Free Preview Chapter — Staying Steady 2.0. Protecting Connection

Welcome —

I'm Paul Shattuck.

Trump's playbook is designed to drain your capacity to think, connect, and act. The overwhelm, the doomscrolling, the cycling between panic and numbness, the shame telling you everyone else is handling this better — that's engineered. And it's costing you days you don't get back.

This free download is one complete practice from Staying Steady 2.0, my toolkit of counter-tactics for exactly this. Try the exercises. If they help, the full toolkit has nine more like it — covering how to spot overwhelm before it takes you out, interrupt shame and doomscrolling fast, build steadiness and connection under pressure, and develop endurance and defiance for the years ahead.

People who use the toolkit tell me they recognize overwhelm faster, interrupt spirals before losing the day, stop doing Trump's work inside their own heads, and start answering the question that keeps everyone up at night: how do I keep doing this for years?

Hundreds of copies sold. Therapists use it with clients. Organizing groups build study groups around it.

This excerpt includes the Introduction, one complete practice (Cultivating Supportive Connection), the Quick Reference Card, and additional resources. Try the exercises. Share it with someone who's struggling.

If it helps, the full toolkit is available at pay-what-you-want pricing here: https://payhip.com/b/xrwKG

In solidarity,

Paul

Remember: Stay human. Stay strategic. Shape tomorrow.

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