Vulnerable You: Stress Unscripted

This week I get vulnerable and share some of my personal struggles in my business and my health as stress makes me unravel. I talk about the relationship between stress and accountability. My real-life struggles are here for you to see that nobody has it all together all the time. Don't drink the kool-aid from someone who says they "no longer struggle with...". 

How parents manage and cope with their stressors will be the foundation for their children to learn stress management. 

This week I chat with Jennifer Butler, Certified Youth Life Coach, and we discuss how stress impacts your kids, specifically adolescents. Jennifer gives tactical strategies to help your teens cope with stressors in their lives. 

Links: 

instagram.com/youthcoachjenn

jenniferbutlerlc.com

"I learned how to deal with the scary things in life by looking at them head-on and dealing with them" -Lauren Bernick

This week I speak with Lauren Bernick, founder of WellElephant.com about how she has managed her stress while also reversing heart disease, how stress impacted her as a mother and wife, and how her perspective makes the difference in how she responds to stressors. 

Links to find Lauren: 

Instagram

wellelephant.com

"I don’t have enough time”. I hear this frequently from clients. This has to be the #1 struggle when I ask “why do you think you feel so stressed right now?”

"Let's hope we don't go back to normal" -Stacy MacLaren

I brought back a listener-favorite guest, Stacy MacLaren, to ponder along with my on some of our most obvious and even subtle takeaways from being in quarantine during a pandemic. 

Letting go of the idol of control, taking time to truly rest, allowing our thoughts to be taken captive, and understanding why we need to manage our stress are just a few things we discuss this week. 

If you missed our last conversation together :

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vulnerable-you-stress-unscripted/id1473204893?i=1000454650195

This week I am speaking with hormone educator, Candace Burch. We discuss all things hormones, specifically production & the far-reaching effects when chronic stress is an issue. 

This is an episode you don't want to miss because this is the missing puzzle piece in the health & fitness industry! If you struggle with weight gain, belly fat, irritability, brain fog, extreme fatigue, anxiety, depression, PMS, mood swings, and low libido/vaginal dryness. 

Find Candace here

Loss of sleep is the biggest (and usually first) signal your body will give when you are suffering from stress. Understanding why sleep is disrupted and what you can do to help your body will make the biggest impact on restoring your energy, focus, hormone balance, cortisol, and blood sugar balance. 

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems" -James Clear (Atomic Habits) 

Rebecca Hamlin, LCSW and I discuss how creating habits in your life can reduce stress. Transformation starts with creating new habits. Creating change in your health, career, business, relationships, and finances will require new habits being started. 

Links: 

Ep. 34 Stress of Perfectionism

blog: How to create a new habit or break a bad habit

blog: How does awareness affect habits?

In this week's episode, I discuss stress eating. I share why we choose it and I give three strategies to manage stress eating. I guarantee that these 3 strategies are not what you are expecting. 

I speak with the author, Anjuli Paschall, about her new book Stay. She shares how leaning into pain, instead of running away and prolonging trauma healing, offers a peace that surpasses all understanding. We discuss the stress of not allowing ourselves to feel and process in the silence. During this quarantine, you can take the time to begin feeling less overwhelmed and numb by reading this book. 

Links: 

instagram.com/lovealways.anjuli

instagram.com/themomswelove