Some nights, it’s not your own life that keeps you up.
It’s what you read.
A headline that pierced straight through your chest.
A story you didn’t expect.
A photo you can’t unsee.
And then we expect ourselves to shut it all off at night and sleep like nothing happened?
Not how the nerves system works.
Even when you swipe away the headlines, your body holds the fear. Your mind starts looping. You can’t shake the feeling of unease.
You toss. You turn. You overthink.
Even if you sleep, you wake again and again, like your nervous system is standing guard.
When the news shakes you… try these instead of holding the heaviness.
- 📵Skip the sad news. You don’t have to read every headline. Seriously. Your peace matters more than staying updated.
- 🧩Feed your mind something gentle. Want better sleep? Choose what occupies your mind. Read something inspiring. Solve a problem that engages you. Feed your focus with what you want to grow — not what keeps you stuck.
- 🧘♀️🧘♂️Let your body unwind. Your body holds what your mind can’t express. Gentle stretching and slow breathing remind your system that it’s okay to soften. Even just a few minutes of this can be the difference between anxious tossing and deep, healing sleep.
- ✋ A simple physical practice — something ancient, something you do with your hands — that helps switch the body from fear to safety.
I use it every time the news shakes me.
And if you’ve ever felt the same, this is your reminder:
You don’t have to carry it all to prove you care.
Sometimes, holding your own heart is the bravest thing you can do.
🧠 If you want to learn how this works — and how to pair it with a short nighttime protocol for better sleep — I wrote a step-by-step guide.
It’s on my blog. Subscribe to get access.
Because the world needs your empathy.
But you need your sleep.
Let’s protect both.
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