Are You Suffering From Mental Constipation?

We are officially in that strange, blurry week between Christmas and New Year’s. The leftovers are in the fridge, the "holiday magic" is fading into holiday mess, and most of us are stuck in a very specific kind of discomfort.

I call it Mental Constipation.

In The Wellness Vortex Habit Change Model, we talk about the 80/20 rule: 80% is healthy, nourishing food and 20% is freedom food. But as Dr. Shaklee says, you are not just what you eat—you are what you think and what you do. Your thoughts and emotions are mental food. Just like physical fuel, thoughts are meant to come in and pass through. When we store them, they become like a closet full of old clothes you haven't seen in years—they take up the space where your future is supposed to live.

For the last 10 days, I have been training my body and brain to fall asleep in total, beautiful silence. No noise, no distractions. This wasn’t luck—it was a non-negotiable training of my new neuropathways.

To clear the "mental waste" of 2025 and find home within, I invite you to implement these three steps today:

Step 1: Set the Boundary (Daytime 80% of Emotional Hygiene)

Stop adding to the constipation. Use the "Positive Sandwich" to say 'No' to non-essentials. If a task takes a few minutes—sending that text, finishing that research, or completing a small loop—do it now. Don’t push it to an endless to-do list. This is how you keep your 80% charged emotional hygiene of clarity and joy. Completing tasks immediately prevents "mental clutter" from building up in the first place.

Step 2: The External Release (Evening Prep)

Before you head toward the bedroom, get the thoughts out of your head. Release your day into a journal, speak it out to the universe, or talk it through with a trusted source. To accelerate this release, step outside for a 10-minute walk. As you move your body, simply observe your thoughts like clouds—let them come, and let them go. Move the "food" from your mind to the outside world so your system can start to empty.

Step 3: The Physiological Flush (The Seated Yawn)

This is the most important step for training your brain. Do not do this lying down. Sit up straight (Habit #14: Posture). Practice deep, intentional Breathing (Habit #3). Breathe until there is nothing left to process—until your body naturally begins to yawn. That yawn is the physiological signal that your nervous system has shifted. Only then do you lie down. By keeping the bed only for sleep, you create a powerful neuropathway: Lying down = Sleeping.

The result? You don’t just wake up in a new year; you wake up empty of the old, clear in your purpose, and 80/20 charged for your evolution.

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