Coaching Clients When Stress Tanks Self-Control | EP 104

Your client checks in and says it was a stressful week, so they couldn't stay on track. Now what?Dr. Kasey Jo Orvidas breaks down the neuroscience behind why stress and self-control are literally competing for the same mental resources, and what that means for how you coach through it. This isn't a stress management episode. It's a coaching skills episode. She covers:Why stress and self-control are biologically at odds (not just emotionally)The "battery" analogy she uses with HMCC students to help clients audit their mental capacityThe three most common coach responses to stress excuses and why two of them backfireHow to reframe low-consistency weeks as a design problem, not a character flawThe language shifts that accidentally reinforce a fixed mindset about self-controlIf you've ever validated a client's stressful week and immediately wondered if you just let them off the hook, this episode is for you. Connect with me on Instagram!Grab 5 Free Lessons in Mindset and Behavior Change Coaching [HMCC WAITLIST]LEAVE A REVIEW, WIN A WORKSHOP! After you leave your review, take a screenshot and upload it to this form to be entered to winWant me to answer your questions on my next Q&A episode? Drop your questions here!