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The Stress Experts help you to be your own stress expert so you can finally conquer stress and get on with living a full, wonderful life - regardless of your life situation.

If you’ve tried all the stress “strategies” and still feel tense, wired, or exhausted, this might be the missing piece.A...
02/07/2026

If you’ve tried all the stress “strategies” and still feel tense, wired, or exhausted, this might be the missing piece.

At the Winnipeg Wellness Expo 2026, I’ll be speaking about how stress actually works in the body — and why so many well-intentioned tools fall short. This presentation is for people who are tired of holding it together and want to understand how to help their body calm down from the inside, not just cope on the outside.

This isn’t about pushing through, positive thinking, or fixing yourself. It’s about learning how to work 'with' your body so you can exhale, feel lighter, sleep better, and stop judging yourself for stress responses that were never a personal failure.

Hearing this live matters. When people experience this work in person, something clicks — not just intellectually, but physically. There’s often a sense of relief, permission, and “oh… that makes sense now.”

The presentation is part of the Winnipeg Wellness Expo 2026:
RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg
Sat Feb 14 10:00am-6:00pm
Sun Feb 15 10:00am-5:00pm

You can also find me at Booth 707 as The Stress Experts, where you can experience simple stress-regulation practices and ask questions one-on-one.

Oh… by the way — tickets to the show are normally $12 at the door or online, but for the next few days you can access complimentary passes, courtesy of The Stress Experts, and come as my guest.
👉 Go to: https://www.universe.com/ww26
👉 Enter promo code: WW26707

I’d love to see you there and connect in person.

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I have been doing 20-30 minutes of yoga almost every morning for over a year now. (I think I have finally made it a habi...
02/05/2026

I have been doing 20-30 minutes of yoga almost every morning for over a year now. (I think I have finally made it a habit. Wahoo! But the point is…) At the end of most sessions, we end in Savasana, or Co**se Pose, in which you lay on your back, flat on the floor and rest, being present to and releasing physical, mental, and emotional tension.

This seems easy enough. Lay there. Do nothing.

But it’s not always easy.

Doing “nothing” can be the hardest thing to do.

Doing “nothing” requires stillness, quietness, and presence, and for most of us in this modernized world, that is not something we typically practice.

Usually our “doing nothing” involves sitting on the couch watching tv, the news, Netflix or whatever streaming service you choose, or scrolling on your phone - which none are actually doing nothing - these are mindless tasks to stay busy.

Now, it’s possible you are having some ‘but’ thoughts (with one ’t’) about this like, “But doing nothing is lazy”, “But I don’t have enough time to do nothing”, “But I need to be useful”.

When we don’t give our self some time to do nothing, it exhausts our nervous system, halts creativity, and lessens productivity.

We have trained our nervous system to always go, “be on”, do something. We operate under the false assumption that “doing”, pushing, forcing is best for us. But it is not correct. Constantly operating this way is not healthy.

But it does feel normal, comfortable, and familiar. Anytime we do something that is not normal, comfortable and familiar - such as be still - it might feel foreign and wrong, scary even.

Being still and quiet can be really uncomfortable. It can make you feel anxious, and get you in touch with feelings that you don’t want to feel, such as grief, loneliness, and “not enough”. This is often why we stay busy - to avoid these uncomfortable feelings, even though we might not realize that’s what we are doing.

Coincidently, as I am writing this article, I received an email on this very topic from my mentor, Carol Look. She calls this stillness “white space” - time when you’re not multitasking, fussing, or worrying.

Why would you want more stillness or “white space” in your life?

It allows you to calm your nervous system, access your creativity and intuition, find solutions to your challenges, connect to your deeper truths, align with your purpose, hear your callings.

Many good reasons to add more of it in your life.

So, why don’t you add more stillness or “white space” into your life?

Because of your emotional blocks - your “yes, buts”. When you can reduce these emotional blocks, it is easier to add more stillness/white space into your life and get the benefits of doing so.

In her email, Carol Look shared a tapping script to reduce these emotional blocks. I am sharing it with you here. (If you have never tried tapping before, check out my video about what it is and how to do it, here. https://youtu.be/qTL3fRK1hLU?si=0feAuEhPeuopG8qx )

First, measure how uncomfortable you feel about this suggestion to increase your white space during your day on the 0-10 point scale.

Start Tapping:

Side of Hand: Even though I’ve been avoiding creating more white space for myself, I deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway. Even though I’m afraid of too much white space, I accept who I am and how I feel about it.

