Our body is constantly communicating with us in so many ways, the most obvious being when we’re hungry, thirsty or tired. But somehow signals of stress have become the thing that most people ignore until they become so loud it’s debilitating.
Being career driven is very time and energy consuming. There’s an overwhelming amount of tasks, duties and projects that need to be tended to. You get so focused on what you need to do that you forget about yourself and the things that feed your soul and make you happy and relaxed. You don’t give yourself enough time to unplug from the career version of yourself and connect with who you truly are.
We experience daily stress, pressure and demands and if we don’t take time to unwind and unplug, we will feel it. When we’re stressed or anxious, our body lets us know. It can show up as muscle tension, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, a knot in the stomach… The list goes on. You may experience one or many of these physical sensations regularly and think it’s just normal, but it’s not. It’s your body signaling to you that something is out of balance and needs to be tended to. It’s up to you to listen.
15 Signs of Stress You Shouldn’t Ignore
- Muscle Tension, Aches, Pains in Body
- Feeling Overwhelmed
- Heart Palpitations
- Over-eating or under-eating
- Irritability/Anger/Apathy
- Sleep Problems
- Holding Breath
- Loss of Libido
- Digestive Problems
- Anxiety
- Repetitive Thoughts & Worries
- Alcohol/Substance Abuse
- Mental and physical Exhaustion
- Lack of Motivation
- Lack of Confidence
5 Tips for Listening to Your Body
- Become aware of your breath… Are you holding it? Is it shallow?
- Awareness of physical sensations in your body- aches, pains, tension
- Be aware of triggers: what are you feeling, thinking, experiencing?
- Ask yourself what you need + tune into your intuition
- Don’t ignore signs of discomfort and distress
5 Ways to Manage Career Stress
Try these 10 Journal Prompts To Deal With Work Stress
- What brings me happiness about my career?
- What is most challenging about my career?
- List 3-5 chronic career stressors
- What worries can I control? Which are worries that I can’t control?
- Where does stress or anxiety show up in my body? What does it feel like?
- What do I do to reduce those feelings? What works? What doesn’t work?
- List ways I currently rest, relax and unplug
- List new ways I want to rest, relax and unplug (things I haven’t tried)
- What would my life look like with minimal career stress? How would I feel?
- Create a daily practice of writing down my to-do list and prioritizing
Meditation
Try my Affirmation Meditation for relieving stress
Yoga releases tension and promotes mental, emotional and physical relaxation. Being present with your breath, your body and its sensations helps you feel more calm and grounded, reducing stress and anxiety.
Bach Flower Therapy
Bach Flower Therapy is one of the healing modalities I use to help my clients get to the root cause of negative emotions and limiting beliefs. The remedies help by balancing challenging emotions so you can thrive in your career and life.
I offer Bach Flower Therapy sessions, but the Bach Flower Remedies were also created as a self help system so anyone can access and use them with ease. Learn more about individual remedies on my YouTube Channel.
Don’t know what Bach Flower Remedies are? Check out my YouTube channel to learn more about the remedies and how to use them.
Transpersonal Energy Healing
Transpersonal Energy Healing is another one of the healing modalities I use to help my clients. It’s a combination of Body Mind Counseling and Hands on Healing that helps to nurture self-awareness, uncover core beliefs, release stored emotions in the body and balance and relax the energy and nervous systems.
Practicing self awareness and staying connected to the needs of your body, mind and spirit is crucial in managing career stress. Listen to your body. Keep checking in with yourself.
Looking for more self care tips to help you manage career stress? Find more here.
