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PAUSE

Guides for difficult moments

Practical ways to prepare for a hard conversation, make room before you react, and learn from what happened. Start with the moment you recognise.

How to pause before reacting

A step-by-step way to notice an impulse, take a break, and choose your response without having to feel perfectly calm.

What a 90-second pause can do

Use a short interval to interrupt a reaction. Understand why PAUSE uses 90 seconds and what the breathing research actually tested.