Eyebrow: I never give myself enough quiet time.
Side of Eye: I avoid creating white space for myself.
Under Eye: Maybe I’m afraid of it.
Under Nose: I feel the need to be useful and productive.
Chin: I don’t want strong feelings to surface.
Collarbone: I’m afraid of stillness.
Under Arm: I don’t want to be too quiet.
Head: It makes me think I’m not being productive enough.

Take a deep breath, and measure your discomfort about creating more white space again on the 0-10 point scale.

Continue Tapping:

Side of Hand: Even though I’m still afraid of being quiet and still, I accept who I am and why I’m afraid. Even though I’m worried that deep emotions might surface, I accept who I am and how I feel anyway.
Eyebrow: I’m still afraid of what might surface.
Side of Eye: It’s easier for me to be busy.
Under Eye: I feel anxious about being still.
Under Nose: I want to make sure I’m productive.
Chin: I get anxious with quiet time.
Collarbone: I’m afraid I will feel more anxious.
Under Arm: I’m still worried about creating more of it.
Head: I want to want more white space in my day.

Take another deep breath, and now move to some Gratitude Tapping.

Eyebrow: I appreciate the white space I already allow in my life.
Side of Eye: Thank you, Universe, for more peace and quiet.
Under Eye: I appreciate what happens when I’m still.
Under Nose: I love being still and quiet.
Chin: I’m grateful for so much quiet time.
Collarbone: I deserve more quiet time.
Under Arm: I am grateful for what it offers me.
Head: My nervous system appreciates the white space.

Take a final deep breath.

If stillness feels nourishing and unsettling, that’s often a sign there’s something worth exploring beneath the surface.

If you’d like help working through the emotional blocks that make rest, quiet, or white space feel unsafe, I invite you to book a free 30-minute discovery call. We’ll talk about what’s showing up for you and whether EFT could support your nervous system in finding more ease. Book here, thestressexperts.setmore.com

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts
thestressexperts.com

Have you ever had a good day? What made it good?Have you ever had a bad day? What made it bad?If, at the end of your day...
01/22/2026

Have you ever had a good day? What made it good?
Have you ever had a bad day? What made it bad?

If, at the end of your day, a friend or a family member were to ask you, “How was your day?”, how do you know what to answer? What do you base your response on? How do you judge whether your day was good or bad?

If you are like most people, you evaluate your day based on whether or not things went the way you wanted them to. If things go according to plan, then the day is good. If things do not go according to plan, then the day is bad.

A “good day” gives most people a sense of inner peace. A “bad day” gives a lack of inner peace - an inner turmoil, tension, anxiety.

I heard a saying recently: “If your peace depends on everything going right, that’s not peace, that’s control.”

And this is a fragile, disempowering, and exhausting way to live your days!

Fragile because then the status of your day can change in an instant and your inner peace is gone.

Disempowering because then your peace is not within your self-agency - it’s more of a crapshoot.

Exhausting because you actually can’t control external circumstances, no matter how hard you try.

True peace is not the absence of problems. It comes from acceptance of uncertainties and going with the flow of life. It's about shifting focus from controlling the uncontrollable to managing your own reactions and finding steadiness even in chaos.

True peace is about understanding that you can’t control everything but you can control how you respond to it.

True peace is about resilience.

Stable, empowering, energizing.

Imagine if we judged how well our day went based on our response to events that day. Having “good days” then would be our choice, not luck. You could boost the number of good days you have. Bad days might still happen - you might not respond to events in the way you would like, such as impatience, anger, anxiety - and that’s ok! But you could have more good days than bad.

Imagine what would be different if the next time you were asked, “How was your day?”, you were able to respond “I chose to make it good.”

If you’re ready to build the skills that make that possible, I invite you to book a free 30-minute discovery call and see what support could look like. https://thestressexperts.setmore.com

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts

“Why is self-compassion so hard? Why is it easier to be compassionate towards others but compassion towards myself feels...
01/08/2026

“Why is self-compassion so hard? Why is it easier to be compassionate towards others but compassion towards myself feels so unnatural.”

That’s because in some ways, it is unnatural…but self-compassion is very beneficial for you so it’s worth learning how to cultivate more of it.

