Emotions & feelings
ground someone
help someone feel stable
To ground someone is to help them feel calm, stable, and connected to the present moment.
Hear it in real life
What helps when you feel overwhelmed?
Gardening grounds me and gives me something practical to focus on.
Talking to my sister always grounds me when I start worrying too much.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: A walk grounds to me when I am stressed.
Say: A walk grounds me when I am stressed.
Use the person as the direct object after 'ground'; do not add 'to'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something grounds someone; someone feels grounded
Your turn: say it out loud
Talking to my sister always grounds me when I start worrying too much.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
ground someone
help someone feel stable
“Talking to my sister always grounds me when I start worrying too much.”
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