How could completing your body's stress cycle reshape your approach to holiday pressures? In this insightful episode of The unPerfected Pod, Brooke Jean addresses managing stress, particularly during the holiday season, by understanding and processing physiological responses to stressors.  Brooke emphasizes the importance of completing the stress cycle through physical activities, feeling emotions rather than suppressing them, and reframing negative thoughts. She discusses the physiological mechanisms of stress and offers practical tools like daily brisk walks, creative expression, and setting boundaries. to let go of societal expectations for a healthier, more present holiday experience. Tune in to this episode as Brooke encourages listeners to stop internalizing pressure and to let go of societal expectations for a healthier, more present holiday experience!   Highlights 00:00 - 03:35 Understanding and Processing Emotions ·        Brooke Jean prepares us for the holiday season. ·        Acknowledging the mounting stress and busy-ness in anticipation of events like Christmas, Black Friday, and holiday gatherings. ·        She aims to offer content that supports listeners during this hectic time. 03:36 - 13:56 The Importance of Holiday Boundaries ·        The importance of addressing rising stress levels. ·        Overcoming extreme stress during their corporate days. ·        Stress isn't about external factors but about how we internally manage and process it. ·        Your body needs to be properly discharged to avoid the buildup of stress and anxiety. ·        The necessity of releasing unprocessed emotions and trauma from the body to alleviate stress and suggests that avoiding stressors is not the solution. ·        Focusing on internal responses and maintaining a healthy relationship with stress by effectively processing. 13:57 - 23:46 Embrace and Release Emotions ·        The crucial practice of completing your stress cycle daily by engaging in a brisk 20-minute walk to move the physiological stress response out of your body. ·        How walking can help release endorphins, oxytocin, and promote neurogenesis. ·        Brooke emphasizes the importance of integrating this habit for 30 days to experience significant stress relief. ·        The other methods such as crying, creative expression, positive social interactions, and physical affection as effective ways to close the stress cycle. 23:47 - 33:15 Prioritize Your Well-being ·        Managing stress by completing the stress cycle and changing one's narrative around everyday events. ·        The importance of fully feeling and processing emotions rather than suppressing them. ·        Bodily feelings should be expressed through physical actions like crying, screaming, or walking. ·        How attributing negative meanings to events increases stress and suggests adopting a broader context to view setbacks as minor and non-defining. ·        Embracing a wide range of emotions to alleviate stress and maintain emotional health. 33:15 - 45:07 Embrace a Stress-Free Life ·        The importance of setting boundaries to alleviate stress. ·        The dangers of societal conditioning, which contributes are: o   Force continuous productivity, o   Physiological impacts of cumulative stress, and o   The importance of saying no to overcommitments. ·        Prioritizing genuine 'yes' activities and shedding obligations rooted in societal   Join the unPerfected Mastermind and connect with your feminine side.   Tweetable Quotes:  "When your context is small and you let things mean something negative about you, you're in this contraction that creates stress in the body. So, stop letting small potatoes be big potatoes. It's not that big." – Brooke Jean "The more stressed and uncomfortable your body is going to feel, because your body is trying to tell you, please get this out of my body! "– Brooke Jean "We need to get the emotion out of your body. We need to get the anxiety, the hormones, the stress out of your body. This could be your body saying, take care of me! Get this crap out of here!"– Brooke Jean   *This is not medical advice. Please consult with a professional before making any changes Sign up for my FREE Perfectionism Detox Masterclass! https://brookejean.squarespace.com/perfectionism-detox   DOORS NOW OPEN for the Unstuck & Unstoppable Masterclass! https://www.brookejeanllc.com/unstuck-and-unstoppable   FREE Immediate Calm Down Kit: https://brookejean03.activehosted.com/f/7   Get Unstuck: 5 Therapeutic Steps to Take Aligned Action https://brookejean.squarespace.com/get-unstuck   You can connect with Brooke Jean through her: Website: Brooke Jean LLC Facebook: Brooke Jean LinkedIn: Brooke Jean Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected

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