This is episode 252 and today we're chatting about how chronic stress impacts all of you from the inside and out really really truly

understanding what stress does to you and what forms of stress are in your life. I think you'll be

surprised by a couple of forms. Our guest today is Debbie Potts who's been in the

fitness industry for over 25 years and a competitive

endurance athlete for 20 years.

Along her journey, she has accomplished many goals, including being nominated as one of the

top 100 best trainers in the US by

Men's Journal in 2004 and 2005 as well as participating in 15 Iron Man Triathons.

Five of them were the Hawaii World Iron Man Triathons, five of them were the Hawaii World Iron Man Championship.

Debbie has owned and operated her own fitness studio in Bellevue, Washington for the last 12 years

to offer an all-in-one health and fitness studio.

Debbie is a speaker, blogger, podcast host of the whole athlete and the author of Life is not a

race and the holistic method manual. author of Life is Not A Race and The Holistic Method, Manual, and Workbook, both of which you can

find on Amazon. Her passion is to help others reduce chronic stress and improve performance with the holistic method elements

while teaching clients how to burn fat, optimize health and improve their overall

performance in life and sports. Debbie is on a mission to help other athletes

avoid breaking down and burning out by coaching the whole athlete from the

inside out for improved performance and longevity. She offers online group and

individual coaching services and a bunch of other cool things at Debbie pots.net that's

D-E-B-I-E-P-O-B-I-E-P-O-D-O-B-B-I-E. Potts dot net that's d e b i e p o t s dot net you can find her on Twitter low-carb athlete and on

Instagram as low-carb athlete and on Instagram as low-car athlete. And I wish that I had heard this

episode way way back in 2007 when I started running and started having so many issues with my body

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