Stress Relief Package

Stress Relief (PDF transcript of all the audio sessions)

Chronic, long term stress is very hard on the body and mind. It can lead to irritability, exhaustion, difficulty in concentrating, and physical symptoms such as headache, racing heart, fatigue, and body aches.

What is stress? We feel stressed when we feel like we’re failing to cope with life’s demands. Those demands might be emotional or physical, actual or imagined.

Our primitive brain doesn’t know the difference between being stressed over a demanding boss and distress over lack of food or saber tooth tigers in the bushes. In either case, it sends chemicals to the body to deal with the threat. Of course modern threats don’t require quite the same physical response as they did 10,000 years ago. (Running away screaming or socking our boss in the face is not likely to win us points at work….)

Our bodies are equipped to deal with short term stress and resolution. It is one of the things that challenges us and makes us stronger. But being constantly flooded with stress hormones can task the body. Stress has been linked with all kinds of illness and premature aging.

There are many causes of stress. We cover three fundamental causes of stress in this package:

1) Lack of boundaries
2) Overwhelm – having more to do than we feel capable of
3) Feeling criticized by internal or external judges.

Boundaries give us the power to decide what is ours to focus on and what belongs to others. They helps us say No when that is right for us. Feeling comfortable setting boundaries can reduce the amount of stress we feel… and feel more empowered about what we do want to pay attention to.

Feeling overwhelmed is always stressful. If we can’t get everything done that we feel we need to, we feel like we’re failing. Sometimes we use the fear of “what might happen” to drive ourselves to do more than we feel capable of, and often more than is good for us. Reducing overwhelm will often help us feel calmer and more confident that we are in control of our lives.

When others are telling us what we did wrong, we certainly don’t feel like we are thriving! Sometimes the inner critics can be just as loud or louder than the external ones. Being constantly criticized is very stressful. Quieting those voices and learning to be more gentle and objective can bring more peaceful and restful energy into our lives.

Includes: 3 Coaching & Tapping audio sessions (MP3 downloads) with transcripts:

Boundaries: Yours, Mine, and Ours (MP3)

A lot of us never learned boundaries growing up. Even if we did, managing them with ease and grace is not always natural. We help you define what is yours to decide on and show you ways to stand up for that. And we delve into some of the grey areas that occur when we interact closely with someone at work or socially. Having clear boundaries can empower us and allow us to direct our energy in new ways.

I Feel Overwhelmed (MP3)

We explore the reasons people feel overwhelmed and give them direction and tapping to reduce or eliminate this feeling.
- Trying to do it all at once
- Trying to do it all by myself
- Setting boundaries
- Clutter
- Too many priorities
- Too many projects and good ideas
- Too many symptoms
- Too much holiday hype

I Feel Criticized (MP3)

Feeling criticized is very stressful and can reduce our feelings of wellbeing and enthusiasm. While we can’t change how others view us, we can change how we react to what they say, and we can change our inner dialog.
- Criticize: Find fault, judge, denounce
- Self criticism vs external
- Want to feel peaceful, powerful, forgiven, acceptable
- Tapping on Inner Critic
- Everyone must love me so they won’t hurt me
- I have to be perfect to be acceptable