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Speaker 1: Welcome in. This is your time to pause and breathe

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through how you are feeling in this moment. Settle into

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a position that feels comfortable for you. You don't need

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to change anything dramatically. Allow your body to soften slightly

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where it can if it feels okay, Gently close your

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eyes or lower your gaze and let this be a

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small pause in your day. Bring your attention to your breath.

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No need to control it right away, but notice it

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as it is the natural rhythm of breathing in and

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breathing out. Let each breath be a quiet signal to

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your body that it's okay to slow down, even a little.

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If you're here with me right now. Maybe something inside

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you feels like it's not enough, like you're falling short,

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or comparing yourself or questioning your worth. Acknowledge that feeling.

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You don't need to push it away, notice that it's there.

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Often this feeling comes with a voice. It might sound

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like pressure or criticism or doubt. You don't need to

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argue with it right now. Instead, imagine taking a small

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step back from it, as if you're creating a little

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space between you and that voice. Gently bring your attention

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back to your breath this time, let your inhale be

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steady and slightly deeper, and your exhale a little slower.

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Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth with

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each outbreath. Allow your shoulders to drop just a bit more,

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Let your jaws soften, Let your body begin to release

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what it's been holding. The feeling of not good enough

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can be convincing. It can feel personal, permanent and true.

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But right now, see if you can recognize it as

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a moment, not a definition, a passing state, not your identity.

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You are still here, breathing, Your body is still supporting you.

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There is more to you than this one thought, this

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one feeling, this one moment of doubt. As you continue breathing,

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imagine placing that feeling gently in front of you, instead

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of carrying it inside you. You're not getting rid of it,

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You're just no longer letting it sit at the center

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of everything. From here, notice what else is present, The

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steady rhythm of your breath, the support beneath you, the

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quiet space you've created, even if it's small. You don't

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need to prove anything in this moment. You don't need

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to measure up, catch up, or be anything other than

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what you are right now. Let that land. Then take

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one more slow, steady breath in and a longer breath out,

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and when you're ready, gently bring your awareness back, carrying

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this small sense of space with you. You can return

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to this any time you need it. Nomastae