Kristen Neff, a leading expert on self-compassion, explains why self-compassion is difficult. Here’s what she says:

When we perceive a threat, even an emotional one like failure or rejection, our sympathetic nervous system activates the classic fight, flight, or freeze response. Our cortisol levels increase. Our body reacts as if we’re in danger, even though the “enemy” might be our own imperfect humanity.

So we instinctually fight ourselves with harsh criticism, hoping it will somehow help us be alert and make the changes needed to avoid harm.

We flee into shame, assuming it will shield us from the judgment of others.

We freeze and ruminate, believing that if we think about the problem long enough, we'll solve it.

This is why attacking ourselves can feel so automatic: on a physiological level, our bodies are trying to protect us and keep us safe — just not in a very helpful way.

When others make a mistake or confront problems, however, we aren't so personally threatened. This means that a different safety mechanism can kick in - the care system.

Evolution wired us to help family and in-group members through the tend and befriend response, because the survival of close others helps us (and our genes) to survive. When we feel care and connection, our parasympathetic nervous system is activated and our bodies start to calm down.

This is where self-compassion becomes powerful. We can learn to respond to ourselves with care rather than threat, even if it's not instinctual.

Research shows that when we befriend ourselves with self-compassion, our cortisol levels decrease and our heart-rate variability and coherence increases, markers of calm and emotional resilience.

Studies also show that an effective way to “hack” into this soothing state is by using practices that signal safety to the body such as supportive touch. Placing a hand over your heart, holding your own hand, or gently cupping your face instinctually activates pathways associated with the care system.

Even if your mind can't go there, your body can.

The more we practice these small moments of physical safety, the easier it becomes for the body to settle, soften, and shift out of threat mode.

One study out of UC Berkeley found that just 20 seconds a day of supportive touch, done every day for a month, is enough to significantly increase the habit of self-compassion.

Our biology may default to self-criticism under stress, but we can train the body and mind to meet difficulty with care.

These simple, tiny acts can shift your entire nervous system.

And with practice, they can change your entire life.

Watch Kristen Neff's 3-minute video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OxcshI8X3Q

(Me again...)

Tapping/EFT is a proven way to calm the nervous system and rewire the brain by signalling safety to the body. It is an effective way to make self-compassion feel more natural. Get started today with your free 30-minute discovery call, here. (In-person or virtual.) https://thestressexperts.setmore.com

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts

I love Christmas. The decorations, the lights, the palpable energy shift as the year comes to a close. I watch Christmas...
12/20/2025

I love Christmas. The decorations, the lights, the palpable energy shift as the year comes to a close.

I watch Christmas movies, but I’m not entirely sure if I actually like them…they can be so lame. However, I recently enjoyed an animated Christmas movie on Netflix called, “That Christmas”.

In the movie, there is a quote:

“Christmas is a bit like an emotional magnifying glass. If you feel loved and happy, Christmas will make you feel even happier and more loved. But if you feel alone and unloved, the magnifier gets to work and makes all those bad things bigger and worse.”

I know not everyone loves Christmas. For some, it can be a very challenging time of year.

I received an email from The Daily Wellness - a free email list that sends out science-based tools and tips for mental wellness - that addressed this very idea and provided tips for navigating the season. It was written by Cherish A. Smith. I am sharing it here:

The holiday season is often painted as a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. But for people who are grieving—whether after a recent loss or years later—December can feel like standing in the middle of a brightly lit room while wrapped in emotional darkness. Everywhere you turn, the world is celebrating. Meanwhile, your heart is just trying to make it through the day.

As a therapist, I often hear clients say, "Everyone expects me to be happy… but I'm barely holding it together." If this is you, please know: nothing is wrong with you. Holidays can hurt, sometimes deeply, when grief is present.

Why Holidays Feel Especially Painful When You're Grieving

Grief naturally pulls us inward. It slows us down, makes us reflective, and heightens the tender places inside us. Holidays, however, do the opposite—they pull outward. They ask us to gather, celebrate, smile, prepare, perform.

This contrast can create:

-Intense isolation: You may feel like the only person in the room carrying pain.
-Emotional dissonance: The joy around you may feel jarring or even cruel.
-Pressure to "try and enjoy it": Well-meaning family and friends may urge positivity, not realizing how invalidating that can feel.
-Reactivated wounds: Holidays often bring up childhood memories, family dynamics, and younger parts of us that once felt overwhelmed, unseen, or unsupported.

