What do you think of when you hear the word “stress”?

Perhaps you think of that one colleague who seems to be tense all the time? You can see it in their eyes - the way they speak to you; in their reactivity and their general energy.

Or perhaps you think of yourself. Pain in the shoulders, tension headaches, rapid heartbeat, mind that refuses to switch off after a hard day’s coding (maybe even keeping you up at night). An endless sense of rushing from one thing to the next.

I used to be that person. My stressed out brain found it hard to focus. My exhausted body, somehow, couldn’t sleep. I felt like I was behind all the time, and worked extra hard to “make up”.

It couldn’t last. Eventually, stress became burnout. And burnout meant I was no good to anybody - no energy, no motivation, no ability to get anything done. No chance of writing a decent line of code!

My journey through, and recovery from, burnout taught me a LOT. I had to learn about the stress response in the nervous system. The difference between good stress and bad stress. Practical techniques about how to reduce the excessive stress in my system, and develop a “healthy stress cycle”.

I had to learn about myself too. My “stress triggers”. My attitudes and beliefs I held that contributed to my eventual burnout. I had to look at my life, examine the subtle ways I’d been running myself into the ground and make some changes to “rebalance my energy equation” in favour of recovery rather than continuing burnout.

I learned that recovery was in my hands, and prevention was possible.

It’s been quite a journey, but I’m different person now. I still experience stress in my mind and my body. But I’ve got tools to reframe it, and to deal with it when it’s getting excessive. I mostly stay in a healthy (for me) stress cycle. I know when I’m at the beginning of burnout, and know what to do to prevent dipping into it too badly.

I’ve learned about stress and burnout because I’ve had to. I’m super pleased to be able to offer what I’ve learned in this hour long training. It's normally $38, but use the code "launch9" before the end of August and you'll get it for $29.

You'll receive two videos and multiple MP3s with guided stress management exercises that anyone can do.

The world has been a stressful place this year, perhaps more so than usual. I don't see that changing. If you feel like excessive stress is a negative force in your life, then jump on this training immediately.

If you have any questions, I'd love to hear from you. Just hit reply.

Wishing you a safe and stress-free week,

Daragh

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