Grounded Notes is a twice-weekly letter for people who are learning to trust their body again. Written by Sinead Kelly, nervous system practitioner and creator of The GROUND Method™.

The text that arrives at the wrong moment. The mood in the room. The problem someone just handed you with a smile.

If you're a fixer, you probably picked it up before you'd even decided to.

This week, try one question. When something lands on you, ask: is this mine?

If it is, deal with it. If it isn't, you're allowed to put it down. Then notice what your chest does. For some people it drops. For some it doesn't change at all, and that's information too.

You don't need to hand it back or have a conversation about it. Just notice whose it is.

X, Sinead

P.S. Reply and tell me how it went. Even if it was messy.

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