The STEW Project

The STEW Project I make it easy for people to reduce overwhelm, manage their health, find balance & enjoy life again.

Hi, I’m Amber Stewart! 💪✨ Owner of The STEW Project, I help people unlock their full potential through wellness. With 11 years as an Exercise Physiologist, I realized true transformation comes from addressing life’s stressors at the core. Now, I coach others using my 4-step Stress Alchemy framework to overcome obstacles in any area of their life and thrive!

Traumatic loss has a way of shaking everything. One moment you’re trying to hold it together… and the next you’re overwh...
03/09/2026

Traumatic loss has a way of shaking everything.
One moment you’re trying to hold it together… and the next you’re overwhelmed by emotions you don’t even know how to process.

But grief doesn’t just bring sadness.
It brings fear. Anxiety. Numbness. And sometimes a deep urge to hide from the world.

Most days, it feels easier to curl up under the covers and avoid the pain altogether.
But avoiding the pain doesn’t actually help us heal.

If you’re navigating loss and the heavy emotions that come with it, my free Diets Don’t Work webinar offers practical tools to help you understand why:
❤️‍🩹 We often know what to do but just don't do it
❤️‍🩹 How emotions/events deter us from eating right
❤️‍ Plus tips on how to break old habits and build permanent change

If you are ready to process those feelings and cope in healthier ways, without turning to food or other numbing behaviors, then click the link in below to watch my Diets Don't Work webinar today! I hope this helps! 💕

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

https://youtu.be/HGJZNcPz0cI?si=UCHTOvLx071g-DZA

It can be hard to create meaningful change while running on outdated patterns built during seasons of stress, pressure, ...
03/05/2026

It can be hard to create meaningful change while running on outdated patterns built during seasons of stress, pressure, and survival mode.

Purposeful living requires something deeper than motivation. It requires learning how your mind, body, and habits interact so you can build behaviors that support the life you actually want to live.

Many busy professionals accidentally drift away from purposeful living because they become exceptional at performing for the outside world.

Promotions, deadlines, family responsibilities, and the pressure to “show up” for everyone else can slowly turn life into a series of obligations rather than intentional choices.

Over time, achievement replaces alignment. You keep producing results, but you rarely pause long enough to ask whether those results still reflect who you are or what you truly need.

When that happens, stress rises, your intuition gets quieter, and habits start forming around survival instead of fulfillment. That’s when people begin feeling successful on paper but disconnected in their own lives.

Need help?

Sign up for my Mind-Body Mastery course and in just eight weeks, you’ll learn how to reconnect with the signals your body has been trying to send you all along. As your nervous system settles and your habits become more intentional, you’ll begin to feel more at home in your body and more confident in your decisions.

Whether you’re navigating a career shift, relationship changes, or simply trying to reclaim balance in a demanding season of life, you’ll finally understand the patterns behind your habits so you can rewire them and act with clarity instead of pressure or exhaustion.

Enroll in Mind-Body Mastery and receive a free 45-minute 1:1 coaching session in honor of National Nutrition Month, to help you pinpoint where your body and life need nourishment most. Whether it’s physical nutrition, mental clarity, or spiritual alignment, we will pinpoint what you're truly craving out of life. Visit thestewproject.com/mind-body-mastery for more details. I hope this helps. 💞

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

One of the biggest benefits of my health assessment forms is how thorough they allow me to look at imbalances by specif...
02/23/2026

One of the biggest benefits of my health assessment forms is how thorough they allow me to look at imbalances by specific body systems, not just symptoms.

When it comes to busy professionals (and retired professionals who still live life at full speed) I often notice that a big imbalance in their adrenals means a big imbalance in their thyroid glands as well. That’s not a coincidence.

When someone has been under chronic stress for long periods of time, adrenal imbalances almost always show up alongside thyroid imbalances.

That's because the adrenal glands and thyroid work closely together through the body’s stress response system (the HPA axis). When stress stays high, the adrenals increase cortisol output.

Over time, elevated cortisol can suppress thyroid signaling, block the conversion of thyroid hormone into its active form, and slow metabolism at a cellular level - directly impacting energy, weight, and cardiovascular health.

This is why so many people experience:
• Persistent fatigue
• Feeling “wired but tired”
• Weight gain or difficulty losing weight
• Cold sensitivity and low energy

And it’s also why thyroid medication alone doesn’t always resolve symptoms. If the adrenals are overwhelmed, the thyroid can’t fully recover. These systems depend on each other.

