😌 The 90-Second Reset

Your Emotions Have a Timer. Use It.

• After that, the original spike of feeling is already gone.
• What's left is the replay you keep running about it.
• Which means you have way more control than it feels like. 🎉

This comes from neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, who studied her own brain during a stroke and found the 90-second rule hiding in the wreckage.

🧘 The Reset, Step by Step

1. Notice the spike.
   Racing heart, tight jaw, hot face — catch it as it starts.
2. Name it, don't judge it.
   Silently say "this is anger" or "this is panic." Naming calms the amygdala.
3. Breathe for 90 seconds.
   Slow inhale for 4 counts, exhale for 6. Just ride the wave — don't fight it.
4. Let it pass.
   Once the chemical wave clears, you get to choose what happens next.