Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery

Newsletter: ​June 23, 2025

Hey there Reader,

A Guided Response to Overwhelm: You Begin with You

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Hi Reader,

We’re living through a heavy time. The world feels like it’s on edge—so much unrest, pain, anger, and uncertainty. It’s easy to feel like it’s all too much. And honestly, some days, it is.

My heart aches with what’s happening around the globe—the recent bombing in Iran, the ongoing devastation in Gaza, the suffering in Ukraine and so many other places we don’t even hear about anymore. The pain people are living through is unimaginable, and it can leave us feeling helpless, overwhelmed, or numb.

I want to name that. To honour it.

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At the same time, I believe this is the moment we need to come back to our own humanity—not to turn away from the pain, but to find the strength to stay present with it, and to respond in ways that are rooted in care.

Lately, I’ve found myself asking big questions:

• How do we keep our hearts open?
• How do we care for ourselves when everything feels like it’s spinning?
• How do we stay human—kind, thoughtful, steady—when it feels like the world is burning?

That’s what’s been on my mind, and it’s part of what led me to offer this free workshop I’ve been preparing:
​Somatic Practices for Overwhelm, happening this Thursday, June 26.

This isn’t just about the news or the world stage. It’s about us—how we carry all of this in our bodies. How stress shows up in our relationships, our health, our sleep, our moods, our sense of hope.

I know this in my own life. And I know we need tools—not just ideas—to help us come back to ourselves. To calm our bodies. To breathe easier. To show up better.

This work matters. And it starts with you.

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Why Somatic Work?

Somatic practices are body-based ways to calm your nervous system and come back to the present moment. They help you recognize what stress is doing inside you, and offer real ways to release it—without needing to fix everything first.

Sometimes we can’t “think” our way through things. But we can move, breathe, ground, feel. That’s the doorway.

You’ll walk away from this hour with tools you can use right away—ones that cost nothing, but can shift everything.

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A Few Things to Think About:

1. How is your body carrying the stress you’ve been holding in?​
   Are there tight spots, tension, heaviness? What’s been pushed aside?
2. What kind of life do you want to be building right now?​
   Even in tough times, we get to choose how we show up and what we stand for.
3. What’s one small thing you could do today to care for yourself more gently?​
   It doesn’t have to be big. Just honest and kind.

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Want to try a quick practice right now?

Here’s one of the simplest things I do when I feel overloaded:

🌀 S.T.O.P.

• Stop for a moment.
• Take a breath (a real one, deep and slow).
• Observe what’s happening inside you—without judging it.
• Proceed with care, even if it’s just one small thing.

These are the kinds of things we’ll explore together in the workshop. They may sound simple, but they can truly shift how you carry your days.

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You’re Invited

Somatic Practices for Overwhelm​
🗓️ Thursday, June 26
🕘 6:30-7:30 PM PT (Online, Free)

This is a space to slow down, reconnect, and breathe again. To remember your own steadiness. Your humanity. Your capacity to choose how you move through this life.

Whether you’re coming because life feels heavy, or because you’re just ready to feel more like yourself again—please join me. Or share it with someone who needs it. It’s open to all.

Click Here to Sign Up

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This isn’t about ignoring what’s going on around us.
It’s about being well enough—steady enough—so we can respond with care, and not collapse with overwhelm.

We don’t have to carry everything alone. But we do need to come back to ourselves.

Hope to see you there.

Marianne

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