Episode 23

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14th May 2026

For When You Feel Overstimulated

In this guided breathing reset for caregivers, Charlotte leads you through a soft humming exhale.

This 5 minute breathing exercise uses sound and a longer out-breath to support caregiver stress relief when your body feels keyed up and your mind will not slow down. It is a short breathing meditation for moments when caregiving has left you feeling overloaded.

This episode is for moments when:

  • you have been holding in too much and can feel it in your body
  • you are jumping from one need to the next and cannot come down
  • the sounds, emotions, and pressure around you feel like too much
  • you need a quiet reset between caregiving tasks

Listening Instructions

  • You can listen seated, lying down, or wherever you are.
  • Eyes open or closed.
  • Just five minutes to soften your breath and let your body settle.

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About the Podcast

Caregiver Breathing Room
Five-minute breathing resets for caregivers who need calm in the middle of real life.
The Caregiver Breathing Room is a short-form podcast offering practical breathing practices and grounding moments for caregivers carrying ongoing stress. Each episode delivers a five-minute reset designed to support emotional regulation, calm the nervous system, and create moments of relief in the middle of real life.

Created for caregivers navigating chronic responsibility, uncertainty, and emotional load, this show focuses on simple, body-based tools you can use anywhere; before appointments, after long days, in waiting rooms, or when your mind won’t slow down. These guided breathing practices are intentionally brief, making them easy to return to whenever you need support.

This podcast isn’t about fixing or optimizing yourself. It’s about giving your breath and body a place to land so you can steady yourself, release stress, and continue caring with a little more ease. Whether you’re holding it together quietly or feeling stretched thin, The Caregiver Breathing Room offers a consistent, accessible way to reset and reconnect with calm.

New weekly episodes provide short guided breathing practices, grounding exercises, and moments of pause designed specifically for caregivers who don’t have time for long routines but still deserve support for their well-being.

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