Most worries arrive insisting they will last forever, and almost none of them do. Before the mind has even finished arriving in the room, sit with that small, deeply inconvenient arithmetic.

Clear and grounding, present without weight — a few minutes to come back to the breath and carry on steadier.
Worry Half-Life is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the CBT collection, narrated by Claire Beaumont.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.