Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thank you for listening to Susie Larson Live. Faith Radio podcasts are only possible because of your support. So thanks for giving and thanks for sharing with a friend. to sing so the black row is you glide because walking just won't do dance you don't have to know how to

ever since and a sense me's got you live. Welcome to Sizzy Larson Live. Always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every

single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's

word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. Well, today we're

talking about the importance of managing stress. Did you know that unmanaged stress is a major factor causing disease,

sickness, and the breakdown of the body? It also impacts our perspective, our relationships,

our ability to make wise choices, and even the story we tell ourselves. But here's the good news.

You have agency when it comes to stress management.

You have choices about the story you tell yourself and the way that you respond to stress.

You might be walking right now through a stressful season, through no choices or fault of your own,

and you still are able to see health improvements when you pay attention to the condition of your soul.

Your need for a break.

Your need to break away to go for a walk.

You hear this often on this show, but I'm going to say it again and I'm going to keep saying

it.

Healing, redemption, and vitality, they're possible for you.

Well, one of my favorites that we get to have on the show on a pretty regular

basis, author and fitness professional, Alisa Keaton joins me today. We're going to draw from

her book, The Body Revelation, Physical and Spiritual Practices to Metabolize Pain, banished

shame, and connect to God with your whole self. Now, before I introduce her, I've got a question.

Remember how texting is my love language? I love it when you text me. So here's my question. And it's twofold. You can answer one or the other or both questions. One is what's your top stressor right now? Two, what's your default coping that you know is probably not good for you. Actually, three questions. Three, what's your

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