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You Are Not Alone: Finding Light on National Stress Awareness Day!



Today, on this first Wednesday of November, we shall pause to acknowledge something that touches every single one of us to some extent; stress. But more importantly, we pause to remind you of something more profound: You, yeah, you are not broken. You are human. If you're reading this while your heart feels a little heavy, your mind feels scattered, or your body feels exhausted; please, please, please know that you are seen and if you speak up you will be heard. Your struggle is real, you matter, and and all that you experience in this life matters.


What's Really Behind Your Stress?

Stress doesn't just appear out of nowhere. It builds from the weight of a thousand small things, and sometimes, a few unbearably large ones that comes at us as we journey through life. Financial pressures that keep you awake at night. Relationship conflicts that leave you feeling alone. Work demands that never seem to end. Health concerns that whisper fears you don't want to acknowledge. Major life changes that shake your foundation. The loss of someone or something precious. Sometimes, stress comes from the weight of simply trying to be enough; for everyone, for yourself, for the world that seems to demand more than you have to give.


When Your Body Screams What Your Mouth Can't Say

Something's been shifting inside you, hasn't it? These changes; they came quietly at first, then suddenly they were everywhere. Things like:


  • Anxiety or Depression  

    • Showing up uninvited, stealing joy from moments that once made you feel alive.

  • Anger, irritability, or restlessness

    • Exploding over nothing and everything, leaving you wondering who you've become.

  • Feeling overwhelmed, unmotivated, or unfocused

    • That suffocating fog where even simple tasks feel impossible.

  • Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much

    • Your bed becomes either a prison or an escape, never the rest you desperately need.

  • Worry

    • The 3 AM panic attacks, the endless what-ifs that hijack every quiet moment you encounter they are real but can stop. Open the do not worry chapter in the bible for some hope & inspiration to help build your faith (Matthews 6:25-34).

  • Problems with your memory or concentration

    • Forgetting important things, losing your train of thought mid-sentence, and feeling like your mind is betraying you.

  • Making poor or unexplainable choices that may seem irrational

    • Making shocking choices that don't align with who you know yourself to be.


Here's what I need you to hear: This isn't you failing. This is your nervous system begging for help. These symptoms? They're not character flaws; they're distress signals from a body and mind that have been holding in and onto too much for too long. And ignoring these signals won't make them disappear. It will only make them louder.


There Is a Way Forward from Stress

Healing from stress isn't about becoming invincible. It's about becoming kind to yourself. It's about learning that you deserve care, rest, and gentleness. Something that you can do is to start small. Do things like move your body more; even a 10 to 15-minute walk can shift everything for the better. Breathe deeply, letting each exhale carry away a little tension. Connect with someone who makes you feel seen. Set boundaries that protect your peace, even when it feels uncomfortable. Practice saying no. Ask for help; this might be the bravest thing you do.


Create rituals that anchor you like morning coffee or tea in silence, evening journaling, Sunday phone calls with loved ones. Find what makes you feel like yourself again and embrace it more often than not.

But here's the truth that might be hardest to hear: You don't have to do this or anything alone. You have a choice.


Your Next Step Starts Here

If you're tired of carrying this weight by yourself, if you're ready to rediscover peace, if you want to learn how to not just survive stress but truly release it, coaching can be your lifeline.

Imagine having someone in your corner who understands, who doesn't judge, who helps you untangle the knots and find your way back to yourself. Someone who gives you tools that actually work. Someone who believes in your healing even when you can't.

Today is your day. Not tomorrow. Not when things get worse. Not when you've "earned" the right to feel better. Right now. You deserve support. You deserve to breathe freely. You deserve to wake up feeling hope, not dread.


Take the first step. Reach out for coaching focused on stress relief this National Stress Awareness Day. Your future self, the one who smiles easily, sleeps soundly, and feels light again, is waiting for you to choose yourself.


Nurture What Matters because you are so worth the journey back to peace.

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