A bad day rarely starts as a disaster. It starts as a slightly tight chest, a sharper tone, a second tab, a longer scroll - and then the stress spreads. The Two-Minute Reset gives you a practical way to interrupt that spread in real time, before you snap at someone you love, shut down in a meeting, or vanish into your phone. These are short, repeatable practices designed for ordinary days: at your desk, in the kitchen, on the train, mid-conversation.

Inside, you will learn how to spot your early warning signs and choose the right intervention fast: a two-minute reset you can do silently, a posture reset that changes your state without leaving the room, sensory grounding for public spaces, and micro breaks that do not require "finding time". You will also practise quick reframes for high-pressure moments, transition rituals that help you stop carrying stress from one role to the next, and simple ways to recover after conflict when things still go sideways.

This book is for anyone who functions well until they suddenly do not - parents and partners, managers and team members, carers, students, and people who are simply tired of the same spiral. The goal is not to become unbothered. It is to regain a small but powerful choice point: the ability to pause, stabilise, and act in line with your values, even when your day is loud.