"Telling someone to calm down doesn't work. Telling yourself does, once you've practiced." Dawn shares the exact mindset tools she built after 40+ years of narcolepsy-driven sleep deprivation made emotional regulation an uphill climb.

In Daily Dose 11, Dawn breaks down her four-step process for becoming "the grown-up in the room": notice you're acting immature, identify a mindset trick that fits you, practice it every time you're triggered, and eventually, become it. Simple phrases like "no-drama llama" or "this situation needs a grown-up" aren't silly, they're tools that work when your brain is running on empty. A reminder that regulation is a skill you build, not a trait you're born with.

Ready to build your own toolkit? See if coaching with Dawn is a fit at dawnsuper.com/coaching.