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2.  Feel Better ImmediatelyFeel Better Immediately
 Elevate Your MoodElevate Your Mood
 Increase Your MobilityIncrease Your Mobility
 Allow You to RelaxAllow You to Relax
 Give You a “Mini-Vacation”Give You a “Mini-Vacation”
ObjectivesObjectives

3.  Increase Your EnergyIncrease Your Energy
 Increase Your Mental ClarityIncrease Your Mental Clarity
 Reduce Your AnxietyReduce Your Anxiety
 Reduce Your PainReduce Your Pain
 Give You New Attentional SkillsGive You New Attentional Skills
ObjectivesObjectives

5. This is what being Stressed Out Can Look Like!This is what being Stressed Out Can Look Like!

6.  My Mother Died When I Was 9 Years OldMy Mother Died When I Was 9 Years Old
 Hospitalized for Stress BurnoutHospitalized for Stress Burnout
 Experimented with Holistic Solutions forExperimented with Holistic Solutions for
WellnessWellness
 Stumbled Across Field ofStumbled Across Field of
PsychoneuroimmunologyPsychoneuroimmunology
 Successfully Used Applied Guided MentalSuccessfully Used Applied Guided Mental
ImageryImagery
My Journey

7.  Completed Masters Level Studies inCompleted Masters Level Studies in
Neuropsychology and Psychophysiology ofNeuropsychology and Psychophysiology of
Stress ReductionStress Reduction
 Dear Friend Commits Suicide UnexpectedlyDear Friend Commits Suicide Unexpectedly
 Friend’s Death Triggers Motherloss andFriend’s Death Triggers Motherloss and
Existential GriefExistential Grief
 Completed Dissertation Study on MotherlossCompleted Dissertation Study on Motherloss
and Existential Grief Recoveryand Existential Grief Recovery
 Wellness Coaching, Author, SpeakerWellness Coaching, Author, Speaker
My Journey

8. What is Stress?What is Stress?
 Stress is the psychological and/or physiologicalStress is the psychological and/or physiological
response to changes in our environment whichresponse to changes in our environment which
the mind and/or body perceives as a threat.the mind and/or body perceives as a threat.
 Acute Stress is short term or brief.Acute Stress is short term or brief.
 Acute Stress can sometimes be useful byAcute Stress can sometimes be useful by
helping us achieve goals and/or objectives wehelping us achieve goals and/or objectives we
might not pursue voluntarily.might not pursue voluntarily.
 Acute Stress can enhance stress hardiness andAcute Stress can enhance stress hardiness and
resiliency by improving our ability to handleresiliency by improving our ability to handle
adversity; this can provide a boost to ouradversity; this can provide a boost to our
immune system while simultaneouslyimmune system while simultaneously
enhancing adaptability.enhancing adaptability.

9. What is Chronic Stress?What is Chronic Stress?
 Chronic Stress is debilitating and results inChronic Stress is debilitating and results in
repeated and long term activation of stressorsrepeated and long term activation of stressors
that trigger the “fight or flight” response.that trigger the “fight or flight” response.
 If Chronic Stress is ignored or unattended to, itIf Chronic Stress is ignored or unattended to, it
can lead to illness or disease states.can lead to illness or disease states.
 Chronic Stress can overwhelm the body’sChronic Stress can overwhelm the body’s
defenses and ability to regenerate.defenses and ability to regenerate.
 Chronic Stress increases your allostatic load,Chronic Stress increases your allostatic load,
impairing your body’s ability to maintainimpairing your body’s ability to maintain
allostasis and/or homeostasis.allostasis and/or homeostasis.

10. What is Anxiety?What is Anxiety?
 Anxiety is a state of worry or unease which isAnxiety is a state of worry or unease which is
often experienced as a vague and/or unpleasantoften experienced as a vague and/or unpleasant
sense of inner turmoil.sense of inner turmoil.
 Anxiety can be future oriented, resulting inAnxiety can be future oriented, resulting in
uncontrolled worry and/or fear of future events,uncontrolled worry and/or fear of future events,
e.g. catastrophizing or blowing events up out ofe.g. catastrophizing or blowing events up out of
proportion to reality.proportion to reality.
 Anxiety can be relegated to the past, resulting inAnxiety can be relegated to the past, resulting in
uncontrolled bouts of rumination where theuncontrolled bouts of rumination where the
mind is “stuck” replaying some past event ormind is “stuck” replaying some past event or
hurt.hurt.

11.  Anxiety can present itself as anAnxiety can present itself as an
overwhelming sense of doom and gloom.overwhelming sense of doom and gloom.
 Anxiety can sometimes be felt as aAnxiety can sometimes be felt as a
generalized and/or unfocused fear.generalized and/or unfocused fear.
 Anxiety can result in panic attacks when aAnxiety can result in panic attacks when a
person becomes overaroused.person becomes overaroused.
What Is Anxiety?What Is Anxiety?

12.  Pain is a signal from the body thatPain is a signal from the body that
something is wrong.something is wrong.
 Pain signals are transmitted to your brain,Pain signals are transmitted to your brain,
producing a physical sensation that lets yourproducing a physical sensation that lets your
brain know that damage or injury hasbrain know that damage or injury has
occurred.occurred.
 Pain can come from physical injury, built upPain can come from physical injury, built up
bodily tension, or emotional distress.bodily tension, or emotional distress.
What is Pain?What is Pain?

