You’re only fifteen minutes into the day and already feel like you’ve run a race you didn’t sign up for.
The socks are wrong, the cereal spills, someone’s crying (maybe you).

Here’s the truth: mornings are hard because regulation is hard—especially when five brain systems wake up at different speeds.

The fix isn’t a stricter routine; it’s noticing which system needs help first.
Sometimes it’s dimmer light, softer tone, or five minutes of silliness to reconnect.

You’re not behind—you’re supporting a nervous system still finding its rhythm.

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