Balance the Wave:
A collection of products featuring natural ingredients designed to support mood stability, promote restful sleep, and encourage emotional balance. May help foster a sense of calm and well-being during emotional highs.
The Overflowing Well: An Allegory of Abundance and Mastery
The Sequel to “The Waters Within” (read part I here if you are experiencing symptoms of depression, or anhedonia, losing joy for things you once enjoyed, distant, isolated)
Imagine you’ve been pumping the old well for days, weeks, maybe even months. Your arms, once heavy with doubt, have now grown steady with resolve. Each movement, though small at first, was a declaration: I believe the waters will rise again. And then—finally—they did.
At first, it’s a quiet trickle. A sense of clarity. A burst of energy. Laughter comes easier. You move with a lightness you had forgotten. And then—whoosh. The well overflows. The waters surge, rich with life, rushing through your river system with renewed force. These waters are dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin—rising high after their long drought. Your inner world becomes vivid and vibrant, a sudden bloom after a long, cold winter.
But what happens when the waters come too fast?
When they rise beyond what your vessel can contain?
This is the beginning of hypomania—a tide of elevated mood, increased energy, and sharpened focus. It can feel like a gift. The world glows with possibility. Ideas come effortlessly, confidence grows, and a beautiful rhythm returns to life. Many describe it as finally feeling like themselves again.
But unchecked, this tide doesn’t stop at the banks. The waters keep rising, and the flow can become wild.
Now, mania begins to stir.
The river no longer flows—it floods. The same waters that once nourished now erode. Neurochemicals like dopamine and norepinephrine surge past equilibrium. With them come waves of hypersexuality, irritability, restlessness, and grandiosity. The well-intended fire of focus can become a wildfire of impulsivity. Sleep seems unnecessary. Criticism sharpens. Relationships strain. The joy that once healed now burns.
This is not your fault. These are the predictable symptoms of the overflow. And it does not mean you are broken—it means you are full. Your well has worked, and it has done so powerfully. The next step is learning how to steward the waters wisely.
Like a seasoned sailor who has finally caught a powerful wind, you must now learn to trim your sails. You don’t throw yourself into the storm—you harness it.
Balance becomes your compass.
Mindful effort becomes your rudder.
Daily routines—anchoring sleep, movement, nourishment, and quiet reflection—act as ballast, grounding you in the present. These practices do not suppress the waters; they channel them. You may need help from a co-navigator—your partner, a therapist, a friend—someone who can help observe the tide with you when your perspective narrows. Together, you can journal patterns, notice shifts, and adjust course before the flood sweeps you into chaos.
Because sometimes, abundance requires more vigilance than drought.
Growth, in this stage, means recognizing that the rush of joy and energy does not always mean you're healed or invincible. Sometimes, it’s just a surge, and if not stewarded, it can sweep you away from the very peace you worked so hard to cultivate.
But here’s the light within it all: this is a harvest.
Your body, your mind, your spirit—they are capable of deep restoration. You have cultivated a rich inner terrain. Now is the time to irrigate mindfully—to direct your energy into purpose, connection, and creativity, not destruction.
This is how we balance the wave.
Not by avoiding the highs, but by sailing them skillfully.
Not by fearing the flow, but by tending the vessel that carries you.
Your well was never broken—it was simply waiting to be known. And now that you know the power of its flood and its drought, you are becoming the one who can read the skies, feel the tide, and set your course with wisdom.
So when the waters rise again—and they will—you will not be overwhelmed. You will breathe deep. You will smile. You will say:
"Ah, the winds have returned."
And you will lift your sails.
