IN-PERSON: Navigating the Emotional Storm: How to Tame the Stress Spiral

Something has triggered you... you feel the big feelings welling up... and the worry starts. The inner critic gets on their soap box. Suddenly you're spiraling through thoughts of "what if" and "I'm not...", or "if only I...", or "I should be..." and you begin to feel isolated and helpless.

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Maybe you go into overdrive... you've taken control of every situation. You've comforted every person struggling with the moment. You've mitigated the crisis but now that it's over, there's no where for you to turn and you can't keep it together anymore. Suddenly you're spiraling because you have no one to turn to, no one understands, and there's nowhere for your emotional energy to go... and you begin to feel isolated and helpless.

Chronic stress, anxiety, and overwhelm are plaguing individuals across the United States and resulting in chronic illness, autoimmune diseases, and early death. While therapy is becoming a more mainstream practice, what happens when it doesn't seem to be enough? What happens when we're in the throws of it and we are struggling to self-manage?

This seminar helps you understand:

1. How are stress and anxiety related?
2. What's actually happening to our bodies when we experience stress?
3. What are the primary ways people respond to stress/anxiety?
4. How do the stories we tell (ourselves) and the language we use hold power in the meaning we make?
5. What steps can you take to navigate the emotional storm

Seminar Outline

• You're being chased by a lion...
• Good Stress vs. Bad Stress
• The 21st Century Lion
• Response Types: Underfunctioning vs. Overfunctioning
• The stories we tell ourselves: Language and Meaning Making
• Phases, Tools, and Strategies

*All participants receive a complimentary 1:1 30-minute follow up call when scheduled within the month of September, 2024*