And grief doesn't only come from death. People grieving a divorce, estrangement, illness, loss of functioning, or loss of identity can feel equally unmoored during this season. Whether your loss was recent or happened years ago, the holidays can magnify absence. You are not doing the holidays wrong. You are not doing grief wrong. You are doing what humans do when the heart breaks.

When Holidays Hurt: A G.I.F.T. for Grieving Hearts

To help you move through this difficult season, here is a gentle four-step framework—a G.I.F.T. for anyone navigating grief while the world celebrates.

G — Grieve Your Loss

There is no right way to grieve—especially during the holidays.

Your grief may feel heavier this time of year: hollow, overwhelming, lonely, angry, or exhausting. You may not want to participate in traditions that once brought comfort. You may feel out of sync with the people around you.

Grief might look like:

-Crying
-Not crying
-Withdrawing
-Staring into space
-Remembering
-Feeling numb
-Wanting company
-Needing solitude

Every expression of grief is valid.

Your mind isn't broken. Your heart is hurting—and hurt needs room.

I — Invitation to Choose What Supports You

Give yourself permission to choose what actually feels supportive, not what you "should" do.

Ask yourself:
-Which people feel comforting right now?
-Which events or traditions feel okay—and which feel too painful?
-What do I genuinely need, separate from expectations?

Consider making a gentle Plan A and Plan B:

Plan A: Attend the gathering, but only for as long as feels manageable.
Plan B: Have a soft landing—your favorite meal, a warm drink, a quiet movie, a safe friend to text—if you need to step away early.

A backup plan isn't avoidance. It's compassion.

F — Freedom to Cancel the Holidays

You are allowed to do the holidays differently this year.

You can skip:
-The family photo
-The party
-The decorating
-The gift exchange
-The card-sending

Taking space doesn't mean you'll never enjoy the holidays again. It simply means you can't this year—yet. "Yet" honours that grief is not static. It shifts and softens in its own time.

T — Trust Your Choices

Trust what you need, even if others don't understand.

-Make intentional space for your grief
-Write a letter to your loved one
-Cook their favorite meal
-Light a candle or hang a memory ornament
-Sit quietly and breathe
-Share a story about them
-Visit a meaningful place

Trusting yourself doesn't mean fulfilling others' expectations—it means honouring what your heart knows is true. If your holiday is slow, quiet, gentle, or solitary, that's okay.

You Are Not Alone

Grieving during the holidays can feel unbearably isolating, but you are not alone in this experience. The pain you're carrying is real, valid, and worthy of care. Whether you choose to participate, modify, or opt out entirely, you deserve to move through this season at the pace your heart can handle.

If you need extra support this month, here are some helpful resources that offer support for holiday grief:

-A free live online support session (Dec 21, 2:00pm CST) about grief during the holidays: davidkesslertraining.com/holiday-grief-support

-David Kessler also offers access to a year-round online grief support community: davidkesslertraining.com/tenderhearts

-Community, support, and resources from GriefShare: griefshare.org

-Group therapy and other support groups: psychologytoday.com/us

-Grief & Loss Anonymous: griefandlossanonymous.org

You don't have to navigate this alone. If you're feeling especially overwhelmed and finding it hard to survive the holidays, consider reaching out to a friend, joining a support group, or connecting with a mental health professional.

Accessing support is not a sign of weakness—it's a brave, compassionate step.

Be gentle with yourself. This season may hurt—but you don't have to navigate it without compassion, choice, and community.

(Me, again…)

Tapping/EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a very helpful tool to use, too! While I have yet to make a tapping video of my own on this topic, check out this short video from Melanie Moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zwpv-50vrY

Hopefully, if you are struggling during this season, these tips and resources can support you.

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts

Have you ever stopped and wondered why we communicate? Like, why bother? Especially when there is so much heartache, hur...
12/11/2025

Have you ever stopped and wondered why we communicate? Like, why bother? Especially when there is so much heartache, hurt, and pain caused by miscommunication, misinterpretation, and misunderstandings.

Is communication really worth the effort and the risk?

Yes! It is.

Communication is a process of relaying information. But, to humans, it is more than that.

Humans are social creatures. There are negative psychological effects when we are isolated and not able to communicate with others for prolonged periods of time. Social isolation is even used as a form of psychological torture and extreme coercion.

There are several memoirs and cases of individuals who were unable to communicate and, after gaining a method of communication, report that they gained a voice, an identity, a personhood because communication was now possible. Helen Keller is one of them.

