BE THAT LAWYER Melissa Griffiths: Managing Stress and Overwhelm for Lawyers
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Melissa Griffiths discuss:
- The connection between the brain and body.
- The anxieties that we experience today (and why, biologically, they show up in the way they do).
- Why lawyers are more prone to stress and anxiety than other professions.
- How HeartMath can assist in dealing with unwanted emotions.
- The single most effective technique people can use when feeling stressed and overwhelmed.
Key Takeaways:
- It is scientifically proven that the brain and mind can impact the physical body.
- Your body doesn’t know the difference between being chased by a tiger or an upcoming deadline. It is up to us to bring ourselves back into balance rather than live in a state of constant stress.
- Stress is any change in your environment that requires your body to react and change. Not all stress is bad, but it does need to be balanced and not take over our everyday existence.
- The body knows how to communicate. Unless there has been an accident, there is usually something emotional behind the pain in your body.
"We can control how we respond to stress, which is really important because it means we don't have to be victims to our own emotions and thoughts." — Melissa Griffiths
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Episode References:
- Book: The MindBody Prescription by John E. Sarno, M.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Mindbody-Prescription-Healing-Body-Pain/dp/0446675156
- Book: The Go-GIver by Bob Burg: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288
- Book: The Biology of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Belief-10th-Anniversary-Consciousness/dp/140195247X
About Melissa Griffiths: For over 25 years Melissa lived by the hormones of stress. As a high-performing business development executive, Melissa spent every workday (and most weekends) focused on generating revenue. She worked exclusively in professional service firms where she ran national sales teams, worked with Fortune 50 companies, and closed multi-million dollar deals.
In 2016 Melissa was forced to slow down when she suffered a freak accident that left her with adrenal fatigue, migraines, and depression. It took her 2 years to heal, during which time she went through a myriad of emotions from frustration and anxiety, to stress and overwhelm. In healing herself, she came to realize that her true value was synthesizing everything she had learned to teach others how their thoughts, feelings, and emotions can affect their physical body and overall health.
From working with both lawyers and accountants, she saw how the stress of these professions impacted people, who then took that discomfort back to their home lives. It became harder to work in an environment that fed the stress, rather than helping it.
Melissa founded Ascension to share the tools and techniques that worked for her. Melissa is a Certified HeartMath Practitioner, a Certified Emotional Resolution Practitioner, and a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, and is in the process of completing certification as a Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional.
Connect with Melissa Griffiths:
Website: https://active-ascension.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissagriffiths/
Connect with Steve Fretzin:
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Twitter: @stevefretzin
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Email: Steve@Fretzin.com
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Call Steve directly at 847-602-6911
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
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