YOUR BODY WILL USUALLY TELL YOU BEFORE YOUR CALENDAR DOES

You can tell yourself you're fine for a surprisingly long time.

You can say it's a busy month, things will settle down after this launch or you'll catch up on sleep this weekend.

Meanwhile, you're lying awake thinking about work, your shoulders are constantly tight, you're more irritable than usual and even when you finally have time to relax, your body doesn't seem to know how.

Those signals matter.

When I work with someone privately, part of what we do is learn their own nervous system much more intimately. We use breathwork, meditation, somatic awareness and regulation practices to help them recognize what activation actually feels like in their body.

That awareness gives you a much earlier window to respond.

Instead of realizing you're overwhelmed when you're already completely depleted, you start noticing the first signs that you're moving into that state. You learn what helps your particular system settle and how to move through stressful periods without staying activated long after the stressful thing is over.

There will always be stress in life, especially when you're leading a company, raising a family or carrying significant responsibility. What can change is how long your body stays there.

The more easily you can come back to yourself, the more energy and presence you have available for the life happening around you.