Reduce stress with rest. Could it be that simple?

Reducing stress must be a top priority for each of us. Stress is one of the biggest toxins and health disruptors in our lives. Although a little bit of short-term stress can be helpful in certain situations, we often experience an excessive amount of daily, chronic stress – physically, mentally, and emotionally – which is very harmful to our health.

 

Reduce Stress with Rest

Join Chris and me in this episode of Healthy Free Life as we talk about the most powerful thing you can do to reduce stress and achieve a Healthy Free Life.

You’ll learn…

• the science behind the effects of stress on your body
• how to implement the Healthy Free Life Habit #2, the Rest Habit, into your daily life so you can get healthy and live abundantly, whatever that looks like for you!

“The first step to reduce stress is to become aware of it and realize its impact.” – Katrina

 

Whether it’s ditching disease, preventing disease, losing weight, or just carving out some more “me time” into your busy schedule, this episode will help you do that.

“A mindset around a lifestyle of rest and relaxation is the cure to stress. We must seek to develop a rest-based living lifestyle.” – Katrina

 

Ready to detox from stress and live a rest-based lifestyle? Let’s do it!

 

Listen to the podcast here…

 

In this episode about how to reduce stress, you’ll learn…

[00:55] Most people who try to lose weight and get healthy focus on diet or exercise, but the truth is…

[01:34] What is stress, and how does it affect the body? Why is rest important for your health?

[03:57] Examples of physical stressors.

[08:25] Examples of mental and emotional stressors.

[10:02] The impacts of chronic stress on the human body.

[13:11] How Chris and I manage stress in our daily lives.

[18:40] Stress Symptoms: How to know if you’re too stressed.

[21:07] Why women, especially, need to be more mindful of stress.

[23:02] How stress impacts perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

[29:45] How to reduce stress in your life and develop a rest-based lifestyle.

 

Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28

 

 

Resources mentioned:

Healthy Free Life Academy

#001 – What Makes Healthy Free Life Different

#038 – The 7 Habits of a Healthy Free Life

 

 

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Click “Add a Comment” and tell me… What will you do TODAY to rest?