Run a Two-Minute Autonomic Reset
Apply a two-minute body-based reset before a high-stakes conversation.
Amir has four minutes before a sensitive release conversation. His jaw is tight, breath is shallow, and the risk is that activation will turn a clean boundary into either sharpness or over-apology. Orient, exhale, release, choose the first sentence. The common trap is trying to think your way into calm while the body is still signaling threat. That often produces either a harsh tone or a rambling apology. Step 1 Orient: look at three neutral objects in the room and feel both feet on the floor. Orienting widens attention. It tells the nervous system there is more data than the…
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