Define what helps you come back, not start over.
When this might help:
You want to define your way back before you need it
Just after a return, to capture what worked
The practice:
A word
A gesture
A texture or breath
A reminder: “I don’t have to fix. I just have to stay.”
Gentle fallback: One cue is enough. Even a single word.
Keep it with you: print this tool as a card (PDF).
Audio guide: arriving with the book's launch.
Come back to this whenever you need it. Returning is the practice.