If you’re thinking:
“This sounds great, but I’m already too overwhelmed to add one more thing to my life…”
I want to talk about that.
Because the last thing I want 40 Days of Peace to become is another course sitting on your list of things you should be doing.
There are two main parts to this program:
Lessons and practices.
And honestly?
If you’re overwhelmed, skip the lessons.
Push play on the 10–15 minute guided routine and follow along like you would a yoga class.
You don’t need to study anything.
You don’t need to remember what to do.
You don’t need to figure yourself out.
Just follow along.
I had a coaching client book a call with me once, and when she appeared on the screen, I immediately knew we weren’t going to do typical coaching that day.
She was near tears. She was overstimulated. She just didn’t have the capacity for a big conversation.
So I told her she didn’t have to talk.
Instead, I invited her to follow along as we did some simple sensory exercises together—the same kinds of tools I’ll be teaching in this program.
Within minutes, she looked calmer.
After about twenty minutes, her voice was steadier. Her mind had settled. And most importantly, she had so much more hope than she’d had when she first got on the call.
We hadn’t analyzed her story.
We hadn’t changed her mindset.
We simply gave her body something different to do.
Does that mean you never need to talk things out, change your thoughts, journal, go for a walk, or take the day off?
Of course not.
I love many of those things too.
But sometimes you don’t have an hour.
Sometimes you have two minutes.
And one of the things I love about nervous system tools is how easily they can fit into an ordinary life.
I’ve used them while driving.
Lying in bed at night.
In public.
In private.
As part of my morning and evening routines.
And this is exactly why we’re practicing for 40 days.
Not because I want you to add “regulate my nervous system” to your already overwhelming to-do list.
But because I want these tools to become familiar enough that you begin to know what helps you.
Maybe you repeat the whole 10–15 minute routine.
Maybe you pull out one tool for a minute or two in the middle of your day.
Over time, you’re building more capacity for the everyday stress of being human—and becoming more familiar with ways to support yourself when you do get knocked off center.
You don’t need another thing to keep up with.
You need practices that can actually meet you inside the life you’re already living.
That’s what we’re going to practice together for 40 days.
With Peace,
Brooke