Don’t swing from high-control mode to melting down mode when stress arises. Cultivate the ability to notice reactivity and skillfully condition your nervous system towards stillness, so that you can perform with grace and purpose instead of reacting from fear.

Depression is that season in your life where everything is gray. Where you’re tired before you wake up. Where nothing makes sense or seems real anymore. Your brain is trying to protect you. Your brain just doesn’t have better tools yet. The good news? You can learn them.