentional about this cortisol reset. Maybe I really need to write in order to stay calm, to make sense of things. I used to do it before, during darker times.

The question is always the same: How can I do it consistently? And can I even keep this anxiety at bay?

It does not seem like it anymore.