5 Minutes for Yourself: Supportive Micro-Practices for Women Who Forget to Think About Themselves

You’re at the limit: again you didn’t get enough sleep, breakfast didn’t happen. You snap at the child, at your husband, you get angry at yourself. You’re trying to do everything right, but inside you feel empty. This book was created for moments like these. It helps you reconnect with yourself and learn to hear your needs.

Inside you’ll find more than 90 short micro-practices lasting from 30 seconds to 5 minutes: no silence, no special conditions, and no preparation. They support you when you need to act quickly—stop and shift focus; return to bodily sensations and emotions; define and gently hold personal boundaries; replenish your resource through small joys. The author is Ekaterina Burmistrova, a psychologist and narrative practitioner, a mother of many children, a woman who has been through burnout.