"Safety always begins in the body."

 - Judith Herman

Why Rest Doesn’t Always Feel Restful and How to Break the Stress Loop in 3 Steps

Have you ever carved out time to rest — but your body just wouldn’t let go?

You should feel calm, but instead:

• Your jaw clenches.

• Your thoughts race.

• Your body still feels like it’s in fight-or-flight mode.

This isn’t just stress. It’s a nervous system pattern.

In this video episode, I walk you through three powerful steps to break the stress loop — so you can finally experience the calm you’ve been working so hard to create.

What We’ll Explore:

✨ Why rest doesn’t always “land”
✨ How to shift from mental effort into embodied presence
✨ The phrase that rewires your nervous system in real-time
✨ How acceptance, surrender, and trust bring the body back online
✨ A short, guided meditation to integrate the practice

If you’re a wellness pro or caretaker who feels like you “should” know how to relax — but your body won’t cooperate — this one’s for you

🎧 Watch the full replay on YouTube:

The 3 Steps to Break the Stress Loop:

1. Get Into Your Body: Begin with awareness. Tune into breath, sensation, and neutrality. Move from thinking about the body to feeling from the body.

2. Anchor in the Present: Guilt, shame, and bitterness are past-based. Fear and anxiety are future-based. Safety lives in the now. The mantra: “In this moment, I am safe.”

3. