Encouragement
You are allowed to be human
Anxiety can feel like a personal failure. It isn’t. It is a human experience—often intensified by stress, fatigue, uncertainty, and caring deeply.
You don’t have to be “strong” in the way your mind demands. You can be gentle instead.
A few lines for hard moments
This is hard.
I am here.
I can be gentle.
Read it once. Let it land. That is enough.
When you’re tired of trying
If you’re tired, you don’t need a new strategy. You may only need permission to soften.
- Lower your shoulders.
- Unclench your hands.
- Take one longer exhale.
Even a small softening is a form of care.