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Stress doesn’t always roar; sometimes it creeps in, stacks quietly, and leaves you convinced you’re the problem. We open up about the moments that nearly ended us and the simple, body-first tools that helped us find our footing again. From postnatal freefall and agoraphobia to sudden loss and the numbness of shutdown, we trace how overwhelm hijacks attention, blurs thinking, and turns everyday life into survival mode—and why that’s not a character flaw but a predictable stress response.

You’ll hear D’s turning point with a psychiatrist who refused to label her “broken” and instead named her reality: too many changes, too fast, for a body doing its best to cope. We talk through the spinning plates of modern life—work strain, family pressure, money worries—and how micro-stressors add up to anxiety, burnout, and depression. More importantly, we share the actions that start to unwind the knot. Think regulated breathing that extends the exhale, short walks to discharge adrenaline, naming feelings to cool the amygdala, and removing a few plates before adding new ones. No fluff, no jargon—just clear steps that a “10-year-old brain” can follow when the adult brain is flooded.

This is a space for anyone who thinks, feels, or behaves in ways they don’t want to anymore. If you’re dealing with postnatal anxiety, relationship conflict, workplace burnout, grief, or the low hum of “I can’t cope,” you’ll find language that makes sense and tools you can use today. Our promise is simple: you’re not weak, you’re overloaded, and there’s a way back to calm, choice, and connection.

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