Managing Stress and Building Capacity

Описание: In today’s episode, we’re flipping the whole “stress management” conversation on its head.

Most people think stress itself is the enemy — the thing that’s breaking them, burning them out, or keeping them stuck. But once you understand what stress actually is and how your nervous system responds to it, you start to see the real issue:

👉 It’s not the stress. It’s your capacity.

Inside this episode, we dig into:

What stress actually is (and why it’s not a weakness or character flaw)

The difference between acute vs. chronic stress

Why your nervous system doesn’t rank stress — it just responds to load

How things like under-eating, over-training, pressure, emotional suppression, and poor sleep add to your “allostatic load”

How chronic overload impacts hormones, digestion, metabolism, immunity, and energy

Why so many people blame age, hormones, or “getting older” when the upstream issue is actually nervous system dysregulation

The Cup Capacity Visual — what fills your cup, what overflows it, and why most people never think to build a bigger cup

The signs your capacity is tapped out (even if you say “I’m fine”)

Why living in urgency feels normal for so many high achievers

The first step to rebuilding capacity: awareness in the body

How stress + capacity shape your ability to train, recover, eat well, parent, work, and do cool shit in your life

This episode sets the foundation for Part 2, where we’ll dive into:
✨ How to build capacity
✨ What nervous system regulation actually looks like
✨ Why willpower isn’t the solution
✨ Tools to help your body feel safe enough to function optimally

If you want the worksheet early, email me — otherwise it will drop with Part 2.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Allostatic Load (the cumulative cost of stress)

Acute vs. Chronic Stress

Nervous system responses to perceived threat

How stress influences hormones, digestion, and immunity

Signs your “cup” is full or overflowing

Awareness practices to reconnect to your body

WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

High-achievers who feel like they can “handle a lot”… until they suddenly can’t

People who feel constantly rushed, behind, overloaded, or “fine but not fine”

Anyone struggling with hormone issues, gut issues, low energy, or stalled progress

Parents, professionals, lifters, entrepreneurs, and anyone trying to “do cool shit” while maintaining their well-being

Anyone who wants to stop relying on willpower and start building real capacity

NEXT STEPS:

➡️ Listen to Part 2 (dropping next week): How to build capacity + regulate your nervous system
➡️ Download the worksheet (coming in Part 2 — or email me if you want it early)
➡️ Like, subscribe, and leave a review if this episode helped you. It makes a massive difference.

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