Stop Absorbing Everyone’s Emotions: The 30-Second Reset That Works

Sensitive bodies absorb everything — tension, emotions, unspoken expectations, and the collective holiday chaos. If your nervous system has ever gone into overdrive at a family dinner or crowded store… this episode is for you.

Amanda shares The Tongue Press, a 30-second nervous system interrupt that stops you from absorbing other people’s emotions and helps you stay present in your body.

It’s simple, subtle, grounding — and it might even make you giggle.
 Perfect for intuitive, highly-tuned women navigating the holidays with kids, family dynamics, packed schedules, and energetic overwhelm.

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Chapters

• 0:00 How to stop absorbing other people’s energy
• 0:53 Learning how highly sensitive people behave during the holidays
• 1:21 Introduction to the tongue press
• 2:42 When to use the tongue press

Transcript

0:01

stop absorbing everyone's emotions, especially at holiday dinner. If you're a curious, true seeker with a sensitive body, you already know how quickly you can pick up the whole room stress, tension, or expectations. But there's a way to shut that pattern down in 30 seconds. And it might even make you giggle. I'm going to show you the one nervous system reset. the tongue press that helps you stay in your body, protect your energy and stop taking on emotions that aren't yours. Let's go into it. sensitive, intuitive people don't just notice their environment, they absorb it. During the holidays, your brain starts scanning a room for who's upset, who needs something from me, who's disappointed, how do I keep the peace? Your nervous system becomes a radar dish picking up every emotional frequency. And before you know it, you're carrying emotions that aren't even yours. The tongue press shuts that pattern down and it does it fast. Here's how to do it. When you're in the room with all the people and possibly even interacting with them, press your tongue gently into the roof of your mouth right behind your teeth and hold it there for 30 seconds. Breathe normally. That's it. The key, you must be interacting with people so your brain gets the message that we're disrupting the threat pattern. Here's what it does. It interrupts the brain's threat scanning loop. It signals safety to your vagus nerve. It stops the, must manage everyone's emotions reflex. It pulls your awareness back into your body instead of the room. It helps you feel grounded, present, and less energetically porous. Your brain can't fully scan for danger and tongue press at the same time. It's like trying to sneeze with your eyes open. It short circuits the whole pattern. Also, your mouth might make a funny sound or a suction pop. So yeah, you might just giggle and that giggle, that's a vagus nerve activation. A two for one regulation moment. So use the tongue press when your family starts emotionally spiraling. Someone projects their stress onto you. You feel tension in the room rise. You are about to react to something that isn't yours. You're absorbing too much from your kids, your parents, your partner, or the crowd. You feel yourself leaving your body in overwhelm. Use it in line at Target during the school holiday show, at holiday dinner, or while you're listening to the same family story for the 47th time. No one even knows you're doing it. unless you're counting in that 30 seconds and somebody asks you to talk. And then you might be sounding like this. There's that giggle again. The tongue press isn't about controlling your emotions. It's about creating a boundary between what's yours and what isn't. It helps your sensitivity become a superpower, not a burden. You stop absorbing the room. and start observing the room. That's embodiment. That's sovereignty. That's gutsy chick energy. Try this hack all season long. Share it with a sensitive friend who needs the simplest possible tool right now. And remember, your body isn't overreacting. It's over receiving. And you get to choose what you take in.