How does stress affect the skin? (And what to do about it)

In this presentation, Katie Kimball tells her story of how a stress trigger turned into 7 months of whole skin "stress rash."  

Read her entire story on her blog: 

https://www.kitchenstewardship.com/pandemic-stress/

This experience pushed her into investigation mode. 

Listen in as Katie shows how stress affects the brain and what you can do about it so that you can MASTER stress that comes your way. 

The Building Less Stressed Healthier Families Webinar Registration is here [aff link]:

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Notes on the Interview

• In Feb 2020 Katie went on a Hawaiian vacation (little did she know that this trip would turn into a 7 month journey to fix her skin issues)
• Preparation to leave caused massive stress & sleep deprivation, plus poor diet from holidays
• She was diagnosed with "Connective tissue autoimmune condition"
• Only homeopathy helped
• Her stress bucket overflowed
• Ideally we want to master our stress
• Dr. Heidi Hanna: What happens when demand exceeds capacity?
• How do you respond to your stress?
• It’s not the situation, it’s the gap between what’s being asked  & what we have to bring
• What we know: the stress response is fight or flight
• Type 1: acute 
• Type 2: chronic
• Increased cortisol, cardio stress, glucose stored as fat, decrease immune function, decreased memory, decreased focus & attention, desensitized
• Figure out how stressful events can help us, not hurt us
• 6 different stress reactions, fight or flight, freeze/faint, tend/befriend (stress clean or stress bake) can cause burnout caring for others
• Raise awareness so we can shift our reactions to a response
• Pause and choose how you want to respond
• What can we learn about our stress, and how can we transform it for good
• You're needed/wanted/important
• We can’t delete our stress, but we can raise our capacity to handle it
• Plug holes by unplugging, exercise, prayer, having healthy family meals, getting outside
• Executive State, prefrontal lobes, what can I learn from this? (Adult)
• Emotional State, Limbic System, Am I loved? (Middle school)
• Survival State, Brain Stem, Am I safe? (Toddler)
• The brain is wired for the negative
• Breath, Feel, Focus to take back your brain! (Remember: BFF)
• Focus on something that brings joy & bloom with gratitude
• When you’re feeling stressed, do a BFF. Breathing is a simple hack