13.  We are not always aware of the source ofWe are not always aware of the source of
our pain caused by emotional distress orour pain caused by emotional distress or
muscular tension.muscular tension.
 Reducing the stress and tension in yourReducing the stress and tension in your
body usually helps your pain subside.body usually helps your pain subside.
 Always consult your health care providerAlways consult your health care provider
and/or pain management professional in anand/or pain management professional in an
attempt to find the source of your pain.attempt to find the source of your pain.
What is Pain?What is Pain?

14. What Is Chronic Pain?What Is Chronic Pain?
 Chronic pain is pain which persists, forChronic pain is pain which persists, for
weeks, months or years.weeks, months or years.
 The sources of some types of chronic painThe sources of some types of chronic pain
can be unknown.can be unknown.
 Low back pain, neck pain, and migraineLow back pain, neck pain, and migraine
headache are the most common forms ofheadache are the most common forms of
chronic pain.chronic pain.

15. • Aches & Pains
• Headache
• Inability to Control your Temper
• Insomnia
• Lack of Energy
• Loss of Appetite
• Low Back Pain
• Low Mood
• Migraine Headache
• Neck Pain
• Overeating
• Undue Worry
Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety and Pain

16. Sample Conditions Caused BySample Conditions Caused By
or Aggravated By Stressor Aggravated By Stress
 Anxiety
 Asthma
 Autoimmune Diseases
 Cardiovascular Disease
 Chronic Pain
 Constipation
 Diabetes
 Diarrhea
 Heartburn
 High Blood Pressure
 Infertility
 Insomnia
 Loss of Sex Drive
 Obesity
 Skin Problems,
e.g. Hives or Eczema
 Stroke
 Substance Abuse
 Ulcers
 Weight Gain or Weight Loss

17.  Did you know that according to recent studies and surveys by the
Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and
the U.S. Census Bureau stress and stress burnout has been called
America’s number one health challenge?
 Did you know that a 2013 study by the American Institute of
Stress revealed that 77% of Americans reported regularly
experiencing physical symptoms caused by stress, and 73%
reported regularly experiencing psychological symptoms caused by
stress?
 Did you know that 76% of Americans cited money worries and
work as their leading causes of stress, and that almost half of all
Americans reported lying awake at night unable to sleep due to
stress?
Research EvidenceResearch Evidence

18.  Did you know that a recent American Academy of Family
Physicians study concluded that 2 out of 3 of all office visits to
family physicians were due to stress-related symptoms?
 Did you know that a study in the British Medical Journal
concluded that work-related stress can double your risk of dying
from heart disease?
 Did you know that studies by the American Institute of Stress
reported that workplace stress causes approximately one million
U.S. employees to miss work each day; this stress costs American
businesses over $300 billion every year in lost hours due to
absenteeism, reduced productivity, and workers compensation
claims?
Research EvidenceResearch Evidence

19. Benefits of Stress ReductionBenefits of Stress Reduction
 Dissolve your physical painDissolve your physical pain
 Alleviate your levels of anxietyAlleviate your levels of anxiety
 Improve your healthImprove your health
 Increase your energyIncrease your energy
 Enhance mental clarityEnhance mental clarity

20. Benefits of Stress ReductionBenefits of Stress Reduction
 Improve your ability to concentrateImprove your ability to concentrate
 Increase your ability to cope with theIncrease your ability to cope with the
hassles of everyday livinghassles of everyday living
 Increase your ability to stay calm under fireIncrease your ability to stay calm under fire
 Spike your nitric oxide rhythm to enhanceSpike your nitric oxide rhythm to enhance
well-beingwell-being
 Enjoy healthy Relaxation Response benefitsEnjoy healthy Relaxation Response benefits

21. Important Terms to Know and Understand toImportant Terms to Know and Understand to
Enhance Healthy Well-Being & WellnessEnhance Healthy Well-Being & Wellness
 Nitric Oxide SpikingNitric Oxide Spiking
 Nitric Oxide FlatliningNitric Oxide Flatlining
 Endogenous MorphineEndogenous Morphine
 DopamineDopamine
 SerotoninSerotonin
 OxytocinOxytocin
 DHEADHEA
 GABAGABA

22. Stress-Anxiety-Physical Pain ScaleStress-Anxiety-Physical Pain Scale
Rate your current state on a scale from “0” to “10”
“0” you feel great, have no pain, have no distress
“10” you have unbearable pain and are in distress
Category Stress Anxiety Physical
Pain
Mental
Clarity
Energy
Before
After

23. Stress Reduction ExercisesStress Reduction Exercises
 Open Focus TechniqueOpen Focus Technique
 Dissolving Pain Technique (DPT)Dissolving Pain Technique (DPT)
 Tension Relieving Technique (TRT)Tension Relieving Technique (TRT)
 Brain Pattern Interrupt Technique (BPI)Brain Pattern Interrupt Technique (BPI)
 Brain Plasticity Enhancement TechniqueBrain Plasticity Enhancement Technique
[BPET][BPET]
 Tuning Forks that spike your nitric oxideTuning Forks that spike your nitric oxide
rhythm: Biosonics Otto 128 and Otto 64rhythm: Biosonics Otto 128 and Otto 64

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