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Can a 5-Minute Nervous System Reset Really Help You Stop Spiraling? Find Out Here It’s Wednesday again, which means it’s me, Penny, showing up with another Wise Ass Wednesday conversation. And today we’re talking about spiraling. You know the kind. Your brain grabs onto one thing, then three more things, then suddenly your whole internal weather system is acting like the world is ending. It’s such a shitty place to be. At Breathe N Bounce, we talk about this stuff a lot because we know how easy it is to get trapped in your own head and call it reality. We spend so much time thinking, overthinking, doom-scrolling, replaying, second-guessing, that we forget we’re also just piloting a biological meat suit. Sometimes what feels deep and existential is also just your hardware glitching because the stress alarms have been blaring for too long. 5 Who designed us like this? Seriously. Why is our internal software so dramatic? READ MORE

 When we get angry, in that moment we are not aware of the damage we are causing when we let it consume us.  I have paid many times for my anger getting the best of me and as of late, I feel like I am slipping into the abyss of anger.  So it's up to me to do something about it.  I need to figure out what is the cause,and how I will handle it.  I can let my anger be a lighter not a blowtorch.  Rememeber stoners, we can only control what we can control.  Ourselves is the best and only place to go. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE SAMS TOWN - Killers BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS - Tomee Profitt w/ Sam Tinnez CRASHOUT - Ray Volpe JUST ANOTHER VICTIM - Helmet/House of Pain ASHAMED - Health w/ Lauren Mayberry THE PROBLEM - KMFDM HEAVENLY SIDE - Illenium w/ Matt Maeson

  Anyone who knows me personally knows I’m a massive wrestling fan. I’ve been following it since I was eight. I’ve gone back and forth over the years, but in my heart, I’ve always respected the art form.  If you really know me, you know I’ve always rooted for the heels more than the babyfaces. That started because of one man: Hulk Hogan.  READ MORE

Why Somatic Movement Will Change the Way You Process Stress Happy Wednesday, or as we like to call it around these parts, Wise Ass Wednesday . If you’re reading this, you probably survived Monday and Tuesday, which, let’s be honest, is a miracle in itself. I don’t know about you, but this last month has been really tough for me. I’ve had those depressing moments, those sudden spikes of panic where my chest feels like it’s being sat on by an invisible elephant, and those days where the world just feels a bit too loud and a lot too much. READ MORE

We all struggle but struggle looks different to everyone.  We all experience life differently through different lenses and shit like that.  However, we have to remember that things happen.  Life happens.  Not necessarly to us, but it's here.  Our problems are not alway permamnent and our joy isn't either.  Learnig to live with this knowledge may help.  No gurantees but not swinging is a guranteed strike. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE WORLD HOLD ON - Bob Sinclair (David Guetta, Joachim Garrad remix) BAD TIMES - Sullivan King THE WAY - Manchester Orchestra SEASONS - Chris Connelly CALL ME LITTLE SUNSHINE - Ghost DIFFERENT DAY- Yeah Yeah Yeahs EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT - The Killers

 I’ve said the words "begin again" a thousand times. In this column, on the show, and whispered to myself at 3 AM when the walls were closing in. It sounds like some Hallmark bullshit until you actually have to do it. Then, it feels like trying to climb a mountain with a backpack full of lead. READ MORE

Is Your Phone Killing Your Vibe? Why Digital Overload is the New Smoking in 2026 It’s 6:15 AM. The sun hasn’t even thought about showing up yet, but you have. Or rather, your thumb has. Before you’ve even rubbed the sleep out of your eyes or taken that first deep breath, the one we’re always talking about here at Breathe N Bounce, you’ve already invited a thousand strangers into your bedroom. You’ve checked the emails, scrolled through the "doom and gloom" of the news, and looked at three people on Instagram who seem to have their lives way more together than you do at this ungodly hour. Welcome to Wise Ass Wednesday. We’re hitting "Number 4" on our list of things that are quietly destroying our collective sanity. Today, we’re talking about the glowing rectangle in your hand and why digital overload is officially the new smoking. I’m being serious. Think back, or look at the history books if you’re younger, to the 1950s. People smoked in hospitals. They smoked o...

 This was a very difficult episode for me to because I talk about many of the emotions and thoughts I ahve been fighting as of late and it sure hasn't been emerging.  I will once again talk about the terrible things I did to people I love and my hope for them to heal and trying my best to reconnect.  I am also trying to deal with my own internal anger that has been coming out lately and trying to find a way to let the monster sleep. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE DROWING - Excision MONSTER - Skillet WAR - Illenium CRAZY - Mushroomhead THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND - Sullivan King CREEP - Stone Temple Pilots READY FOR YOU - Black Coffee

there is no gratitude Chronicle this week because everything that needs to be set or written will be said on Monday please make sure you listen to breathe and bounce on Mon to hear something very personal something very raw something very real I am going to open up to everyone like you've never heard me open up before Have a good weekend NMF m

Stop Trying to Fix Yourself: The Self-Improvement Trap Welcome to another Wise Ass Wednesday . It’s Wednesday, April 8, 2026, and honestly? I’m exhausted. Not the "I stayed up too late watching Netflix" kind of exhausted, but the "I’m tired of trying to be a better version of myself" kind of exhausted. Do you ever feel like your life has become one giant, never-ending renovation project? Like you’re a house that’s been under construction for three decades and the contractor just keeps finding more dry rot and asbestos? That’s the self-improvement trap, my friends. And today, we’re going to burn the blueprint. READ MORE

This is not a religious episode.  It is sort of an Easter episode since its an early release.  It is a call to everyone to do their best in life.  Rise to the occasion so to speak.  Rise like Jesus did when he was battered and bloodied as he carried the cross as we all carry crosses in this life.  So lets talk about how can we walk our walk with grace and fire, and find a way to win. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE THE CLIMB - Miley Cyrus GOD KNOWS I TRIED - Lana Del Rey SKIN OF MY TEETH - Demi Lovato LET GO - KMFDM DIE LIVING - David Guetta/Illenium RISE - Pantera STAND BY ME - Florence + The Machine

 Thursday night I decided to take a one day trip to Vegas not to gamble although I did that not to go dine at exquisite restaurants, or go to the exciting shows but for one reason one reason alone. READ MORE