How To Deal With Stress (In 3 Steps)

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Raise your hand if you’re stressed! Okay, so pretty much everyone. Now how do we deal with stress? We’ve heard a lot about stress the past year because 2020 was a doozy and we’re still reeling from it. But we’ve got to learn to unpack and face our stress in healthy ways. In today’s episode I’m talking you through dealing with stress. I’m sharing three steps to make sure you’re handling your stress in a healthy way. If you need to get a good gauge of your stress levels, check out the Holmes-Rahe Scale in my new book, Are You Really OK? and get started on the journey of unpacking your underlying stress. So check out this episode, and let’s start dealing with your stress. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS – iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone back to the love and relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah Felita,
0:23.8	and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid conversations about love, sex, dating,
0:29.5	singleness, and marriage, as well as mental and emotional health. For those of you who don't know me,
0:35.5	I'm a licensed professional counselor and author of four books.
0:39.4	I also run the popular relationship advice blog, True Lovedates.com, reaching millions of people with the message that healthy people make healthy relationships.
0:50.4	If you've tuned into the podcast before, you know it's a hotline style show, meaning people call in or write in with their questions, and I answer them on this show in short, practical, bite-sized answers.
1:04.2	If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show, send it by email or voice memo to Deborah at truelovedates.com or check out my podcast page,
1:14.3	tru-lovedates.com slash love and relationships. And I'll do my best to get it answered on one of the
1:19.7	episodes. So let's get started. Today's question comes from Alyssa from Texas.
1:30.3	Hey, Deborah, I've had many stressful life events in the past 12 months. How can I be proactive about my mental health?
1:41.1	Okay, raise your hand if you're stressed. Okay, so pretty much everyone listening, because we are
1:49.4	definitely not alone when it comes to this conversation of stress and having significant
1:57.1	life stressors over the past 12 months.
2:06.9	You know, I think we're all in a similar boat to some severity because this past year came with a tremendous amount of stress for so many people across our country and world.
2:11.9	You guys know I'm a licensed counselor and over the past 12 months, I have seen more people
2:16.4	come in for counseling than any
2:18.5	previous year. And it really makes sense. You know, as human beings, we have a baseline amount of
2:25.3	underlying stress that we can handle. It kind of bubbles underneath the surface, like hot magma
2:31.2	underneath a volcano. But just like a volcano, we can only take so much pressure
2:36.5	until eventually we explode. When we continue to ignore or repress, avoid, or stuff, the things
2:45.3	that are going on underneath the surface, the life stressors that we're talking about today, we end up creating a natural buildup of
2:53.9	pressure. You know, the more you avoid, the more pressure builds up. Because emotions aren't
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