It’s normal + okay to have less to give in hard moments.

This may seem like an obvious point.

But it’s a reminder I often need.

In the past few days, for instance, I haven’t done much except consume the news, process my feelings about the news, and do the basics of self-care to try to ground + recalibrate my nervous system, which is all off-kilter because of the news.

Yesterday, I was feeling a little frustrated + anxious around how unproductive this seemed.

Until I remembered that caring for ourselves in hard moments is a big job.

This week, my nervous system needed more care + my emotions needed more space + my body needed more grounding.

And that took time + energy away from other things.

Still, it was a solid investment + use of my resources.

Because it matters that we tend to the basics. And it’s okay for priorities + expectations to shift to meet us where we are -- in the hard moments + messy realness of our actual lives.

I hope you’re giving yourself the space you need to breathe, rest, and feel deeply this week.

Take good care, friends