Need help getting to the root of your weight loss woes? For Heart Health Month, I’m offering 25% off select wellness coaching packages. Work with me 1:1 to pinpoint exactly where imbalances are happening in your body and create a personalized plan to reduce stress load, support hormone function, and improve cardiovascular health, minus the guesswork or generic protocols.

If you’ve been doing “everything right” and still feel off, this may be the missing piece. Visit thestewproject.com for more details. I hope this helps!

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

02/22/2026

Busy professionals (especially Type A personalities) hate asking for help in areas they feel they should have under control.

But Health coaches help you maintain consistency, and focus when life gets demanding, just like a CPR coach helps a medical team perform at their best during high-stakes moments.

When you work with a coach, you’re not guessing your way through stress, nutrition, movement, or recovery.

You have real-time guidance, accountability, and someone trained to notice patterns you can’t see when you’re in the middle of stressful times.

If you’re the kind of person who hates asking for help, but is also aware that their habits are not yielding your desired results, then be sure to read the caption for 3 ways I can support you in the month of February:

♥️25% 1:1 coaching services for anyone interested in overcoming chronic stress in order to prevent or reduce symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Discount ends February 28th. All coaching sessions start in March. Visit thestewproject.com/wellness-coaching for more details.

♥️ Visit https://thestewproject.com/supplement-shop/ to shop some of my favorite supplements and protocols that have helped my clients reduce their symptoms without any unwanted side effects. Get 20% off supplements and protocols when you use the code: HEARTHEALTH26 at checkout.

♥️ Get a heart health protocol with purchase of my 21 Day Total Body Reset Cleanse. Heart Health protocol includes over $200 worth of some of Designs for Health best selling supplements designed to help individuals manage and reduce symptoms related to cardiovascular disease. Visit thestewproject.com/total-body-reset-cleanse to learn more

This is for you if you want:
• Clear guidance instead of guesswork
• Support with stress, nutrition, and movement
• A plan that fits your career and lifestyle
• Help identifying patterns you can’t see when you’re in it

All coaching programs begin in March But act fast before these specials end February 28th

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

02/20/2026

When it comes to fitness goals, busy professionals are often their own worst critics:

🤦🏽‍♀️If they don’t feel motivated to work out, they blame themselves.
🤦🏽‍♀️If they don’t have time to eat properly, they assume they’re failing.
🤦🏽‍♀️If their body feels resistant, tired, or inflamed, they push harder.

But pushing harder without seeing results eventually backfires.

When effort keeps leading to disappointment, the brain starts associating workouts with failure, pain, or wasted energy, not the discomfort of a difficult workout. Over time, the body learns to avoid exercise altogether, not because it’s lazy, but because it’s trying to protect itself.

So no, you’re not lazy.

Your body just needs the right support to move forward. And when it gets that support, then results start showing up. THEN motivation builds.

Consistency follows momentum, not the other way around.

When stress is high, nutrients are depleted, and the nervous system is overloaded, the body doesn’t want more effort. It wants relief. Once internal resistance is reduced, movement and healthy habits stop feeling like uphill battles.

That’s why the right plan changes everything. Need help?

My 21-Day Total Body Reset is the same program that helped one of my clients lose 13 pounds in just 3 weeks. - Not by starving or overtraining, but by lowering her internal stress load so her body could finally respond.

And for Heart Health Month, I’m including a personalized heart health supplement protocol which is the same approach that’s currently helping a client come off her high blood pressure medication without side effects, under proper guidance.

If you’re looking for longer-term support, I’m also taking 25% off select wellness coaching packages for those who want deeper guidance with stress regulation, nutrition, medication nutrient support, and sustainable movement.

⏳ Only one week left in February to take advantage of these Heart Health Month offers.

Learn more at thestewproject.com or DM me to see which option fits you best. I hope this helps 💕

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.Not breast cancer. Not osteoporosis. Not “old age.”And here’s the part that sho...
02/17/2026

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.

Not breast cancer. Not osteoporosis. Not “old age.”

And here’s the part that should make every woman in America scream into a pillow:

Your risk skyrockets after menopause.

Not because you suddenly became “unhealthy”…

But because your hormones start dropping and your cardiovascular system loses protection.

