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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Embrace Real Podcast. I'm really excited about today's episode.

I feel like it's going to be a super practical one and I love these because these are staple episodes that I feel like we can go back to time and time again

When maybe we lose sight or lose track today we're talking about nine ways to reduce your stress we have to to be real. Stress is a part of our everyday lives.

Oftentimes it can honestly become our natural response to any and everything, but stress can really

hold us back in so many ways mentally, it can hold us back physically,

it can disturb our sleep, it can trigger heightened appetite and emotional eating,

it can trigger weight gain due to raising our cortisol levels, chronic stress, underlying stress, which can build

into causing serious health issues long term. So if we truly want to be our healthiest and

happiest versions of ourselves, we need to learn how to take control of our stress.

Lou Holtz said it best.

It's not the load that breaks you down.

It's the way that you carry it.

So that's why in today's episode, I want to equip you with nine ways to help you

start carrying the stress more effectively that can lead to overall reducing it. But before I do,

I have to share this super sweet review. It comes from

young Tessa 18, she says, helping me think positively. I haven't been here for long. I just barely

started listening in, but listening to you has made me

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