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Stephannie Weikert on Saying “Yes” to Stress
Stress can drive us to do things we don’t want to do. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush interviews Stephannie Weikert, a certified yoga therapist, about simple practices that can help you overcome habits related to worry and to find what really makes you happy.
“It’s not just about managing stress, it’s about saying Yes, this is my body and my mind’s way of trying to show me that something is out of alignment here or that there’s an opportunity to really do something important.” ”
Show Notes:
When you get stressed, you might reach for a cigarette, or a glass of wine or a cupcake. When you’re worried, you might bite your nails, pick at your cuticles or pull at your hair. We often turn to behaviors to soothe ourselves, often creating unwanted habits in the process. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., welcomes Stephannie Weikert, a Certified Yoga Therapist and creator of Make Peace With Stress, a simple method for managing stress by using the most basic principles of yoga. They talk about the choice we have to make regarding stress and its role in our lives, explain how yoga can help, and share how a simple acronym—Pause NOW—provides a footprint for shedding unwanted behaviors, looking at stress as an opportunity for change, and learning to listen to what you really want and need so you can stop struggling with the demands of life and be more present, more calm, more confident every day.
Listen and learn:
How stress becomes habitual
What happens when we get into the habit of reacting negatively
How we might recognize stress in ourselves when it’s not apparent to the outside world
The simple choice we face when we see what stress is doing to our lives—and why it matters so profoundly
Why change is about more than just the thing you want to change—and how seeing that opens up wider realms of possibilities
How one woman found an effective way to rid herself of a troublesome nervous habit
How to get past the stress of a “fire-drill moment” and turn it into a catalyst for change
How your desire to stop a bad habit can evolve into something more powerful
How you can redirect stress energy by turning toward it
What the Make Peace With Stress program is and how it works
How stress is related to fear
What yoga is really about—and how it reaches far beyond the mat
How three simple tools from yoga philosophy can make it easier to change your life
What the phrase “Pause NOW” means—and what it can mean in your life
Why pausing plays such a critical role in breaking bad habits
How moments of great stress provide opportunities to cultivate a relationship with your inner wisdom
Why it can be more useful to look at immediate goals than long-term objectives
Why yoga therapy can be an effective approach for anyone
Where to find a quiz that can tell you what “stress type” you are—and what to do next
How the three aspects of the Make Peace With Stress program work individually or together
Learn More:
> Stephannie Weikert’s yoga therapy website
> Make Peace With Stress website
> Stephannie Weikert on Facebook
> Stephannie Weikert on Instagram
> Stephannie Weikert on LinkedIn
> Woman Worriers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter
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