Because estrogen doesn’t just regulate your cycle. It regulates your arteries.

Progesterone doesn’t just help with sleep. It supports vascular tone and blood pressure.

Testosterone doesn’t just impact libido. It supports lean muscle, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity—aka the stuff your heart depends on.

So if you’ve been told hormones are just about “hot flashes”…You’ve been lied to.

Hormone decline affects heart health by increasing:
Arterial stiffness
Inflammation
LDL cholesterol
Insulin resistance
Visceral fat storage
Blood pressure instability

Translation?

Perimenopause is when heart disease begins quietly building which is why this month matters.

Need help balancing your hormones to reduce your risk of heart disease? Visit https://thestewproject.com/supplement-shop/ to shop some of my favorite supplements and protocols that have helped my clients reduce their symptoms without any unwanted side effects.

From now until February 28th get 20% off supplements and protocols when you use the code: HEARTHEALTH26 at checkout. I hope this helps 💕

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

Life has a way of getting loud with the constant deadlines, responsibilities, expectations, and constant pressure which ...
02/17/2026

Life has a way of getting loud with the constant deadlines, responsibilities, expectations, and constant pressure which can drown out that quiet, inner voice that nudges you to take a leap, set a boundary, or step outside what’s familiar.

When stress is running the show, logic takes over and intuition gets silenced.

You start making decisions based on fear, urgency, or survival instead of clarity. Not because you don’t know what you want, but because your nervous system doesn’t feel safe enough to listen.

But living with your heart doesn’t mean ignoring your head.
It means learning how to calm your body, regulate stress, and create enough internal stability to hear your intuition clearly... and then use your mind to act on it strategically.

Sometimes the clearest decisions come when the body finally feels safe enough to listen. That’s where wellness becomes more than aesthetics.

Mindful eating, intentional movement, and nervous-system–supportive habits help pull you out of survival mode and back into your body. As you reconnect with physical cues (hunger, fullness, tension, release) you also regain access to discernment, intuition, and thoughtful decision-making.

Need help? In just eight weeks, my Mind-Body Mastery course will teach you how to understand your patterns so you can rewire them in order to feel more at home in your body, have steadier energy, and build the self-confidence needed to make decisions you’ve been avoiding, whether that’s a career move, a relationship shift, or a personal choice you’ve been postponing.

If you’re ready to lose the gut while learning to trust it more then visit thestewproject.com/mind-body-mastery to learn more. I hope this helps 💕

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

02/07/2026

🤣🤣🤣 Sometimes The Divine has to shake up your life to help you refocus on your goals.

That random setback, disappointment or heartbreak isn't here to hurt you, but to help you realign with your higher purpose.

Back in the day God would just send a fish to swallow you up or have your walk around in the wilderness for a few decades to help you get back on track. Fortunately times have changed.

Instead of focusing on the setback or disappointment, instead focus on what it is trying to teach you. If you are alive and breathing then God has a plan for you... Are you listening for the instructions??

I hope this helps 💕

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

Busy professionals are often so focused on outcomes (losing weight, performing better at work, hitting the next mileston...
02/03/2026

Busy professionals are often so focused on outcomes (losing weight, performing better at work, hitting the next milestone) that they overlook the small, daily decisions quietly shaping those results.

The rushed meals.
The skipped rest.
The constant pushing.
The habit of ignoring what your body and intuition are asking for because there’s always something more urgent.

These choices don’t feel dramatic in the moment, but over time they can compound. And if left unchecked, they can potentially determine whether you feel clear or reactive, energized or depleted, aligned or stuck.

That’s why real change doesn’t come from one big decision, it comes from learning how to move differently day to day.

Because the smallest decisions you make today shape the life you’ll be living tomorrow. If you're interested to learn practical insights on reconnecting with your authentic self and if you want to learn how to:

🌟 Identify patterns that keep you stuck,
🌟 Stop abandoning yourself under pressure, and
🌟 Make decisions that support who you’re becoming instead of who you’ve been surviving as

then click the link below to read my blog post which will give you all the details:
thestewproject.com/6-tips-necessary-to-unleash-your-authentic-self/

I hope this helps 💕

In Good Health,
Amber Stewart, BS, ACSM-EP, CTNC, TBMM-CES
Holistic Nutritionist | Stress Alchemy & Mental Wellness Coach

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