Just asking : 'Do I have capacity (simply meaning : space) for this thing, in this moment?' can be life-changing. 

Whether that's a project, commitment, meeting, social event? 

In Somatic Experiencing, we practise feeling the responses that come up from the body. This can take some practice.

recovery from stress is a lifelong practice, there is no end point. We might experience what we feel is progress towards health, and then also setbacks along the way. Both are actually very much a part of being alive, in this human experience. It’s quite normal to judge ourselves in the periods where we take a knock or we need to pause as a setback , and periods where we’re more active as progress (we’re conditioned to and rewarded for productivity). But actually, both are needed to take us forward. And we’ve needed both to take us so far to this very point in our lives. Consider for a moment how far you’ve come, in your life so far? A mind-blowing thought. When we consider recovery from stress and trauma as a lifelong practice, it can allow us to cut ourselves some slack, and to promote resilience and recovery.