224: Breaking the Stress Cycle

Today's show is all about taking a holistic approach to achieve balance and take back control of your life. Join us to learn more. Zarya Rubin is a physician and functional medicine health coach. She is a formerly stressed-out mom who now helps women in mid-life get to the root of their health issues and manage their stress to take back control of their lives. Show Highlights: What is stress? The relationship between stress, control, and our response to stressors The body's primal response: fight, flight, or freeze Zarya explains her self-care graphic and gives factoids about stress How unmitigated stress often leads to burnout Personality traits that make you prone to burnout: being a workaholic, superhero, perfectionist, or lone ranger Common stressors in daily life are work, family, life events, health, finances, change/loss, and pandemic stress, which all of us have experienced in the last several months How stress CAN be a positive thing that motivates us to accomplish daily tasks How women can reduce stress levels by sharing with others and finding community Three types of stress: acute, episodic, and chronic The gut/brain connection and how stress affects it How to prevent stress, manage stress, and build resilience: Use stress-busting techniques. Take care of the basics. Use a checklist, speak up, and practice self-care. Practice breathing techniques, meditation, and mindfulness. What self-care is Types of rest: physical, mental, social, sensory, emotional, spiritual, and creative Zarya gives examples of breathing exercises and meditation that you can try at home Tips for good health habits for those with executive functioning impairments Resources: Find out more about Zarya and her work, and find her FREE Guide to Becoming Stress-Proof: Wild Lilac Wellness