Get Your 7 Minutes Back! A Breakthrough In Relating To Stress, Anxiety and Overwhelm

How stressed out do you feel right now? Have you dealt with stress earlier today or this week?

We all experience stress, it's part of life. But not everybody relates to stress in the same way. You have your own go-to methods for dealing with your stress, and some are more effective than others.

Years ago it became a personal mission of mine to get on top of my stress and anxiety, and learn how to deal with it in more healthy ways. Drinking, smoking and pornography were not leading me down the path I wanted, and so I sought out other means of relating to the circumstances in my life.

In today's episode I'm sharing with you a massive breakthrough I had that led to me looking at stress in a whole new way. The "7 minutes" breakthrough as I like to call it, has helped me get back into my center when life's stressors have knocked me out of alignment. I'm sharing this with you today with the goal of inspiring you to take a harder look at your triggers and the things that stress you out in life, and to seek out true healing so you can experience the joy you truly desire.

If you want to reach out to me with episode topic suggestions, feedback about the podcast in general, or just to say hi, you can do so in two ways:

• Email me at matthew@matthewbivens.com
• DM me on Instagram @matthew_bivens

Resources from today's episode:

• Compassionate Inquiry: Diffuse Your Emotional Triggers with Dr. Gabor Mate
• Chronic Stress Puts Your Health At Risk
• Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic State: How Stress Affects Your Health

Other Having It A.L.L. episodes about stress with action items and takeaways:

• How To Coach Yourself Through The Chronic Stresses Of Everyday Life
• A Powerful Method For Changing Your Relationship Towards Stress - How To Learn To Love Stress Through Exercise
• The STOP Method For De-Stressing and Reclaiming Balance In 30 Seconds
• Learn How To Master Your Stress (Instead Of Running From It) So That You Can Be Calm In The Face Of Fire
• A 15 Minute Meditation For Easing Stress, Fear and Anxiety (from Katie Krimitsos of the Women's Meditation Network Podcast)
• The Balance Experts Have Spoken! 10 Expert Tips On Living A Life Of Balance (Plus 15 More You're Really Going To Want To Use In Your Life)
• 3 Underlying Reasons Why You Don't Have Balance (And What To Do About Them)