Are you so stressed that you are going to take a drag on a joint? Or pour yourself a stiff drink? Or you can exhale and get high on life instead. When you have a stressful day, you can either numb it with substances or revitalize it with the goodness of life. Instead of just treating the symptom, try going out in nature with your loved ones for a walk, play a fun game, watch a funny movie, toss the ball around, or even make silly faces in the mirror with your kids. These fun things release healt...
Apr 29, 2021•1 min
Special guest Elizabeth Meyers is the author of UNDEFEATED: From Trial to Triumph, How to Stop Fighting the Wrong Battles and Start Living Victoriously. She will share resilient life hacks for overcoming adversity and living with purpose. The depression and anxiety she experienced following her son's death in his second trimester made her passionate about helping others support their mental health, fortify their faith, and live life abundantly. She transformed from her deep pain and brokenness b...
Apr 27, 2021•32 min•Ep. 73
The last thing you should do when you are stressed at work is to eat. Are you having a stressful day at the job? It is go-go-go all day, and you are tempted to eat lunch at your desk. Your body under stress has activated your Flight or Fight response and is diverting energy from your digestive system to respond to physical danger. It usually makes you eat too fast, just shoving it down your mouth to make the next deadline. This can cause a myriad of health-related problems, including digestive d...
Apr 25, 2021•57 sec
Achoo. You feel a sneeze coming on, and you want to stop it. A simple sneeze, especially now during a Pandemic, will stress almost everyone around you. Even worse, full-blown sneezing fit where you can't stop sneezing. Sneezing is great for our bodies. It is a way to protect us by expelling unhealthy viruses and bacteria. A simple sneeze can travel at over 100 miles an hour and shoot 100,000 germs into the air. But not when you are in a crowd of people while you are wearing a mask. Yuck. A simpl...
Apr 22, 2021•1 min
Are you looking for a free, healthy way to reduce stress? We talk about the powerful benefits laughter brings as our natural release valve for stress. It builds your immune system, triggers endorphins, dopamine, and even serotonin into our blood system. Learn how to use laughter as your go-to for stress relief. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Apr 20, 2021•25 min•Ep. 72
Are you still angry at someone? The fastest way to healing is through forgiveness. In this Stress Free Minute, Katy shares how to cut through the emotions and achieve restoration, resulting in your peace of mind. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Apr 18, 2021•56 sec
You ask your child to do something, and they glare back at you. In this Stress Free Minute, Matt will share an easy strategy on getting your children to obey you. Use this tip to have a more stress-free home. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Apr 15, 2021•53 sec
Find it easy to order restaurant food vs. cooking it yourself? Matt discusses how to save money, stress, and the adverse effects on your health by cooking at home. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Apr 15, 2021•57 sec
Are your relationships stressing you out? Join Marriage Counselors David and Conia Wright as they share how to have an extraordinary marriage. They will share how communicating with your spouse will result in less stress and more joy. They share how to rediscover each other to reconnect and be able to love, honor, cherish and esteem your spouse for a lifetime. https://mrandmrswright.com/
Apr 13, 2021•53 min•Ep. 71
Both parents working can cause additional stress on the family unit. Children are getting shuttled to daycare and after-school care. How much care are they getting from their parents? In this Stress Free Minute, Katy Rush discusses whether parents can have their cake and eat it too when it comes to work-life balance. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Apr 11, 2021•1 min
Do you have a hard time saying no? Society has made it look like if we say no to almost anything, it will make us appear weak. All it does is pull us in many different directions rendering us almost useless. This causes people to get over-committed and stressed out. Learn how to pick what is most important to you and politely decline everything else. We are human beings, not human doings. So cut the cord on being over-committed and say no to the yes. You will be less stressed, and setting up hea...
Apr 08, 2021•1 min
Where have all the heroes gone? How many times have we said yes when we meant to say no by selling out on our personal power. We are settling for morsels of pseudo-love instead of exerting our power. Join special guest Christian De La Huerta, author, and TedX speaker, as he talks about how a hero steps into their power in a harmonious way with who they are. Discover how to awaken your soulful power by not having the stress in your life. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/...
Apr 06, 2021•41 min•Ep. 70
Is your bathroom scale stressing you out? Many people compulsively weigh themselves every day. Why? Is their weight going to change that much from one day to another All this does is stress most people out. If they gain a pound, they feel terrible all day which stresses them out, causing them to rely on an unhealthy go-to that only causes them to gain more weight. The best way to break this cycle is to first change the name of your scale from the bathroom scale to the back of the closet scale. Y...
Apr 04, 2021•59 sec
There has been a great success in keeping second-hand tobacco smoke away from nonsmokers. But what about second-hand stress. It might just be as harmful as second-hand smoke. The yelling parent or those who bring the stress from work and dump it on their family. Parents who talk about stressful things in front of their impressionable kids. Or visa versa, the stressed-out family member is dumping their stress on coworkers. If you have issues with your stress, treat it like a highly infectious dis...
Apr 01, 2021•1 min
Join special guest Teri Wellbrock, a Trauma-Warrior, shares the dramatic story of her horrific life before she found healing for her trauma, which enabled her to overcome panic and anxiety. Teri will go into great detail about the successful methods she used to overcome being overwhelmed and transform. Find out how to take the ACE Quiz to see how you score and how it will guide you. Teri will go into doing the 5,4,3,2,1 Mindfulness Technique to ground herself to stop anxiety attacks before it st...
