When you're overwhelmed, your brain shifts to seeing everything in front of you (like the extraordinary number of tasks and to-do's and stressors and fears and emotions you're balancing right now) as a threat. This then leads to a predictable, vicious cycle: there's not enough time, I can't make it happen, I have too much on my plate, I'm going to fail, I'm not good enough.

To escape the cycle, take it one breath at a time. Taking a breath is like hitting the brakes on this reaction: it activates our parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for calming down this stress response.

May we suggest keeping this next to your desk?

• Size: 12 inches x 12 inches
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%