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Let your jaw drop open slightly right now and stay there for thirty seconds without clenching back up.

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Write down what time you actually got tired tonight so you start learning your real bedtime.

ActionHabits

What are some things I can do to tire myself out physically so I don't lie in bed with a racing mind?

Self-ReflectionCoping

Set your phone to do-not-disturb from when you get into bed tonight until after you've been awake for thirty minutes tomorrow morning.

ActionHabits

When your legs get restless at night is that a sign you didn't move enough during the day?

SocialBody

In what ways does my physical posture change when I'm feeling insecure and how can I use my body language to help shift my internal emotional state?

Self-ReflectionBody

What was the first physical manifestation of guilt I can remember and what was the thing I felt I had done wrong?

Self-ReflectionChildhood

Gently tuck your chin to your chest and roll your neck side to side tonight to release the tension that built up in your shoulders all day.

ActionBody

Write down one cultural message you got about what your body is supposed to look like or how it's supposed to be used and where you think it actually came from.

ActionCultural

Set out your workout clothes tonight so the morning is one step easier.

ActionNight

What's a part of nature you feel connected to?

SocialSpiritual

How do I handle the feeling of guilt for eating food that I enjoy and how can I shift my focus to how that food fuels or comforts me?

Self-ReflectionMetaemotions

What is a specific smell that immediately reminds you of being a kid?

SocialBody

Do you ever judge your own hunger or tiredness as a sign of weakness?

SocialBody

Stretch for 10 minutes and notice how your body feels after.

ActionEmotions

Practice a deep breathing exercise for 60 seconds.

ActionEmotions

Identify a physical sensation of stress, such as tight shoulders, and practice relaxing it throughout the day.

ActionEmotions

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