Episode 29: Are you finding it harder to find your stress resilience in your 40s? You know the feeling when you’re running as fast as you can to get everything done on your to-do list, and you end up exhausted by the end of the day with only a few tasks checked off? Ugh!
If you’ve been feeling more exhausted, stressed, and burned out lately, this Savor Food and Body Podcast conversation is for you.
Dr. Rebecca Sornson, ND, returns to the podcast to talk about how to become more resilient to the chronic stressors of everyday life.
It’s not about avoiding stress. The stress response in your body serves an important purpose.
But when you’re constantly in a fight or flight, freeze or please state, the system in your body designed to handle stress gets overworked and undernourished.
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Rebecca’s explanation of the stress cycle, how stress hormones play an important role in your life, and how to nourish yourself physically, mentally, and creatively when it feels like those stress hormones are running your life 24/7.
Through our conversation, you’ll learn four strategies to help you complete the stress cycle in your body and what types of foods can support you during acute times of stress.
Stress Resilience 101: You’re going to want to take notes on this one for sure!
You can hear Dr. Rebecca’s personal experience trying to live up to perfectionist ideal in her first Savor Food and Body Podcast appearance, episode 8
Dr. Rebecca Sornson is a naturopathic physician and co-founder of Hearth Natural Medicine, along with her husband, Joshua Kraetsch.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Health Psychology, Rebecca worked as an organic farmer, a massage therapist, a farm-to-table cooking class instructor, and helped run a summer camp for teenagers. Through these adventures, Rebecca’s respect and interest in individuals’ healing journeys grew and deepened.
She completed her doctorate in naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University. While in school, she co-authored a research study on the microbiome of organic farmers. She has had advanced training in herbal medicine, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, infant craniosacral therapy, biofeedback, yoga therapy, and whole foods nutrition.
Her specialty is treating people from an ecosystem perspective which means investigating how food, lifestyle, stress, psychological health, and spiritual health may all be playing a role in a person’s well-being. Rebecca is also an avid cook and herbalist and relies heavily on food and plants for medicinal support.
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If you’re getting burned out by trying to do all the things and be everything to everybody, this episode is for you!
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