Hi Mary – I just wanted to tell you how much I LOVE your latest videos. Today’s was exceptionally timely. Recently I’ve been informed by two different health care providers that my stress level was affecting my thyroid and adrenals… and I didn’t even realize I was experiencing stress. The first naturopath discovered this through biofeedback technology (NES) and to be honest, I wasn’t convinced of its accuracy because I didn’t “get” that I was experiencing stress. Then yesterday, my new naturopath (my previous one moved to BC), having received the results of my blood work informed of the same thing!
I share this, because as you say in your video, much of society has been conditioned to accept stress as normal – and that is dangerous because in doing so we can also, by default, start accepting the results of stress as normal…. Yikes!
Good news, right after I received the news yesterday from my naturopath, I received an email from my neighbor inviting me for a saltwater swim and hot tub soak at her health club. First temptation was to respond with my usual “I’ve got too much to do” but I didn’t – instead, I said, “I’d love to and thank you so much for thinking of me.” I used the opportunity to start strengthening those “inner peace” and “self-care” muscles.
