93: Mastering Stress - How to Manage Your Body’s Response and Find Balance

In this insightful episode of The Transformation Show, Janell and Justin dive deep into the topic of stress management and how understanding your body’s response to stress is key to achieving long-term health and wellness. Building on their previous episode, Stress 101, they break down the difference between eustress (positive stress) and distress (negative stress), and explain how chronic stress can wreak havoc on both your physical and emotional well-being.

Key Topics Covered:

• Eustress vs. Distress: Not all stress is bad! Learn the difference between beneficial stress that helps you grow and harmful stress that leads to chronic health issues.
• Internal vs. External Stress: Janell explains how stress isn’t always caused by external factors like work or relationships; it can also be triggered internally by issues like gut imbalances, blood sugar dysregulation, or even inflammation.
• The Fight or Flight Response: Discover how chronic stress can push your body into a constant state of "fight or flight," leading to elevated glucose levels, hormone imbalances, poor sleep, and even weight gain.
• The Power of Decision: Justin and Janell highlight the importance of making a conscious decision about stress—how you respond to stress, rather than trying to eliminate it, can transform your health.
• Practical Stress Management Tools: Janell shares some of her go-to strategies for managing stress daily, including yoga, gratitude journaling, and incorporating more rest and relaxation into your life to activate the parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system.

Tune in to learn:

• Why your body can’t tell the difference between real and perceived stress
• How to recognize internal stressors that could be affecting your health
• Simple daily habits to bring your body into a state of healing and relaxation
• How prolonged stress can impact your immune system, hormones, and overall vitality
• The importance of shifting your mindset around stress to create lasting transformation

Whether you’re dealing with chronic stress or looking for ways to improve your overall well-being, this episode is packed with practical advice and empowering insights that will help you manage stress more effectively and improve your health from the inside out.

To learn more about Justin & Janell visit www.TheTransformationLife.fitness.