Mini Reset Menu

A phone screen displaying the mini reset app. The app screen asks "How are you feeling right now?" and displays the options of "angry," "guilty," and "overwhelmed."

Motherhood can be messy. You love your kids, but find yourself feeling angry and overwhelmed. And then the guilt hits. You don't have time for a candlelit bubble bath to deal with your feelings. You need something you can reach for when you're hiding in the bathroom for five minutes to try to keep it together.

That's what the Mini Reset Menu is designed for. It's a free toolkit to help you with the three hardest mom feelings: anger, guilt, and overwhelm.

What you'll get

An interactive web app (works on any device)

Three phone screens display the Mini Reset App. The first screen asks how you are feeling and the "guilty" option is selected. The second screen asks "How much time do you have?" and the "5 minutes" option is selected. The third screen displays a 5 minute reset called "The friend test." This reset says: "Imagine your best friend told you they did the same thing you feel guilty about. Write down what you would tell them. Gently read your response back to yourself."

Choose how you're feeling, pick how much time you have (1 minute, 5 minutes, or 15 minutes), and the app will give you a reset to try. There are two resets for each emotion and time, so if you don't like the first one, you can try the other.

The app works on any device, right in your browser, so there's nothing to install. Save it to your home screen for easy access, and it even works offline after your first visit.

Bonus: A printable PDF

This shows the cover page of the PDF as well as three resets for when you are feeling angry. The cover page has a purple background and hand-drawn motifs of mugs, clocks, hearts and stars. The three resets for angry involve naming the emotion, taking deep breaths, pushing on a wall, dancing, and doing a workout and identifying what your anger is telling you.

This contains all 18 resets from the web app in PDF form. Print it out and keep it handy for when reaching for your phone feels like too much.

A reset isn't a magic fix. But it can help you find your footing again when a feeling knocks you off balance.

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Get the free Mini Reset Menu

Already a member? You can access the Mini Reset Menu in the Reset Library.

The Mini Reset Menu is intended for self-care purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional mental health support. Read the full disclaimer. If you are an MN resident, please also read our Bill of Rights.