

Mel Robbins: Powerful Habits to Ease Anxiety & Boost Productivity
Jul 19, 2023
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Calm Anxiety with Vagus Nerve
- Flip your nervous system from fight-or-flight to calm by pressing your chest near your heart to stimulate the vagus nerve.
- Repeat the mantra "I'm okay, I'm safe, I'm loved" multiple times each morning to calm anxiety and improve focus.
Airport Stress Handled with Heart
- At Heathrow airport, Mel calmed her panic about missing paperwork by high-fiving her heart and repeating calming mantras.
- This technique helped her focus and find a solution amid travel chaos and stress.
High Fiving Mirror Breakthrough
- During the pandemic, Mel felt overwhelmed and started high-fiving herself in the mirror as a self-acceptance practice.
- This simple act shifted her mindset from self-criticism to self-support and sparked her research for The High Five Habit.