Feeling Stressed & Overwhelmed? Try This Simple Stress Reset

Stress doesn’t always come from one big problem. Sometimes, it’s the small things like deadlines, difficult conversations, uncertainty, expectations, self-doubt and everyday pressures that slowly pile up until we feel completely overwhelmed. I’ve experienced different kinds of stress throughout my life from growing up in a conservative environment and fighting for the career I wanted, to Indian Army training, competitive exams, personal decisions, building businesses, and eventually going through intense anxiety during COVID. Over the years, I have learned that managing stress isn’t about eliminating it from your life. It’s about learning how to come back to yourself when life becomes overwhelming. In this video, I share some of the things that have helped me including one rather unconventional technique that has personally worked surprisingly well for me: CLEANING It may sound strange, but creating physical order around you can sometimes help create a little mental space too. If you are feeling overwhelmed, I hope this video reminds you that you don’t have to solve your entire life today. Sometimes, you just need to take the next small step. Capt Ritu Kumar Singh Ex-Indian Army | Lawyer | Communication & Public Speaking Coach & References 1. Associations Among Daily Stressors and Salivary Cortisol - National Study of Daily Experiences https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23856... 2. Exploring Day-to-Day Dynamics of Daily Stressors, Physical Symptoms and Cortisol https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25217... 3. No Place Like Home: Home Tours Correlate With Daily Patterns of Mood and Cortisol https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19934... 4. Actual Cleaning and Simulated Cleaning Attenuate Psychological and Physiological Effects of Stressful Events https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40124... 5. Stressors and Mood Measured on a Momentary Basis Are Associated With Salivary Cortisol Secretion https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/96951... 6. The Effects of Perceived Stress, Traits, Mood States, and Stressful Daily Events on Salivary Cortisol https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/89028... Book mentioned 7. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Penguin Random House⁠ #StressManagement #MentalStrength #EmotionalWellbeing #SelfImprovement #CaptainRitu