My Within The My Within Blog
Come home to yourself, one article at a time.
Evidence-informed guides on breathwork, HRV, journaling, coaching, and emotional wellbeing - from the team building My Within.
- HRV & Physiology
Breakout Sessions and HRV: Real-Time Nervous System Regulation
What happens to your heart rate variability during a five-minute Breakout session. Live HRV, coherence, resonant frequency, and how the app visualises it.
· 9 min read - Emotional Regulation
Breakout Sessions: Regulate Emotions in the Moment, Not Save Them
Why My Within Breakouts are deliberately ephemeral - and how a short in-the-moment session interrupts a difficult emotion before it takes over.
· 8 min read - Coaching
Coach and Client on My Within: A Practical Guide to Ethical Collaboration
How the coach-client relationship works on My Within. Data sharing, upfront information, Inner Circle vs one-off sessions, and what your coach can and cannot see.
· 10 min read - Deep Within
Deep Within: An Eight-Chamber Map for Knowing Yourself
Deep Within is the self-inquiry area of My Within. Eight chambers help you map your beliefs, fears, dreams, values, strengths, habits, and boundaries over time.
· 9 min read - Foundations
What Is Emotional Regulation? A Practical Guide
Emotional regulation isn't suppressing feelings - it's noticing them, understanding them, and choosing your response.
· 8 min read - Sleep
How to Sleep Better with Breathwork (Bedtime Guide)
A 10-minute breathwork protocol proven to shorten sleep onset by 30-40 %. What to do, when to do it, and what to avoid.
· 7 min read - Breathwork
The Physiological Sigh: A 30-Second Stress Reset
The fastest known way to reduce stress in real time - two rapid inhales, one long exhale. Popularised by Andrew Huberman.
· 4 min read - Comparison
The Best Mental Wellness Apps in 2026 - an Honest Comparison
A private, opinionated comparison of the top mental wellness apps in 2026: Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, Wysa, and My Within.
· 10 min read - Journaling
7 Journaling Prompts That Actually Reduce Anxiety
Not all journaling helps. These 7 prompts - grounded in cognitive-behavioural science - genuinely reduce anxiety in weeks.
· 6 min read - HRV & Physiology
HRV and Emotional Regulation: The Signal Your Body Sends
Heart Rate Variability is the single strongest biomarker of emotional flexibility. Here's how to read it - and train it.
· 8 min read - Breathwork
Box Breathing vs 4-7-8: Which Should You Use?
Two calming techniques, two different nervous-system effects. A practical comparison of when to use box breathing vs 4-7-8.
· 5 min read - Anxiety
How to Stop a Panic Attack with 4-7-8 Breathing
A 5-minute, clinically-backed guide to interrupting a panic attack using 4-7-8 breathing - with fallbacks when it doesn't work.
· 6 min read