Somewhere along the way, you learn to be hard on yourself,

to pick at the edges, to measure, to compare.

Today, for just ten minutes, we are going to gently, carefully, pull all of that down.

You are allowed to be here. You are allowed to be here.

You are allowed to rest.

And you are more than enough, exactly as you are.

Hi, my name is Martin.

I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and a former frontline paramedic.

In my years on the road, I've sat with people in the most frightening moments of their lives.

And in all that time, I never once met a person who didn't deserve to be cared for, without

condition, without explanation, without having

to earn it first.

Today, I'm here to remind you of something your mind may have forgotten.

You deserve that same care.

Right now, exactly as you are. Let's begin.

Find somewhere comfortable. You can sit or lie down whatever feels right for your body today.

And if it's safe, let your eyes close.

Allow your shoulders to drop just away from your ears. Let your jaw soften.

And now let's breathe together. In through your nose for four. Then we'll hold for two, and then a very long, slow out breath

through the mouth for eight. Ready? In two, three, four. Hold two, out, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Brilliant.

When you breathe in, feel your ribcate rise and expand.

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