One Intentional Breath: My First Step Toward Emotional Healing [episode 101]
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At the recent Farm Wives Club event put on by my good friend, Kylie Epperson, I was reminded of something so simple, yet so powerful: our breath.
Dr. Jen Bourgeois gave a talk on nervous system regulation, and when she asked if anyone used breathing as a tool, I had to raise my hand!
In today’s episode, I’m talking about one intentional breath and why it was MY first step toward emotional healing. Back in October 2020, life felt like pure chaos. The ranch workload was heavier than ever, and I didn’t realize the toll it was taking on me until things finally slowed down.
That’s when the anxiety, chest tightness, and overwhelm hit HARD. Out of desperation, I tried one deep, intentional breath (a big inhale and a long, slow exhale), and to my surprise, the tension began to release!
That tiny act showed me I could actually shift how I felt right there in the moment.
The beauty of breathwork is that it’s available to all of us, anytime. Our breath is automatic AND intentional. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but each intentional breath creates a pause, a reset, and a chance to come back to yourself.
Taking one intentional breath can be calming, healing, and transformational. I’d love to hear if you try this in your everyday life, and how you feel afterward!
In this episode, One Intentional Breath: My First Step Toward Emotional Healing, I cover:
- What led me to discover intentional breathing as a first step toward healing
- Why our breath is the one area we CAN control + why this matters
- How intentional breathing affects the nervous system & other parts of the body
- Long-term benefits of practicing breathwork regularly
- Simple moments when you can pause and use intentional breathing
- Some easy breathing tools & exercises you can try right away
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Related Episodes:
- Episode 52. Keeping Calm in Conflict: Validation Strategies for Heated Moments
- Episode 53: Creating the Tools Before You Need Them: Building Emotional Resilience and Communication
- Episode 82: Reflexes, Ropes, and Rewiring Your Response
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In stockmanship (the art and science of handling cattle in a safe, effective, low-stress manner), we have this phrase . . . good movement draws good movement.
It’s this thing that happens when we ask a small group of cattle, maybe a cow, or a pair to move out in a certain direction and their movement draws the whole herd into moving in the same direction.
Good movement happens when we approach the cattle with a positive attitude, read and really listen to what they’re telling us, and communicate accordingly.
We don’t approach the aware, flighty cattle the same as we do the tame, docile cattle. We adjust ourselves, our energy, and approach, and communicate with each differently.
These adjustments help us effectively draw good movement from each, which then draws good movement from the herd. But it starts with us.
The same is true for humans. Good movement starts with us.
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