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Yesterday, as I was a couple of hours into working on a new tool I’m excited about, I started to feel Not Good, Reader My chest felt tight, so I took off my bra (even though it was more than five hours before bra-off-o-clock), but I still felt like my lungs were being crushed. Then I realised my tongue was rammed hard up against the roof of my mouth - just like it is when I’m really stressed. I was focusing so hard on the thing I was excited about, I was holding my breath. So I looked it up, and it’s a thing. I stop breathing properly when I concentrate. For YEARS, doctors, physios, and massage therapists would ask, ‘are you stressed? You have a lot of tension in your jaw/shoulders/neck,’ and I would be confused because mostly I’m working on things I’m really excited about, so why would my muscles be more rigid than Kragled LEGO bricks (niche reference). But apparently my body reads ‘focus’ as ‘about-to-be-eaten-by-a-dinosaur’ levels of threat. So - yep not breathing while focusing is a thing called Screen Apnea. And here’s where you can sign-up to get early access to that thing I am excitedly working on (provided I don’t run out of oxygen before I complete it). P.S. I am offering very-rarely available video coaching, for a very specific reason - details here,one spot left. |
The Comfy Business Newsletter | Laura
Join thousands of readers building a business that works around Life Stuff (like chronic physical or mental health conditions, recovery from big life events, caring responsibilities). I send two-ish emails each week, to help you enjoy a more comfy business and life.
Last weekend, I created a new course, Reader That was the easy bit. Next step is writing the launch emails 😐🫣🤷♀️ I'd rather not. So, instead, I've written a blog post about how to write cringe-free launch emails. Want to work with me 1-1 to plan your next launch or promotion? Book a 20-minute Unjumble here. - I'd much rather work on your launch than mine. P.S. The new course is called (after your votes) Listen Up: A guide to discovering what your audience really wants, needs, and thinks...
Reader This weekend, I’m writing a course. Wanna help me choose a title and tagline combo? Your votes will also provide me with much-needed dopamine hits (as I will be checking the Poll results every few hours) to power me through writing the material. Which name and tagline is most appealing to you? Got Legs? A guide to gathering audience insights to help you decide if your latest great idea has got legs. Validation - A guide to gathering audience insights so you know which of your many...
Do you ever create (or even publish) content, then not share it with anyone Reader? This blog post has been published for weeks, and every week I think about emailing you about it, then I talk myself out of it.I spent hours researching and writing it. And before I could send it out to my Comfy Business Newsletter subscribers, I got the collywobbles. Normally, I get an idea for a post or email, write it, and send it pretty quickly before doubt has a chance to set in. But because this one...