These 5 Grounding Exercises Can Help with Grief, Anxiety and Panic!

Panic. Anxiety. Grief. For many, the holidays don’t feel joyful — they feel overwhelming. If your chest feels tight, your thoughts are racing, or grief is crashing over you in waves, you are not broken. Your nervous system is trying to protect you. In this video, I share 5 grounding exercises designed to help you come back into your body when grief, anxiety, or panic feels like too much — especially during the holiday season. These are simple, gentle, trauma-informed tools you can use anywhere: at home, in a crowded store, at a family gathering, or alone in the quiet moments when memories hit hardest. These grounding exercises are not about “fixing” your grief. They are about stabilizing your body, creating safety, and giving your nervous system permission to exhale. 🌿 In this video, you’ll learn: • How to ground yourself during an anxiety or panic spike • What to do when grief feels overwhelming or sudden • Trauma-informed techniques to calm your nervous system • Gentle tools for surviving the holidays while grieving • How to come back to the present moment when emotions take over If you are grieving a loved one, navigating anxiety, or simply trying to survive the holidays with a tender heart, this space is for you. You don’t have to be strong here. You don’t have to rush your healing. You are allowed to take this season one breath at a time. 🤍 If this video helps you, consider sharing it with someone who may be struggling quietly this holiday season. Also, consider subscribing so you don't miss any future videos on healing and grief. Make sure you join my membership if you want to be included in the grieving community I want to build here for us, behind a membership allowing us to have a safe space to grieve and share without outside noise and distractions. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1lD60lpac64VnqMusOBtw/join Links to several choices in Comfort Crosses: https://amzn.to/4qd7yyW https://amzn.to/4j476AI https://amzn.to/3L0uQZM https://amzn.to/492dy6M https://amzn.to/4pI9xeU 💻 WEBSITE: www.kneadyhomesteader.com ✅ SUBSCRIBE & never miss a video! 🔔 HIT that BELL to receive a notification when I upload new videos! 👍 THUMBS UP my video if you enjoyed watching, please! Stay connected: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekneadyhomesteader/ • Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheKneadyHomesteader My Email: thekneadyhomesteader@gmail.com My Address: The Kneady Homesteader PO Box 363 Standish, MI 48658 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1lD60lpac64VnqMusOBtw/join Emergency Prepardness is extremely important to me.....My Refuge Medical Affiliate Link…. use code Kneady10 and get 10% of your order I am donating my 5% commision from you using ny link towards Grindstone Ministries to help those in emergency need: https://www.refugemedical.com?sca_ref=7794952.K85djJyc31 My Amazon Shopping Page where you can find everything I use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thekneadyhomesteader DISCLAIMER: Here at The Kneady Homesteader channel, you will find Amazon links from time to time in this description box or mentioned in some of my videos that are affiliate links with Amazon LLC. They may pay me a small commission if you use them, at absolutely NO extra cost to you. I really appreciate the support, which allows me to stay home and raise my children while doing what I love to do.... share my passion and joy of cooking, baking and preserving food with all of you. SO THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.....you will never know how much your support truly means to me and my children. Where to Find Me on Other Social Media Platforms: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheKneadyHomesteader INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/thekneadyhomesteader TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@thekneadyhomesteader