We desire to be witnessed, seen, listened to, heard, and understood. When we have this, we feel safe - we have a sense of belonging and connection.

To have this, it doesn’t only require us to speak; it requires that there is someone to speak to. Someone who listens. Someone who receives the information.

And not just ‘anyone’ with ears to hear.

To really get our desires met, we need someone who actually listens. Someone who not only receives what we are saying but also accepts what we are saying. They don’t have to agree with it, but they acknowledge it as our truth from our perspective. This is called validation.

You can help others feel a sense of connection and belonging by really listening to them (and often you then feel a sense of connection and belonging as a result of listening).

There are several mistakes we tend to make instead of really listening that drive disconnection and can lead to broken relationships.

Do you tend to do any of these 4 mistakes?

1- Redirecting the spotlight.

The speaker has just shared a difficult story with you and you immediately begin telling your own story of something similar. You’re attempting to relate to them and let them know they are not alone. But it shifts the spotlight to you. You are now the speaker, not the listener. And the listener doesn’t feel heard.

2- Cheerleading.

The speaker has just shared how hard things are right now. You try to cheer them up and encourage them. “You’re strong. You’ve got this.” Or, “I know you can do this.” It is coming from a good place but is often felt by the speaker as invalidation - that you don’t actually get the depths of how they are feeling. To the speaker, they get the subtle message that it’s wrong to feel how they are feeling - they are supposed to be cheery.

3- Solving and fixing.

The speaker explains a problem happening in their life and you focus on solving and fixing their problem. “What do you think you should do?” Or, “what can I do to help?”. Or “what have you tried so far.” You are trying to help but your focus is not on the speaker, it is on the problem. Jumping to solutions first may feel more comfortable to you but it emotionally hurts the speaker.

4- Taking it personally.

The speaker shares what’s going well in their life, and what is working for them. And you feel that they are criticizing your life. It feels like they are telling you what you should change to be better, right, or more like them. And you close down, and/or get defensive and no longer listen to the speaker.

I called these “mistakes” but they are actually behaviours that are most likely the result of having unresolved issues of your own that you may not be aware of and the speaker triggers these issues. In other words, the speaker unknowingly pokes the “sore spots” that you didn’t even know you had.

And the way you deal with the pain of the sore spot being poked is by engaging in one of these behaviours. AND YOU DON’T KNOW THAT YOU’RE DOING IT! That’s why it is called ‘unconscious’ behaviours - you are ‘unaware’.

For example, maybe it feels like no one really understands what you’re going through or have been through and how challenging it was for you, so when the speaker shares a difficult story with you, it seems like an opportunity for you to be heard and understood so you redirect the spotlight and share your story.

Maybe you feel guilty that you are actually doing okay in life while they are struggling, so you try to cheer them up so you don’t have to feel guilty.

Maybe what they say brings up old feelings of helplessness, so you jump to solving and fixing their problem so you feel a sense of power and control by taking action, thereby circumventing the feeling of helplessness.

Maybe what they say brings up feelings of inadequacy in you, so you interpret what they say as criticism.

So, how can you resolve your unresolved issues so that you can actually listen?

Step 1 - Recognize that you are engaging in the behaviour.
Step 2 - Process the emotional “juice” or “charge” that is holding the issue in place.

That’s where I can help. Understanding the problem is not enough. These patterns are stored in the emotional part of the brain and in the nervous system. You need a method that changes the patterns in the nervous system, not just in the mind.

Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques/EFT) is just that method. Once you have released the old emotional patterns with EFT, listening becomes an honour and a privilege. miscommunication is no longer an issue, connections with others grow stronger, and you feel more centred and at peace.

Ready to start releasing old emotional patterns? Book your free 30-minute discovery call, here, to get started now. (Virtual or in-person.) https://thestressexperts.setmore.com

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts
thestressexperts.com/

It’s getting close to the holidays again. Holidays means family gatherings. Family gatherings sometimes means dread and ...
11/30/2025

It’s getting close to the holidays again. Holidays means family gatherings. Family gatherings sometimes means dread and added stress.

I recently read an email from The Daily Wellness that had a pretty good piece about this very thing. It was called “When You Dread Family Gatherings Because You Don't Have Your Life ‘Together’"

I have it here for you. If you find yourself dreading your family gatherings, I hope you get some helpful pointers from this…

What's happening: A major family gathering is coming up, and you're already rehearsing answers to the inevitable questions. Your aunt will ask about your job, your cousin will talk about their promotion, your parents will wonder when you're settling down. You're still figuring things out, and facing a room full of relatives who expect updates feels like too much to handle on top of everything else.

