A Mind Body Spirit HYGIENE™ Practice
Anxiety HYGIENE™ — Real tools, for real women, in the messy middle.
By Temple Franklin
Print these cards. Laminate them if you can. Carry them in your wallet, purse, or keep them by your bedside. When anxiety, panic, or overwhelm hits — pull out a card and breathe.
When your mind is racing
Say to yourself:
"I GET TO slow down. My breath is my anchor."
When anxiety hits hard
Say to yourself:
"I GET TO release what I cannot control. I am safe right now."
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Enter email above ↑When you feel tightness in your chest
Say to yourself:
"I GET TO be present in my body. My body knows how to heal."
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Enter email above ↑When thoughts won't stop
Say to yourself:
"I GET TO quiet my mind. One breath at a time."
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Enter email above ↑When you need instant relief (30 seconds)
Say to yourself:
"I GET TO let this go. I don't have to carry everything."
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Enter email above ↑Box Breathing is just the start. Enter your email to unlock the other 4 breathing cards, the full 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise, and 10 emergency affirmation cards — all free.
When you feel disconnected or panicky
5 things you can SEE
Name 5 things you can SEE right now
4 things you can TOUCH
Name 4 things you can TOUCH right now
3 things you can HEAR
Name 3 things you can HEAR right now
2 things you can SMELL
Name 2 things you can SMELL right now
1 things you can TASTE
Name 1 thing you can TASTE right now
"I am here. I am present. I am safe. I GET TO come back to this moment."
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Enter email above ↑Cut these out. Keep them in your wallet. Pull one out when you need it most.
"This feeling is temporary. It will pass."
"I have survived every hard moment before this one."
"I GET TO feel this AND I GET TO let it move through me."
"I am not my anxiety. I am the person watching it."
"Right now, in this moment, I am safe."
"I don't have to figure everything out today."
"My feelings are valid. They are not facts."
"I GET TO take this one breath at a time."
"I am stronger than this moment."
"I GET TO ask for help. That is courage, not weakness."
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Enter email above ↑When panic or anxiety hits, follow these 4 steps in order:
Pause whatever you're doing. Put both feet on the floor.
Pick any breathing card. Do 4 rounds.
Do the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise. Come back to NOW.
Pull an affirmation card. Read it 3 times out loud.
"I GET TO calm my nervous system. I GET TO come home to myself."
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