I Heart My Life Show

What’s your first instinct when you’re feeling stressed? Is it more coffee, a go-to sweet or crunchy treat, or just bypassing the bad feelings? As easy (and good) it feels to dig deep into the cookie jar or chip bag, it’s only pushing the truth deep down: you’re coping. Whether it’s stress, sadness, anxiety, or anger… you’re attuning your awareness to something else so you don’t have to confront the hard truth. And you know what? That’s a choice conditioned by our reliance on stress. So many of us, especially older generations, hustle for the money without acknowledging the deeper (and more negative) side effects of overworking. Operating in survival mode has become so deeply ingrained into our lifestyle that we forget who is the ultimate victim: us. So when Eva Rodriguez came to with paramedics swarming her after a fainting spell, she knew that her body (and nervous system) was trying to hit her with the hard truth- and it did. What began as her budding desire to live a healthier life flourished into somethi