I got tired of reacting to things I couldn’t control.

Most of the things that knocked me off balance were things I had no control over.

A text.
A comment.
An email.
A silence that felt off.

And just like that, I was in it.

Telling myself a story.
Feeling it in my chest.
Breathing faster.
Ready to react before I even thought it through.

I got tired of living like that.

I spent years living in high-pressure work environments where I had to keep showing up, keep performing, keep making decisions, and keep holding it together even when I felt like I was falling apart inside.

And for a long time, when all that pressure got too loud, I drank to quiet it.

When I made the decision to fight for my sobriety, I could not escape my own thinking anymore.

The noise got louder.

The stories got louder.

My reactions got louder.

And I started to see how fast I could give my power away to things I had no control over.

A text.

A comment.

A tone.

A silence.

Something small would hit, and before I knew it, I was reacting from emotion and carrying that tension with me for the rest of the day.

That is where the pause changed everything for me.

Not because it fixed the problem.

Because it gave me one second before my emotions took the wheel.

And sometimes, that one second was enough to help me stay out of the noise, stop feeding the story, and choose how I wanted to show up next.

I started to realize I was carrying one hard moment into everything that came after it.

One comment would happen, and then every conversation after that came through the same tension.

I was not just reacting to what was in front of me anymore.

I was reacting from what I was still carrying.

And before I knew it, I had stacked one hard moment on top of another all day long.

That is what wore me out.

That second before I react is where everything changes

This is where I used to give my power away

  • You reread a message five times before sending it

  • You take silence personally in a meeting

  • You say yes… and regret it later

  • One comment sticks with you all day

That was the moment.

Not the big blowup.

Not the full conversation.

The second right before I reacted from what I was feeling instead of choosing how I wanted to show up.

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What I help people see

If you want to go deeper than the moment

where it actually starts

It usually starts small.

A comment. An email. A look. A silence that feels off.

Then something shifts inside.

My chest tightens. My breathing changes. The story starts building.

And before I know it, I am reacting to what I think it means, not what actually happened.

That is where it starts.

That is where the pause matters.

Why the pause matters

Most of the time, the problem is not just what happened.

It is how long I stay in it after.

How long I replay it.

How long I carry it.

How long I let that one moment decide how I treat the next person, the next conversation, and the rest of my day.

The pause gives me one second to come back to myself before the reaction runs everything that comes after it.

I help people see the exact moment they start giving their power away.

Not after they react.

Right before.

The second the story starts.

The second the body tightens.

The second the urge takes over.

That’s the moment we can catch.

If you want to go deeper than the moment

Catching the moment is where everything starts.

But learning how to stay out of the story, stop feeding the reaction, and consistently show up differently takes practice.

That’s why I created my course:

Stop Giving Your Power Away.

If you’re ready to stop reacting the way you always have and start showing up differently, this is where you begin.

Let Go. Be

Let go. be is the pause between the trigger and the reaction.

For me, Let go means I stop feeding the story.

The assumptions. The spiral. The need to control what I cannot control.

Be means I come back to this moment.

My actions. My attitude. How I show up.

That is all I truly control.

And that truth changed my life.

When I catch that moment, everything shifts.

I do not send the message I regret.

I do not escalate something that did not need to get bigger.

I do not carry one hard moment into the rest of my day.

I give myself a second to choose.

The bracelet gives you something to do in that exact second.

Move it from one wrist to the other.

That movement interrupts the moment.

And that interruption creates the pause.

Just enough to not carry it all day.

The Pause, in real life

You’re about to say it.

Send it.

Defend.

Shut down.

That’s the moment.

Not later.

Right there.

You will feel when it is happening

Your chest tightens. Your breathing changes. Your mind starts building the story.

Your emotions want to take the wheel.

That is the moment.

Move the bracelet.

Pause before you react.

You already know this moment.

You have felt it.

You have lived it.

And at the end of the day, I just want to know I handled myself better than I used to.

Less reacting.

Less carrying it.

Less giving my power away.

That is what this bracelet helps me practice.

One pause at a time.

The Bracelet