Can't switch off? 😫📲👩‍💻💡

Hi ,

Thanks so much for clicking on this email. 💖

Let’s talk about switching off. Not just ‘switching off’ but actually calming our mind and our nervous system. 🧘‍♀️ 🛁

I think this is something that’s become waaaayyy harder now than it has ever been.

It’s not as simple as picking up a hobby or exercising more.

It’s actually about stopping the inputs. It’s about giving your mind nothing to take in, interpret and process. 🚫

Just like we switch off an appliance, we need to be able to switch off our brain. 🤯

& switching off at this level is a skill & like all skills it has to be practised. 💪

& even though I bang on about life work balance, self care & downtime- switching off for me is SO DAMN HARD! 😫

Is that the same for you?

On this trip to Tokyo, I found myself sitting in a bath tub 🛀, surrounded by bubbles, with not a single item in my hand or around me. No device to scroll or watch or listen to. No book. Just me, in water relaxing & switching off.

Just being in the moment. Letting my mind roam. Not being bored.

I can’t remember the last time I did that. It’s definitely longer than 10 years.

How long has it been for you? When was the last time you truly stopped all the inputs? 👩‍💻 📱📚🎧 🚫

We are so good at being occupied 100% of our time - for me it’s Paul, family, friends, work, hobbies, Netflix & doom scrolling.

So I’m going to practise switching off the inputs into my day and week, This will allow my body to experience calm, my mind to roam free & my nervous system to reset. 😌

For me this will look like;

✨ 2 walks / week minimum without my phone - no input other than nature and everyone around me 🚶‍♀️🍃

✨ an alarm daily to remind me to just sit for 5 mins with nothing in my hand & let my mind wander ⏰ 🧘‍♀️

✨ 2 x week driving in silence & just watching the world zoom by 🚘

What will it look like for you?

These are small steps but with practise, I know they will make a huge difference.

If you have a friend who needs help with switching off - please forward this email to them.

& as always send me an email or a DM @thespeechielife_ and let me know what you are putting in place to switch off. I would love to know 💖