#4: Small Rituals for Big Feelings

There’s a kind of tired that doesn’t show up as tears or breakdowns, it shows up as jaw-clenching, screen-scrolling, snapping at people you love, and forgetting what your own voice sounds like. If that’s you right now, this episode is a reset disguised as a podcast.

In Episode 4 of Grit & Glow, we’re naming the quiet kinds of overwhelm — the ones that don’t get talked about because they don’t look like suffering. Then we talk about how to meet those big, invisible feelings with one small thing: a ritual that actually holds you.

You’ll hear:

• The 7 types of emotional depletion we don’t talk about enough

• Why high-functioning women often miss the signs of nervous system burnout
• A new way to approach self-soothing that doesn’t feel like another task
• A sensory-based ritual called the Dopamine List
• Real listener letters that cracked open the truth about our inner voice

Ritual of the Week:

Build a Dopamine List — five tiny, sensory-based actions that bring your nervous system back to center. Not goals. Not self-care checklists. Just real, felt things that spark ease when your system is cooked. One breath. One scent. One moment of warmth. That’s enough.

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Use code GLOW at addressoasis.com for 15% off your first order. Because small rituals shift big feelings, and it can start in the shower.

✉️ Notes from the Sanctuary

Your words cracked something open this week. Thank you, Nikki and Denise, for writing in and naming what so many of us feel but haven’t been able to say:

That sometimes the voice helping us “heal” is still the one that’s hurting us.

And that softness can feel terrifying after years of survival.

Let this episode be a mirror, not a manual. If it stirred something in you, leave a note at gritandglowpod.com or email hi@gritandglowpod.com. You may hear your reflection in a future episode.

Glow Question:

What part of your day leaves you feeling most emotionally full — but least emotionally cared for? Hold that question gently this week. It might show you where your next ritual belongs.

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