Mar 30, 2021•42 min•Ep. 69
In this fast-paced, socially distanced world, where almost everyone is withdrawn into their shells and sequestered in isolation, I have been waving to everyone who passes by—walking their dog, riding a bike, or in a car. I give them all a big happy wave. My wave my be their first contact with another person as they start their day or head home for the night. This one simple act can help make someone's day. A wave is like hugging someone from a distance. If you are suffering from anxiety, try wav...
Mar 28, 2021•53 sec
Are you constantly yawning? Do you need toothpicks to keep your eyelids open? Does your head feel like it weighs 1,000 pounds? Whether you are at work, trying to perform at a high level, or driving a vehicle, being tired is physically similar to being drunk on alcohol. It can open the door to making costly mistakes and oversights. I remember writing a check late one night to pay my rent; I was tired and added it to my checkbook register instead of subtracting it. This poor decision caused me to ...
Mar 25, 2021•57 sec
Have you ever had an encounter with Johnny Opposite or Nancy Negative? Very defensive people are actually in the Stress Response, causing them to use the part of their brain that looks at everything as a threat. We will share the ten steps on dealing with these negative people, resulting in far less stress for you and everyone involved. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Mar 23, 2021•21 min•Ep. 68
Have you ever been the victim of someone's Sarcasm? Sarcasm is best described as a way of cloaking your negative, hurtful, condescending thoughts of a person, place, or thing with humor. But it is never funny. Even though they will follow the sarcastic remark with, "Just kidding." As the saying goes, Much truth is told in jest. People who practice Sarcasm are usually too insecure to tell you or anyone else the truth. Often they are trying to bring others down to their low level to make themselve...
Mar 21, 2021•57 sec
Do you get stressed out every time the peanut butter hits the fan? Are you on the verge of blowing your top like mount St. Helens? Can you feel the pressure forming against you from all sides? Maybe you need to take a walk in the park. Yes, the public park with trees, ponds, streams, and walking trails. Just like an oasis in the deserts, parks are a tranquil green space for the stressed-out soul. Most cities and even small towns have them, yet many people drive by them without giving them a thou...
Mar 18, 2021•57 sec
Chronic stress doesn't just make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and miserable (and makes us fat). It's also costly from a nutritional perspective and increases our risk of experiencing anxiety and depression and, more far, cognitive decline. Join special guest Dr. Delia McCabe (Ph.D.) as she reveals vital information on how women can live an optimal life by not having a stressed brain. Most people never consider that their brains are their greediest organ, from a nutritional perspective, and th...
Mar 16, 2021•50 min•Ep. 67
One of the most common forms of verbal abuse is yelling. Yelling can activate the Fight, Flight, or Freeze Stress response in those around you. Far too many people rely on yelling because they are stressed out, and they are just spreading their stress. Unless it is a true emergency, do not yell. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Mar 14, 2021•1 min
Did you know that getting out of bed too fast can stress you out? After an extended period of sleeping, hopping out of bed can shock your system into activating your Stress response. In this Stress Free Minute, we will share how to transition into a calm start to your day. Enjoy. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Mar 11, 2021•59 sec
The words that come out of our mouths are powerful and impactful. They can give life or curse. Discover how to speak to people's souls in a powerful way to prevent a negative attitude and the stress that goes with it. Find out how to transform your life of thorns and thistles into hugs and rainbows? How to sow positive seeds into your life. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Mar 09, 2021•30 min•Ep. 66
Is your day jam-packed with one stressed-out meeting, phone call, activity, chore, family obligation after another from the moment you wake until your head slams against the pillow at night? Most people's days are so scheduled that they barely have time to breathe. Their calendar is full of one, rush, rush, rush thing after another. They are being held prisoner to the false concept that their day must be packed to feel essential. Their daytime planner has become their nightmare scenario. In this...
Mar 07, 2021•57 sec
If your body was an ocean, you might be walking on dry land. How many of us are well aware that we are not drinking enough water. In this episode, learn the value of staying hydrated and prevent dehydration. Mic Jager gave some of the best advice ever to reveal in this episode of the Stress Free Minute. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Mar 04, 2021•59 sec
The "Drill Sargent" approach works in the military, but it is now being used at work and home. Using stress as motivation can have short-term success with long-term harm. Matt and Rich start with three fun and informative skits to illustrate why it is essential to stop stressing people out. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/
Mar 02, 2021•16 min•Ep. 65
Virtually every one of us consumes too much salt. That consumption can cause all types of stress on our bodies. In this episode of the Stress Free Minute, we will hear what Matt's grandmother accused him of that you might be guilty of too. If you are consuming too much sodium, try lowering it for less stress on your body. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/ STRESS FREE YOU! Book on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/y5edmaow...
Feb 28, 2021•57 sec
Sugar cravings are our bodies' signal that it needs fuel. The Human body breaks all foods into glucose for energy. The problem starts when we try to satisfy the sweet craving with a sugar-laden item that may eliminate the desire but starts the up and down blood sugar cycle that can be very harmful to our emotions and health. Try swapping sweet for savory flavors, which are usually associated with healthy foods resulting in all the benefits that come with it. https://www.stressfreeyou.net/...
Feb 25, 2021•1 min
The "Get-It-Done" approach only will work for so long at a stressful job until you become ineffective or burnt out. Join our special guest Annie Sheley as she shares how she transformed from the hectic, stressful job and found one that she truly loved. She learned how to say no to more work stress and understand her value and worth instead of doing everything. This propelled her to find her dream job that she was capable of and deserved. Annie now works at choosefi.com where she has the opportun...
Feb 23, 2021•41 min•Ep. 64