You consider skipping the gathering entirely because you don't want to explain why you're still single, still in the same apartment, or still "finding yourself" at 32. You imagine their concerned faces, their well-meaning advice, their subtle disappointment. You start crafting vague responses that sound more successful than you feel.

Why your brain does this: Family gatherings compress your entire life into soundbite-ready updates, which reduces your complex, messy, ongoing experience into neat categories: career status, relationship status, life milestone checklist. Your brain knows you can't explain the full nuance of your journey in a 90-second conversation over mashed potatoes.

There's also generational and cultural context at play. Your family often measures success by different markers than you do, or they achieved certain milestones at different ages than what's realistic now. Their questions come from caring, but your brain hears them as judgment because you're already judging yourself.

Today's Spiral Breaker: The "Truthful Redirect" Strategy

When you catch yourself spiralling about family judgment:

Prepare honest, boundaried responses: "I'm figuring out what's next" or "Still exploring options" without over-explaining

Redirect with curiosity: Answer briefly, then ask them a question back, most people love talking about themselves

Remember your timeline: "My life doesn't need to make sense to anyone but me right now"

Reality-check the stakes: "These are awkward conversations, not life-altering judgments"

Perspective Reset: Your family's questions are usually more about making conversation than conducting a life audit. You don't owe anyone a highlight reel of achievements. "I'm working on it" is a complete answer.

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts
https://thestressexperts.com/

Sometimes you are unaware of it, but looking for approval or trying to live up to someone’s expectations is something we...
11/14/2025

Sometimes you are unaware of it, but looking for approval or trying to live up to someone’s expectations is something we regularly do. The approval feels good and makes us feel that we belong and are acceptable.

But what happens when we don’t meet someone’s expectations? What if we feel we fall short or are inadequate? We call it a “weakness” and “weakness” is deemed as “bad”. We feel unacceptable. We feel we don’t belong and feel separate. This is emotionally and psychologically painful.

So we cover the weakness with a coping mechanism and we will feel acceptable again. This is usually done unconsciously.

For example, Lilly is funny and sarcastic and makes jokes whenever she can. Everyone loves Lilly. But, 12 years ago, Lilly lost her daughter in a car accident. She never fully grieved her loss and on some level, she feels that everyone thinks that 12 years should have been long enough to grieve; it is time to be over it. She covers her “uncomfortable and socially undesirable” pain with the socially approved humour and that way she feels accepted and no one can see the “weakness”.

Humour is not always a coping mechanism; sometimes it is a personality trait, but it can be used as a cover or a coping mechanism.

Anger and rage is coping mechanism. If the person feels that anger is more acceptable than his or her “weakness”, it could be used as a cover.

For example, Tony is 42 and doesn’t speak to his family of origin and it truly, deep down kills him inside. He hates when people talk about his situation with him because it gets him crying and he believes that men shouldn’t have emotions, so he uses anger as a means to keep people away. A means to hide his weakness.

We each have a repertoire of coping mechanisms that we use as masks. These masks take a lot of our energy to maintain, so eventually you feel exhausted. And the masks hide the real you inside, keeping you seemingly safe and yet keeping you unseen, unknown, separate.

Then, you begin to feel isolated because it feels like people don’t know the “real” you. They only know the mask you display.

So the strategy that once served you, now works against you. What helped you feel less separate then, is the reason for the feelings of separation now.

What is the way out?

Addressing and releasing the unconscious programs that keep you stuck. Programs such as “weakness is bad”, “you should be over the death of your daughter”, “men shouldn’t have emotions”, “I need their approval”, “if they knew the real me, they wouldn’t like me or they would leave me”.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/Tapping) is a research-proven, gentle way to reprogram your mind and get you unstuck so you can remove the mask and still feel safe and acceptable - no forcing, no shaming, no "should-ing."

EFT helps you stop “coping” with your challenges and allows you to release them instead.

Ask yourself: What coping mechanisms do I have in place? What “weakness” am I trying to hide?

Is it time to let down the mask, stop feeling exhausted, and authentically connect with others? Try EFT, now with a FREE discovery call, virtual or in-person. What are you waiting for?
https://thestressexperts.setmore.com

Here’s to conquering stress.

With heart,

Louise

The Stress Experts
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