If an email lands and your whole body spikes…
If you reread the same paragraph ten times and still can’t take it in…
If replying feels ridiculously hard right now…

Nothing is wrong with you.

You're not less intelligent than you were before your breakup started.
You're overloaded.

And overload is reversible.

What’s Actually Happening

During divorce, your body is on high alert.

Which means your brain shifts into protection mode.

Scanning. Looping. Doubting. Freezing.

Clarity disappears.

This is what I call Breakup Brain.

And it’s one of the most common things I see in divorcing mums.

You might recognise this as

• Rereading emails again and again
• Freezing before replying
• Avoiding messages because they feel too much
• Second-guessing simple decisions
• Feeling foggy, slow, or scattered
• Lying awake replaying conversations
• Snapping… then regretting it

It’s exhausting.

And when you’re exhausted, everything feels harder.

The kids feel louder.
Money feels scarier.
Emails feel threatening.
Simple admin feels impossible.

You start to doubt yourself in ways you never used to.

You might even think:

“Why can’t I cope? I used to be so capable.”

That quiet erosion of self-trust is one of the hardest parts.

Why this matters more than you think

When your system stays overloaded:

> You react faster.
> You regret more.
> You avoid things that need handling (this stays in your body as unease/unable to settle).
> You lose days to spiralling.

And the longer that goes on, the harder it becomes to make clear decisions about:

• Money
• Boundaries
• Court
• Co-parenting

Not because you’re weak.

Because your body doesn’t feel safe.

And when your body doesn’t feel safe, your brain cannot think clearly.

Clarity is not a personality trait.
It’s a state created when you're calm.

Calm system → clear thinking. 

Why this is especially important if you’re a mum

When your system is overloaded, even small moments at home can tip you into reactivity.

You become sharper than you want to be.
Less patient than you’d like.
More on edge.

And that’s not the mum you want to be.

You don’t want your children absorbing your panic.

You want them absorbing your steadiness.

That doesn’t come from trying harder.

It comes from calming your system first.

Breakup Brain:

Why You Can’t Think Straight — And How To Feel Clear Again

📅 Thursday 26 February on Zoom

⏰ Midday (UK)
🎟 £37
🎥 Replay included 

Inside This Workshop We’ll Cover

✔ Why your brain freezes under pressure
✔ What’s actually happening in your nervous system
✔ Why logic alone can’t fix it
✔ A simple way to calm your body in minutes
✔ A clear structure for responding without spiralling
✔ How to rebuild trust in your own decisions

This is calm-first clarity.

So when the next email lands, you don’t lose three days working out what to do next. Or reacting and regretting it.

You steady.
You think.
You choose.

This Workshop is for you if

• You feel mentally foggy or scattered
• You’re stuck in overthinking loops
• You feel embarrassed that you “can’t think straight”
• You’re worried you’ll make the wrong decision
• You want to feel capable again

You don’t need more information.

You need your body to feel safe first.

What Changes After This?

You’ll understand what’s happening and have a LOT more compassion for yourself.
You’ll know how to get steady quickly.
You’ll have one simple structure to use when something spikes you.

Not perfection.
Not forced positivity.
Not pretending you’re fine.

Calm. Clarity. Choice.

If your brain feels foggy, noisy, or stuck in loops…

This is your reset.

You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.
Hannah XOX

About Hannah

I’m Hannah Harvey, a yoga and meditation teacher specialising in nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and Calm-First decision making during divorce.

For years, I’ve worked with women navigating separation, conflict, overwhelm, and the mental chaos that often follows.

Breakup Brain is something I see constantly.

Intelligent, capable women suddenly struggling to think clearly, trust themselves, or respond without spiralling.

Not because they’re failing.

Because stress directly impacts cognitive clarity.

My work focuses on calming the system first so clarity, confidence, and steadiness can return.