Ready to change the game when it comes to stress? Ready to finally get out of fight or flight mode, to reduce the overwhelm and to feel more in control? Then in part two of this mini how to manage stress series, I’m going to go deeper. And today we’re going to get into the longer term things you can start to do to address stress and overwhelm in your life.

And be warned - this stuff might not be what you think it is. We’ll be covering everything from self esteem, to how stress is serving you right now to the classic phrase “I just prefer it when I’m busy”.

So that by the end of today’s episode you’re ready to tackle that stress and overwhelm in your life for good.

Resources:

-My website https://www.chickfit.co.uk/

-Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alixchickfit

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We all know that stress is such a common part of modern life. We are always on, we’re all trying to manage too much and juggle too many things in our lives. And of course we all know that it’s not so great for our mental, physical or emotional wellbeing to be dealing with that on an ongoing basis.

And while some stress is good and even necessary in our lives, it would be fair to say that most of us would definitely like quite a bit less of it. So, in this two part series, we’re going to explore ways to manage stress - in part one what you can do when you’re right in the middle of it, and in part two we’ll look at some longer term strategies to reduce the power that stress has over your life more generally.

In this episode we’ll talk about:

-Controlling the Controllables

-Reprioritising and breaking down the problem

-Knowing when to walk away

-Learning how to drop into your body

-Focusing on sleep and reducing phone time

Resources:

-My website https://www.chickfit.co.uk/

-Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alixchickfit

-Review and subscribe to my podcast https://www.podfollow.com/chickfit

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll probably know that HRT has been having a bit of a moment recently. Whether its Davina’s documentary about it or stories that pop up every now and again about HRT shortages and women left without, there is no doubt that in the last couple of years, the menopause and HRT has definitely come up on our radar.

In fact, there are some that think that every woman should be on HRT to protect us against a host of issues and diseases as we age. And most certainly, we have been given the message that HRT could well be the saviour for us - whether its symptoms we’re currently experiencing, or future proofing our minds and bodies.

So I wanted to get into this today and talk a bit about HRT - is it in fact the answer to all our ills, or are there some other things we should maybe be considering along the way too?

We’ll be getting into:

-A few caveats around this sometimes controversial topic!

-My personal (and I emphasise PERSONAL) take on HRT

-What exactly is HRT and how is it usually prescribed

-The current viewpoints on HRT

-The things I think all of us should be considering when we’re applying these viewpoints to ourselves, to our own lives and to our own experiences

Resources:

-My website https://www.chickfit.co.uk/

-Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alixchickfit

-Review and subscribe to my podcast https://www.podfollow.com/chickfit