Test: What’s your instant energy booster?

There’s a direct link between mental and physical resilience, especially if you have a mind that’s prone to worry. Mentally preparing for any eventuality might be your go-to coping strategy, but it can often have a draining effect on energy levels, gradually depleting your reserves. When you push through your fear and do something out of your comfort zone, you might have noticed an energy uplift that sustains you for some time afterwards.

If this is the case, mentally checking any catastrophising with a simple ‘I am strong’ reminder could have an unexpected benefit of helping you feel more energised both mentally and physically. Your mind might still come up with worst-case scenarios, but mentally repeating ‘I am strong’ also inserts a pause that invites you to step away from your thinking spiral. It’s about using your thinking to support your resilience rather than undermine it, laying a foundation for consistent energy and personal wellbeing.

Check in and notice how differently you feel after spending a couple of minutes consciously focusing on your personal triumphs – however tiny – or just everyday events that have gone well. Instead of allowing yourself to overthink something that might never happen, draining your energy in the process, give your wellbeing a boost by being your own cheerleader and affirming to yourself that ‘I am strong’.