Master Your Stress: Harnessing Its Power Instead of Just Managing It

Join Dr. Maria in the Beyond Medicine Humanized Care for Women of Influence podcast, featuring special guest Dr. Sandra, a family physician and coach, as they navigate the complexities of stress management. Learn to distinguish between eustress and distress, understand the concept of the 'window of tolerance,' and explore practical strategies like mindfulness, grounding exercises, and personalized daily rituals to overcome overwhelm. Discover the importance of aligning choices with personal values, recognizing body signals, and building resilience through consistent practices. Empower your mental health with Dr. Sandra's 'Declutter Your Mind' guide, offering practical steps and tools for reducing mental load and enhancing well-being. This episode provides compassionate and personalized care strategies to help women take control of their stress and live a balanced, fulfilling life.

00:00 Introduction to Humanized Care
01:36 Meet Dr. Sandra: A Journey from Burnout to Coaching
04:00 Understanding Stress: Definitions and Misconceptions
07:34 Good Stress vs. Bad Stress
14:01 Recognizing and Managing Overwhelm
27:19 Understanding Overwhelm and Detachment
29:01 Exploring the Window of Tolerance
31:35 Managing Chronic Stress and Expanding Tolerance
38:33 Practical Tools for Overcoming Overwhelm
41:18 Daily Practices for Stress Management
46:06 Declutter Your Mind Guide and Final Thoughts

Meet Dr. Sandra
Dr. Sandra is a mother, wife, certified life coach, and family medicine physician who has been practicing for over a decade. Through supporting her patients and experiencing her challenges before and after becoming a mother, she recognized a gap in the way medicine and society view the experience of women and mothers—one in which chronic stress and overwhelm are often considered “normal” and dismissed. Driven by a deep understanding that many women are silently struggling and drowning in overwhelm, Dr. Sandra launched her private coaching practice committed to helping women break free from the grips of chronic stress and empowering them to attain what she calls, "time wealth" —the freedom to take back control of their time and energy so they can be fully present for what matters most in their lives.

Get a copy of The Declutter Your Mind Guide - 10 Steps to Reduce Your Mental Load and Create the Time and Energy for What Matters Most

For your listeners of the Beyond Medicine podcast, Dr. Sandra offers one additional 1-hour FREE coaching session for anyone who signs up for one of my coaching packages. Mentioned Dr. Maria when scheduling the Strategy Call.

Thank you for joining us on Beyond Medicine: Humanized Care for Women of Influence—where we empower ambitious women and their daughters to take charge of their health and wellness. If you’re ready to discover innovative, personalized care in Texas, Colorado, Arizona, or Washington, visit us at saludrevisited.com or follow us on social media @saludRevisited. For inquiries, you can reach me directly at dra.maria@saludrevisited.com. Until next time, stay inspired, stay informed, and stay well—because your health is your greatest influence.

Medical Disclaimer: Content in episodes is not medical advice, and listening to the show does NOT establish a physician-patient relationship.