Coach Kirsten Larsen

🌱 Don’t just manage stress—transform it. 🌱 Controlling your nervous system means taking charge of your life, making proactive changes that lead to greater health and happiness. 🌟 It’s about thriving, not just surviving.

Did you know that healing from past wounds is not just about making sure they don't come back again, or even that those traumas are healed, but it can affect every part of your being?

And learning to create a consistent sense of safety, calm, and activating the "relaxation response" helps your entire system heal and thrive in the best way possible.

A huge component of the PolyVagal theory is about how the felt sense of safety in our bodies actually transforms the physical, mental and emotional health and well-being that we experience.

Imagine what would happen if you felt safe, calm, and truly at peace in situations you didn't before.

It's not just a good feeling.

Your body would thank you by healing,
your heart would thank you by releasing positive emotions throughout your being,
and your brain would thank you by focusing on empowering you to do things you love to do.

It is possible! Healing is possible.

Just a friendly reminder to keep going just 1 step at a time. It's been amazing to me that when we take small steps, no matter where we are, incredible shifts and changes take place.

When I first started my health journey, I had to re-start over from scratch ... from zero ... and small steps led me to running long distance trails for fun! From deep fatigue and body shut down to joy, healing, and energy.

You can do it to! Cheering you on :)

Stress Stoppers 👉👉

You know that moment when your heart races, your muscles tense, your mind checks out, and everything in your body just wants to escape wherever you are?

It’s our acute stress response, and we call it “fight or flight.”

When I notice this happening (the first step is awareness!), here are some things I do:

💡 Notice my thoughts or emotions.
☀️ Reframe negative thoughts to the positive.
👣 Put my feet to the earth to feel grounded.
🌬️ Take some deep breaths.
⛰️Change my location.
💃 Move my body (dance, shake, jump, walk).

None of this is easy.

It takes practice.

But learning to stop stress in its tracks is one of the best things you can do for your current health and your future self.

Which of these ideas do you like best?

Take a deep breath and discover the power of your own breath! 🌬️

Join me on my latest podcast episode, "3 Stress-Reducing Breathing Techniques for Greater Energy," where I'll share a few simple yet effective techniques to help you find calm, reduce stress, and boost resilience.

You may even increase your joy and offload anything you're carrying in the process! :)

Don't let stress hold you back—embrace the transformative power of breathing today!

Did you know that we actually need stress in order to grow? I love this quote because it gives such a great layout of the fact that our goal is not to avoid or even reduce stressors, but rather to learn how to navigate it so that we can actually grow.

Here are 2 main things that we need to navigate stress:
1. Reset & Rejuvenation times
2. Resilience building

In what ways have you learned to not just navigate stress, but to Reset and build Resilience?

When we take time to intentionally Reset & Rejuvenate, we allow our bodies & minds to actually heal and build the growth that the stress put on us.

But we also need to both incorporate Resilience tools and build it in the face of stress.
What does that look like?

Well things like strength training, mindset work, breath holds, etc can all intentionally build resilience.

While incorporating EFT, counseling, forms of breathwork, etc can all help us in the moments of stress to navigate it well.

If we are in high stress seasons, we have to learn how to build both the skills of Resetting & Resilience.

What tools do you find most helpful?
What's worked for you?

I believe in you!