A moment of intentional self-assessment to gauge whether you're still anchored to what actually matters — your values, your body, your present reality — rather than spiralling in your head. A grounding check might be a quick 5-4-3-2-1 sensory exercise, a journal prompt, or just pausing to notice you've been doomscrolling for an hour and your shoulders are somewhere near your ears. Popularised in wellness and therapy-influenced corners of social media, it's both a noun (something you do) and an invitation (asking a friend if they've done theirs).
I texted her a quick grounding check before her interview — just to remind her to breathe and feel her feet.
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