What to Do When a Flare Day Hits… and You Still Have to Show Up to Work

Published on 26 March 2026 at 22:33

Let’s talk about the kind of flare day no one really prepares you for.

Not the one where you can stay in bed.

Not the one where everything stops.

I mean the one where…

You still have meetings.

Deadlines are still there.

People are still expecting you to show up like nothing’s wrong.

“I don’t have time for this today.”

That thought hits almost immediately.

Because calling out isn’t always an option.

Rescheduling everything? Not realistic.

Explaining what’s going on? Exhausting.

So you do what you’ve trained yourself to do:

You push through.

You open the laptop.

You show up to the meeting.

You try to keep your voice steady—even when your body isn’t.

And the whole time, you’re thinking:

“How am I going to get through this day?”

This is where it starts to fall apart

Because now you’re juggling two things at once:

  • Managing your actual responsibilities

  • Managing a body that is clearly not on board

And if you don’t adjust?

You either:

  • Overdo it and crash harder later

  • Or shut down completely and feel like you’re falling behind

Neither one works—especially when your work doesn’t pause for your pain.

The real issue isn’t the flare

It’s that you’re trying to approach the day

like it’s a normal day.

Same expectations.

Same workload.

Same mental pressure.

But your capacity is not the same.

And pretending it is… is what makes everything harder.

What you actually need in that moment

Not motivation.

Not discipline.

Not another productivity method designed for people who feel fine.

You need a way to quickly reset your workday based on your real capacity.

Something that helps you:

  • Decide what actually needs your attention today

  • Adjust your workload without spiraling into guilt

  • Stay functional without completely draining yourself

Because let’s be clear—

You’re not trying to be perfect on a flare day.

You’re trying to get through it without making it worse.

If you’re in this situation right now, this is exactly what the Flare Day Reset Workbook is designed to help you do → Click here

A better question to ask

Instead of:

“How do I get everything done today?”

Ask:

“What absolutely needs to be handled—and what can wait?”

Because in a work setting, everything feels urgent.

But it’s not.

And when your energy is limited,

you don’t have the luxury of treating everything equally.

This is exactly why I created this

The Flare Day Reset Workbook was created for this specific situation.

Not for “self-care days.”

Not for when everything is calm.

But for the days when:

  • You still have to work

  • You still have to think

  • You still have to function

And your body is making all of that harder.

What it helps you do (in real terms)

When your brain is foggy and your energy is low, it walks you through; so you’re not sitting there trying to think through all of this while already overwhelmed.

  • What your actual capacity is for the day

  • What tasks are non-negotiable vs. flexible

  • How to adjust without feeling like you’re failing

  • How to stay in control of your workday—even if it looks different

It’s not about doing more.

It’s about doing what matters—

without pushing yourself into a worse flare.

Because this isn’t rare—it’s part of your life

And pretending it’s not

is what keeps catching you off guard.

Flare days are going to happen.

Work is still going to be there.

So the goal isn’t to avoid them.

It’s to handle them differently.

You don’t need to push harder—you need to reset smarter

That’s the shift.

You’re not lazy.

You’re not falling off.

You’re responding to what your body is doing in real time.

And that’s not weakness.

That’s strategy.

If today is one of those days…

Open your laptop.

Take a breath.

And before you dive into everything—

Pause long enough to decide what actually deserves your energy. Because in most work 

environments, slowing down isn’t encouraged—even when your body is forcing you to.

If you need help walking through that,

the Flare Day Reset Workbook was built for exactly this kind of day.

Get through your workday without crashing later.



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