#ice pack

A selkie’s skin has many uses

Such as holding ice packs to sleep on while in your human form to prevent you from overheating at night ❄️

I’ve had a problem with overheating since I was born, and it’s gotten worse as I’ve aged (hormonal hot flashes suck, and the truth is no one is too young to get them!) even when it’s like 40 degrees out or even cooler, you’ll catch me in shorts and a tshirt and flipflops all year long (it can’t get very cold in the PNW but the colder the better for me).

As a largha seal, I’m supposed to live in more arctic temperatures most of the time, so sleeping on ice is super helpful for my species dysphoria, and also keeps me from overheating - win win!✨

Feeling anxious or overwhelmed? Try this simple, fast nervous system reset: Place something cold under your arms. I often recommend this because the cold directly stimulates the vagus nerve, sending a signal of safety to the body, heart rate slows, breathing steadies, and stress hormones begin to drop, often within seconds. Cold input can be as simple as an ice pack, a chilled drink bottle, splashing cool water on the face, or a brief cold shower, all of which help interrupt the stress loop and support regulation when anxiety or panic rises. Sometimes the most powerful form of stress relief isn’t medication or force, it’s understanding how your body works and giving it the right signal at the right time.

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Greenland without ice looks like a scenic wonderland. The only problem would be the 24 foot global rise in sea level.