5 Ways To De-Stress

Happy Wellness Wednesday.

Wellness Wednesday was something I came up with for myself about 2 months ago to help myself prioritize health in mind body & soul.

I was on overdrive and overwhelmed in every single aspect of my life. I was observing how I've put my wellness on the back burner for 'results' in life.

I had to come to the acceptance that if my lifestyle is affecting my mental & spiritual health, SOMETHING IS ASS BACKWARDS.

Wellness COMES FIRST.

If we are not right in our mind, body & soul, our results won't produce as well as we want them to.

Now that I've made it an important part of my lifestyle, and have seen a tremendous shift in myself, I'm sharing it with my people which includes you.

Today's wellness Wednesday topic is 'de-stressing'.

Now I think almost everyone is just stressed the fuck out in life.

We have a society that is on overdrive...

Jobs, careers, partners, kids, money, health, and making it in life.

Juggling it all is fucking hectic. Our attention is everywhere.

Now more than ever be before in history, we are doing so much more, but NOT in the right ways.

We are plugged in 24/7 and it makes me laugh how confused people are.

Everyones like "I don't know why I feel like shit" "I don't know why I'm so tired and stressed" "Ugh theres something wrong with me"

It's right in your face honey, your lifestyle isn't supporting you.

Some of you are doing it all, some of you are doing most of it.

Regardless of what you're doing or what situation you're in, these 5 tips are going to change your life around.

De-stressing doesn't just happen once, I've proven to myself that de-stressing is a LIFESTYLE we must take on.

I noticed that the reason stress is a cycle we keep perpetuating in our lives is because we will take a few days off to recenter, then go right back into the mess that made us feel like shit in the first place.

"De-stressing" is A mindful and organized lifestyle that gives us the opportunity to juggle it all and STILL be able to enjoy the pleasures of this life.

Now I must warn you,

when I came up with this plan for myself, it seemed like a lot of work.

I was going back and forth because the process of de-stressing, stressed me the fuck out. It took me about a month to get used to, but I can assure you that I feel SO MUCH MORE energized on a day-to-day basis.

So let's dive into this process.

1. Get your house in order.

As someone who overcame three years of suicidal depression, I can attest to you that getting your house in order is going to be one of the things that change the game for you.

This means purging and getting organized. Before you say it, I know you have a job, a lazy ass partner, crazy kids & goals to pursue, but I'm going to put you on game.

Deep clean every Sunday. This ensures that your house is clean before the week starts. I like to call it my "Sunday reset".

Every Sunday I get up early, I do all the laundry, wash the sheets, clean the kitchen, my bathroom, vacuum all the rooms, sweep, clean the carpets, and wipe down everything. I make sure it feels FRESH. But I give myself an incentive to get it done:

After I do all of that, I go do my hour cardio, go to the hot tub and have Sunday Brunch.

That's every Sunday. It resets the energy in my apartment & it sets my week up for success.

This took me about a week to incorporate because I was purging things that I didn't want or need, & I was getting caught up on all the laundry. So be patient, you'll get there.

If you live with a partner, make sure they are keeping their area of the house clean & helping you get the shit together.

Now if you have kids, this is an amazing way to help them get into a routine. Every child development study I've researched shows that when kids have a healthy structure/routine, they thrive & take on these lifestyle skills with them in the future.

If you want to get them to do something, give them an incentive. A good idea is "Sundae, Sundays". If they get up, clean their rooms, pick up their bathroom, put their laundry in the laundry basket & help you around the house, they get a treat every week. You know what makes your kids the most excited.

In order to keep your house in check during the week, every Wednesday freshen up your home. This is the day I'm doing any laundry that needs to be done, sweeping, vacuuming, etc.

On every other day, I'm just making sure that the laundry is in the laundry basket, the dishes are in the dishwasher instead of sitting in the sink and what I'm using throughout the day is back in its place so I'm not waking up the next day with things to do.

I can attest that it is AMAZING.

Yes at first it seems like a lot of work and takes effort, but you do get used to it. It's like second nature and I now enjoy setting myself up for success.

2. Stop overstimulating yourself

Get off of your phone and stop sitting in front of the TV. The radioactive signals that are pulsating off of our phones are proven to have significant effects on our brain waves.

Throughout the day, stop picking up your phone and scrolling for hours. BE IN YOUR LIFE.

If you need a pause or a break throughout the day, instead of getting on your phone, go outside for a second, go stretch for a second, go sit in stillness for a second.

When you come home at night or when the day is over, take a shower to wash off the day, limit yourself to one movie or one episode of your favorite show. When that thing is over, read, write, sit on the porch outside, but BE PRESENT.

3. Drink more water & feed your body

How often do you forget to drink water or eat food? It's too fucking often. Take the time to nourish your body so your body is not in survival mode.

You force your body to panic when it's not getting its basic needs: FOOD & WATER.

Be intentional about your eating schedule. Be intentional about having water. Your body is 70% water so if you arent drinking AT LEAST half a gallon a day, you are depleting yourself.

It is proven that dehydration causes us to have more anxiety.

4. Set a routine out for yourself.

You HAVE to organize your life by day. That way you know what are Monday problems, Tuesday problems & so on.

5. Prioritize Mindfulness.

This looks like reading, going for nature walks, meditating, sitting down to do breathwork, stretching/yoga, playing a board game.

When we prioritize mindfulness every single day, we allow our nervous systems to decompress and relax.

Those are 5 things I've been doing that have had a SIGNIFICANT impact on my life.

If you want to go deeper into these, at the beginning of May I am releasing an Ebook called "Get Your Life In Order" a lifestyle guide to help you create a healthy & mindful structure in every area of your life.

For now,

Try these 5 steps and let me know how it works out for you!

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