When Your Brain’s a Swirl and You Can’t Find the Off Switch

You know those nights when your brain starts narrating your entire life like it’s auditioning for a podcast?

Yeah. That.

The list-making.
The overthinking.
The sudden memory of that one weird thing you said in 2013.

Your mind’s just doing its job, trying to keep you safe.
It doesn’t know you’re not in danger.
It just sees chaos and goes, “Better think harder!”

Here’s the truth no one told me:
You don’t have to fight your thoughts.
You can sit with them.
You can say, “Hey swirl, I see you.”

And then...


You breathe.
You feel your feet.


You look around the room and remember:
You’re here.
You’re safe.

Calm doesn’t always mean quiet.
Sometimes it’s just less noisy.
Sometimes it’s the moment between two thoughts where you remember your body again.

So if your brain’s still whirring right now, don’t force it.
Just exhale slowly and whisper,
“Shift happens.”

And if you’d like a cozy space where other calm-seeking humans practice that too,
come join us inside Shift Happens 💚



We swirl, we breathe, we laugh a little, then we remember we’re okay.

Breathe. You’re doing it.