# Stop Negative Thoughts Before They Start — A Monday Morning Reset Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140/stop-negative-thoughts-before-they-start-a-monday-morning-reset Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140/stop-negative-thoughts-before-they-start-a-monday-morning-reset.md Podcast: [Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140) Published: 2026-07-13T02:00:04+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-negative-thoughts-before-they-start-a-monday-morning-reset--72939619 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72939619/b0e84814_eeaa_4e04_acc4_fed884259f64.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140/episodes/stop-negative-thoughts-before-they-start-a-monday-morning-reset Duration seconds: 671 ## Resource Stop Negative Thoughts Before They Start — A Monday Morning Reset 📱 Join the Beta Test for Anchored: Be a part of the future of mindful meditation and help build a kinder world. Click here to sign up for the open iOS beta via TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/CfsCzDAa Do you start your week already bracing yourself, feeling that familiar tightness in your chest or a low hum of dread before Monday even begins? You are allowed to start differently today.Welcome to Calming Anxiety with clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic, Martin Hewlett. In this 10-minute guided meditation, we explore a powerful Monday morning reset designed to intercept and stop negative thoughts before they take hold. Drawing on real-world grounding techniques used in emergency medicine to shift from panic to presence, Martin guides you through intentional breathing, powerful weekly choices, and practical mental reframes. Meet your thoughts at the threshold today and decide deliberately that they don’t get to set the tone for your entire week. ⏱️ Time Chapters 00:00 – Overcoming Monday Morning Dread & Intercepting Negative Thoughts 01:05 – Announcing Anchored App Beta (TestFlight Details & The Calm Room Blog) 02:05 – Guided Exhale Breathwork: Shifting from Panic to Presence 05:35 – 5 Affirmations to Set Your Mindset for the Week Ahead 07:52 – 3 Daily Caring Tips for a Happier Life 10:12 – Weekly Outro, Review Request, and a Reminder to Be Kind 🧠 5 Affirmations for the Week AheadThese aren't slogans—they are five conscious decisions you are making for your mind before you even leave the house today: I set the tone for my day. No person, no deadline, no memory gets to set it for me. I greet difficult thoughts with curiosity, not combat. I can observe them without obeying them.… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140/episodes/stop-negative-thoughts-before-they-start-a-monday-morning-reset/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140/stop-negative-thoughts-before-they-start-a-monday-morning-reset.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.