If you’re someone who worries too much…
If you check things twice, then again “just to be safe”…
If your prayers sometimes sound like fear instead of faith…
If you're always trying to protect the people you love, even from things you cannot control…
Then this might be the most comforting thing you read today.
I created The Control Checklist because I desperately needed a reminder that
I am not the keeper of the universe.
I am a mother.
A woman.
A soul who loves deeply.
And sometimes that love becomes fear.
And maybe you’re like me too.
My Story: When Love Turns Into Fear
I didn’t realise when it started.
When I over-sanitized my child’s hands for the fifth time in an hour.
When every cough made my heart race.
When I prayed in panic, begging God to protect everyone I loved.
When I mentally rehearsed every worst-case scenario before leaving home.
When checking on loved ones went from “care” to “compulsion.”
I genuinely thought I was being responsible.
But the truth was simple and painful:
I forgot what was mine to control
and what was God’s.
I was living in hypervigilance — that survival mode so many mothers silently live in.
I needed something that would bring me back to truth.
Back to my breath.
Back to God.
Back to peace.
That’s when The Control Checklist was born.
What Is The Control Checklist?
It’s a calming, printable short guide that helps you separate:
What I can control → my thoughts, actions, grounding, boundaries, healing
from
What I cannot control → the future, fate, accidents, other people’s lives, divine plan
Each line is soothing.
Each reminder melts anxiety.
Each word brings you back to your body.
It’s a simple tool… but it’s powerful because anxious minds forget simple things first.
Why This Checklist Helps If You're an Overthinker or Sensitive Mother
Here’s the truth:
When your mind spirals, you lose sight of logic and jump straight into danger mode.
This checklist becomes your anchor.
✔️ It stops overthinking loops
✔️ It reduces fear-based checking
✔️ It gently separates fear from intuition
✔️ It reminds you that worrying ≠ protection
✔️ It strengthens your trust in God
✔️ It calms your nervous system in 30 seconds
It’s like a soft hand on your back saying,
“Breathe. You’re safe. You’re held.”
Why I Made It Printable
I wanted something I could see, not just know.
Because mothers don’t forget out of ignorance — we forget out of exhaustion.
I printed it and placed it:
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near my bed
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inside my journal
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on my phone
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inside my prayer space
Every time I looked at it, my shoulders dropped.
My breath softened.
My heart opened.
And I felt myself returning to faith.
If You’re Healing Fear-Based Prayers… This Is For You
I used to pray with fear:
“God, please don’t let anything happen…”
“God, please keep everyone safe…”
“God, I’m scared…”
But fear isn’t devotion.
Fear is trauma dressed like devotion.
The Control Checklist gently retrains you to pray from trust, not panic.
Download The Control Checklist Here
You can get your printable here:
GUMROAD: The Control Checklist
PAYHIP: The Control Checklist
It’s affordable, calming, and truly life-changing for anxious hearts.
If you’re an overthinking mother…
If you fear losing your loved ones…
If you try to control what isn’t yours to control…
This is your reminder.
Your grounding tool.
Your peace on paper.
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