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Body-Focused Stress-Relief Strategies for Navigating Overwhelm with Chantal Donnelly • 335

Feb 13, 2024
Learn how past experiences shape reactions to stress, and master the art of finding calm in a stress-inducing world. Discover the importance of rewiring survival patterns, decoding stress languages, and using somatic tools for stress relief. Explore the impact of transgenerational stress and debunk water intake myths for improved well-being.
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  • Understanding the body's stress response is crucial for effective stress management.
  • Balancing the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems aids in navigating stress and stillness.

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Body-focused stress relief strategies for navigating overwhelm

The podcast episode discusses various body-focused stress relief strategies for navigating overwhelming situations. The speaker shares their personal experience of struggling with stress management and the importance of realizing that the brain and body work together to respond to stimuli. They emphasize the need to decipher between feelings of threat and uncomfortable feelings trying to communicate something. The speaker mentions the significance of integrating body-based tools like gentle exercise, somatic massages, and cranial nerve stimulation to provide new data points to the brain and build capacity for stress regulation.

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