263 // HOW TO Move Through the Stress Cycle and Stay Out of Overwhelm

Stress is a fact of life, getting stuck in it isn't! When we are stuck in chronic stress or our stressors push us past our ability to cope we find ourselves in overwhelm. This episode we unpack Atlas of The Heart, the work of Brene Brown, as a guide to moving through stress and out of overwhelm. We touch on ways that we can identify the feeling in our body before it becomes overwhelmed and our favorite tips and tools for increasing our ability to cope with these often uncomfortable feelings.

9:00- Definition of Stress vs. Overwhelm

15:26 - Where do we feel stress/overwhelm in our bodies?

18:30 - Your body keeps the score

22:52 - Move through the tunnel

23:50 - Completion of the stress cycle

25:50 - Fight, flight, or freeze

28:30 - Using RAIN from Tara Brach as a tool

31:45 - Grounding

36:11 - Having a positive social interaction

40:06 - Creative expression

Books and Links We Mentioned

Atlas of the Heart // Brene Brown

Burnout // Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski