833: Chantal Donnelly: How Moms Can Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World
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Show Notes
Chantal is a mom, physical therapist, and author of SETTLED: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World. She is also the founder of the wellness company Body Insight Inc. She holds degrees in psychology and kinesiology from Occidental College and a master’s in physical therapy from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Los Angeles. Chantal is certified in Pilates, a practitioner of the Safe and Sound Protocol, and writer, producer, and star of the exercise and rehabilitation videos Strong Knees and Pain-Free at Work. Chantal helps people find relief from stress using a body-focused approach. She believes that stress fluency can make the world a better place.
Listen in to hear Chantal share:
- Her stress quadrant model and how we exist on the stress matrix at all times
- Why people internalize stress as a sign of weakness - and the cultural paradox of hustle culture + showing stress being a sign of weakness
- How mothers internalize stress and need to manage stress differently than people who aren’t moms
- The importance of normalizing the stress that mothers carry and understanding how stress impacts the ability to be patient and empathetic
- How rushing and “hurry up-ing” creates dysregulation between our brains and bodies
- How moms and dads experience stress differently and how same-sex parents experience stress differently
- Counterintuitive, super simple, super quick (30 seconds) tools for self-regulation
Links mentioned:
- Book: SETTLED: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World
- Connect with Chantal: https://www.bodyinsight.com/
- Chantal on IG
- Chantal on FB
- Resources and articles from Chantal: https://www.bodyinsight.com/press-articles
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