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Weekly Mental Health Tips for Living Well: Take Back Your Calm: How a Sensory Reset Hour Heals Burnout

Mental Health Recovery Tip of the Week: Try a Sensory Reset Hour to interrupt emotional burnout. Instead of pushing through another hour of survival mode, block off one hour this week to reset your nervous system through sensory rest. This simple, screen-free practice involves: Choosing one sensory anchor: a candle, tea, music, or a view Letting go of productivity — no goals, no “improving” Allowing your body to simply exist in the present moment This type of rest creates space to return to yourself! 💬 Why It Matters When you're constantly overstimulated, your nervous system doesn't get a chance to come down from survival mode. That tension builds up, often without you realizing it, and can show up as irritability, numbness, fatigue, or even physical pain. The Sensory Reset Hour works because : It gives your brain a break from input and decision-making It gently lowers cortisol and helps regulate emotional overwhelm It reconnects you with your body throu...