Calm in 5 Workbook | Gentle Nervous System Reset for Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm (5-Min Tools)

Description

There’s a particular kind of tired that doesn’t show up on the outside. You’re still showing up, still getting things done, still holding it together for everyone around you. But underneath that, something is running very close to empty.

Calm-in-5™ was made for that place.

It’s a 37-strategy micro-regulation workbook grounded in Polyvagal Theory, ACT, and somatic practice — created by Suzanne Robertson, a Registered Psychologist with 25 years of clinical experience. Every strategy takes five minutes or less. There’s no right way to use it, no sequence to follow, and no expectation of daily practice. The only measure of success is whether something felt a little more bearable than it did before.

This isn’t a productivity system. It isn’t a transformation programme. It is simply a collection of small, evidence-informed moments of relief — available whenever you need them.

What’s Inside

• 37 nervous system regulation strategies across 6 pathways: Touch & Comfort, Breath, Micro-Movement, Grounding & Sensory, Focus & Attention, and Mind Resets

• “Choose Your Reset” decision guide — removes the friction of choosing when your brain is already at capacity

• Activation spectrum to help you recognise your current state without judgement

• ANS diagrams explaining the autonomic nervous system in plain, accessible language

• Personal toolkit worksheets to note what works for your body and nervous system

• Instant PDF download — A4 format, print-ready or screen-friendly

• Science-informed: Polyvagal Theory, ACT, somatic regulation, vagal nerve stimulation

This is for you if…

• You’re high-functioning but quietly exhausted

• You’ve tried meditation apps and they made you feel worse

• You’re neurodivergent, highly sensitive, or chronically overstimulated

• You need something that works in a bathroom break, not a 30-minute morning ritual

• You already know the theory — you just need something to actually do right now

• You’re done with wellness content that tells you to “just breathe” and nothing else

• You want something created by a real psychologist, not an influencer