Gentle Reminders for When You’re Overwhelmed: How to Return to Presence, Purpose & Nourishing Practices

Episode 144 • 26 mins 21 secs

What if the most powerful thing we can offer each other isn't a strategy, but actually just a kind reminder?

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun addresses what it really means to return to presence, to yourself, and to what sustains you. She covers Harvard research on mind-wandering and why it matters for your wellbeing, the Sanskrit concept of smriti (mindfulness as remembrance), why our nourishing practices fall away and how to return without shame, and why the most radical thing someone can offer us is often the simplest: come back.

Key Takeaways

Your body is always in the present tense. When your mind wanders, sensation and breath are some of your fastest anchors back.

Losing yourself rarely happens in one moment - it happens in a thousand small ones. Coming back is the same: one small, honest act at a time..

When a nourishing practice falls away, start smaller than you think you should - the goal is to re-establish contact, not to immediately return to full capacity.

Smriti, the Sanskrit root of mindfulness, literally means remembrance.

Resources

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Email Elizabeth at [email protected]

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