Included in this Packet:

🌿 Task Paralysis Fact Sheet

Purpose:

Gives a simple, compassionate explanation of what task paralysis is, why it happens, and how to respond with care.

What it includes:

• A clear definition of task paralysis and freeze.
• An overview of how executive function overload leads to shutdown.
• Key reminders that paralysis is a protective response, not laziness or failure.
• Encouraging steps for stopping, regulating, and moving gently.
• Validating affirmations to counter shame and toxic productivity messages.

Why it matters:

Understanding the science and nervous system wisdom behind task paralysis helps replace self-blame with self-trust — and builds a foundation for lasting change.🌿 My Freezer Map

Purpose:

Helps you recognize the personal signs that you are entering task paralysis or freeze.

What it includes:

• Gentle prompts to notice your physical, emotional, and cognitive "freeze flags."
• Space to map your early warning signals.
• Compassionate reminders that recognizing freeze is an act of self-care, not self-criticism.

Why it matters:

Understanding your personal freeze patterns makes it easier to respond with support — not shame.

🌿 Check-In Before You Push Through

Purpose:

Gives you a pause point before forcing yourself into action.

What it includes:

• Reflective questions to slow down and reassess before pushing through.
• Permission slips to stop, adjust, or redefine success based on your needs.
• Gentle reframes to challenge the "push through or fail" mentality.

Why it matters:

Choosing to check in — instead of bulldozing yourself — builds self-trust and emotional safety.

🌿 Stuck? Start Here

Purpose:

Offers tiny, low-pressure starting points when you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or frozen.

What it includes:

• A list of the smallest possible actions you can take — or simply permission to stay still if needed.
• Tiny sensory grounding ideas.
• No-pressure options: moving toward care or resting with compassion.

Why it matters:

When starting feels impossible, having gentle, no-fail entry points protects your nervous system and dignity.

🌿 Task Breakdown Template

Purpose:

Helps shrink overwhelming tasks into breathable, manageable steps — only if and when you're ready.

What it includes:

• A simple structure to break tasks into tiny, kind pieces.
• Check-in points along the way to reassess energy and needs.
• Focus on choice and self-accommodation rather than productivity pressure.

Why it matters:

Big tasks can feel impossible when you're frozen. Breaking them down gently (without force) opens a way forward that honors your brain and body.

🌟 In Short:

These worksheets are designed to:

• Help you listen to your own internal signals.
• Offer support tools when you're frozen.
• Give you permission to stop, rest, or move gently — not push harder.
• Celebrate self-care as success.

You are not meant to "overcome" yourself.

You are meant to care for yourself into thriving. 🌿