Attuned Leadership for Women: Rewrite the Rules of Success and Satisfaction - Stress to Strength, Part 5: Top Products and Rituals for Boosting Energy, Mood, and Focus

Stress to Strength, Part 5: Top Products and Rituals for Boosting Energy, Mood, and Focus

08/29/23 • 59 min

Attuned Leadership for Women: Rewrite the Rules of Success and Satisfaction

*This is the 5th show in the “Stress to Strength” Series!*
In a world of perpetual stress, it's easy to overlook the small adjustments that can make a world of difference in your daily life. In this episode, I'm sharing products and rituals that are valuable in your stress resilience toolkit. From simplifying nutrition's vital role in stress management to the wonders of adaptogens, and crafting daily rituals with sensory support tools, this episode is one you'll want to bookmark for easy to implement ways to boost energy, mood, and focus so stress does not hold you back.
Highlights
[00:01:28] Why you need a Stress Resilience toolkit
[00:05:19] Specific group of herbs called adaptogens
[00:10:27] Fatty fish and omega 3s
[00:18:26] Adaptogens early history and use today
[00:23:43] Teecino & Rasa, caffeine substitutes
[00:30:00] Alcohol alternatives and Mocktails
[00:32:44] Rishi Functional beverages
[00:37:31] Sensory support practices
[00:45:06] Body rolling tools
[00:51:00] Tracking heart rate variability
[00:54:08] How to Build Your Stress Resilience Toolkit

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Previous Stress to Strength Series

Mentioned In This Episode (not all items listed. Go to my website for full list).

Free Short Audio Training: How to Run Your Day Without It Running You
Free PDF Training: Stress & Overwhelm Relief Game Plan

Get updates about Crystal's upcoming book! REVIVE: The Working Woman's Unexpected Guide to Recovering from Burnout

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Stress to Strength, Part 4: Unfuckwithable Stress Resilience Using the Somatic Attunement Method

**This episode is the fourth in the “Stress to Strength” Series!**
Guided by Dr. Crystal Frazee, the creator of the Somatic Attunement MethodTM, this episode is the pinnacle of the series and reveals the practical knowledge you need for stress resilience to feel doable in your busy life.
She connects the dots between understanding your body's cues of stress (shared in Episode 009) and how to know which nervous system regulation techniques to use (from Episode 010) for the best stress management with the least amount of time or energy investment.
Get ready to elevate your stress-busting game as a professional woman and discover the secrets to unlocking your internal resilience. Stress does not have to take a toll on your performance, relationships, or career potential when you understand these tried and true Stress Resilience skills.
Tune in and learn how to use the Somatic Attunement MethodTM to be unfuckwithable and confident that you can weather any storm that comes your way!
Highlights:

[00:02:17] Stress Map and Nervous System Regulation.
[00:05:23] Completing the Stress Map to be Unfuckwithable.

[00:11:31] Fine-tune stress management techniques.

[00:14:45] Low-stress techniques and exercise.

[00:17:28] Sleep, light exposure, and stress management.

[00:29:38] Responding to medium stress levels.
[00:34:31] Regulation practices reduce high stress.

[00:35:23] Break Room Therapy.

[00:35:05] Meet intense energy with movement and manual pressure.

[00:41:22] Stress resilience empowers women.

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- Break Room Therapy in Grand Rapids, MI
- Swannick Blue Light Blocking Glasses to Improve Sleep

Free Short Audio Training: How to Run Your Day Without It Running You
Free PDF Training: Stress & Overwhelm Relief Game Plan

Get updates about Crystal's upcoming book! REVIVE: The Working Woman's Unexpected Guide to Recovering from Burnout

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Stress to Strength, Part 6. Navigating Time Stress with Ixchel Lunar

**This is Part 6 of the Stress to Strength series**
Amidst the relentless tempo of our productivity-driven world, visionary leader Ixchel Lunar introduces a breath of fresh air. In this episode, Ixchel joins me on a thought-provoking exploration: the art of befriending time instead of futilely trying to master it.
Through the magic of simple rituals and reconnecting with our bodies, Ixchel asserts that we can break free from the constraints of time scarcity and glide into a state of flow.
This conversation transcends conventional time management strategies, delving into the cultural origins of time scarcity, naming the invisible hurdles women leaders encounter daily, and equips us with the tools to feel more satisfied using these practical, powerful shifts.
>>For FULL SHOW NOTES and links to everything mentioned, go to my website<<
Timestamps:
[00:02:40] Time scarcity and burnout.
[00:04:21] Redefining rest and leisure.
[00:08:48] Time Scarcity as Colonization.
[00:13:07] High-flow lifestyle and individuality.
[00:20:37] Finding flow and creative pursuits.
[00:24:41] Constraints and incremental changes.
[00:26:03] Reimagining cultural change.
[00:40:08] Shifting from habits to rituals.
[00:45:00] The power of presence.
[01:02:10] Boundaries and managing distractions.
About Ixchel Lunar:
Ixchel Lunar, a dynamic advocate and powerful agent of change teaches leaders how to shift their relationship with time and achieve flow states to do their most important work without the stress. Their perspectives on time are shaped by the experience of living with disability, having mixed indigenous roots, years spent in Nicaragua amidst the uprising against oppression, and a unique career, including serving as a Vice Mayor and running for Congress.
Crystal has known Ixchel for five years and has been inspired and massively impacted by Ixchel's writing and guidance. In today's hectic world where capitalism drives the depletion of our most intimate resources of time, energy, and presence, we all need a dose of Ixchel's medicine.
Connect With Ixchel Lunar:
Ixchel's Website
Ixchel's Free Book: 23 Rituals for Dreaming in the Wild
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Ixchel's Substack