At Revive Active, we’re passionate about helping people feel their best. Physically, mentally and emotionally. We recently hosted a special Find Your Balance event featuring guest speaker Anna Mathur: psychotherapist, bestselling author, and mother of three.
Anna’s compassionate, practical talk offered something refreshingly honest: permission to let go of perfection and instead focus on small, science-backed shifts that help us feel more present, calm and connected.
Guests were invited to step out of survival mode and into more grounded, sustainable wellbeing. Rather than promising perfect calm or tidy routines, Anna met the audience where they are, whether they’re juggling family life, hormonal shifts, exhaustion, inner pressure and external chaos. Anna explained balance isn’t a finish line, nor does it live in your diary. It lives in your body and it’s a return to your breath, your needs, your joy, yourself.
Anna spoke on 5 themes, offering insight, humour and science-backed tools that genuinely work, even when time is short and life feels full. She shared how even high-functioning people can be close to burnout. How perfectionism and people-pleasing disguise depletion. And how slowing down isn’t failure, it’s survival.
Here are her key themes and tools, so you can benefit from her insights anytime, anywhere.
Less Pressure. More Capacity
We live like a house of cards, finely stacked and constantly under threat of collapse. Anna helped us understand how to build margin and space, so we can withstand the knocks without tumbling.
Takeaway tip: Create small moments of pause during your day, even if it’s just closing your eyes for 60 seconds. These mini-breaks allow your nervous system to reset.
Less Burnout. More Joy
Burnout doesn’t always look like collapse, it can look like functioning without feeling, or feel like connecting with loved ones is just another thing on the to-do list. Anna explained how stress steals joy, and how play, lightness and fun can bring life back to the surface.
Takeaway tip: Prioritise playful, joyful activities—even if they feel “unproductive.” Laughing, creating, or simply doing something fun helps reignite your emotional energy.
Less Overwhelm. More Regulation.
Even when we can’t stop, we can regulate. Anna shared quick, powerful tools to help calm the nervous system, restore presence, and move from panic to groundedness in a mere moment.
Quick Regulation Tools:
- The butterfly hug: A quick, grounding technique that calms the brain’s stress response and brings the body back to safety, ideal in moments of overwhelm or anxiety.
- Self-massage: Simple touch (like hand or chest massage) boosts oxytocin, helping the body shift from stress to calm.
- Slow breathing and pacing: Consciously slowing your breath or speech signals to your nervous system that you're safe, helping to reduce tension fast.
- Swapping ‘false rest’ for real rest: Scrolling and screen time can keep us overstimulated. This talk introduces accessible, calming alternatives like reading, silence, or stepping outside.
- Micro-boundaries: Small shifts like tech curfews or saying “let me get back to you” help reclaim energy and reduce overwhelm without major lifestyle changes.
- Glimmer-logging: Spotting and noting moments of joy or peace (glimmers) helps the brain shift focus from stress to safety, supporting balance, even on tough days.
Less People-Pleasing. Better Boundaries
We cannot live in balance if we say yes to everything. Anna unpacked the guilt behind saying no, and explains simple language and mindset shifts to help honour limits and protect peace.
Takeaway tip: Use phrases like “Let me get back to you” or “That doesn’t work for me right now” to create space before committing. Boundaries don’t have to be harsh—they just need to be clear.
Less Disconnection. More Glimmers & Gratitude
Balance isn’t just about reducing stress, it’s about increasing goodness. Glimmers are tiny sparks of joy that bring us back to the moment. Gratitude helps anchor us in safety and connection, even when life feels chaotic.
Takeaway tip: Keep a “glimmer log.” Writing down even one moment of joy each day helps rewire the brain for safety, positivity, and resilience.
Supporting Emotional Wellness with Revive Active Supplements
Anna integrates Revive Active’s supplement range in a gentle way, offering practical examples of how nutritional support can gently underpin emotional and physical wellness. When your body is nourished, your brain has more capacity to welcome joy!
These supplements are designed to support your body's needs, packed with essential vitamins for mood, relaxation and nervous system support.
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Daily Practices to Deepen Your Balance
While supplements and small habits go a long way, Anna also reminded us of the deeper value of intentional self-care . Here are a few practices you might want to explore:
Meditation - Even five minutes can help calm your mind
Sound Baths - Use frequency-based healing to soothe anxiety
Breathwork - Control your breath, control your mood
Yoga - Gentle movement that connects you to your body and breath
None of these need to be perfect or time-consuming, they just need to be consistent.
Balance Is a Return, Not a Goal
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or stuck in survival mode, you’re not alone and there’s nothing wrong with you. You don’t need to chase a perfect routine or fix everything at once. You just need to begin the return to yourself.
Through Anna Mathur’s grounded, science-backed insights and with the support of nourishing tools like Revive Active’s supplement range, you can create more space, more joy and more calm in your daily life.
Balance isn’t about doing it all! It’s about doing what matters, with clarity, compassion, and care.
*The advice in this article is for information only and should not replace medical care. As with any nutritional supplement please consult your qualified healthcare professional before use, especially if pregnant, breastfeeding, if you have a known medical condition or are taking medication. Food supplements must not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Anna Mathur
Psychotherapist, speaker and Author
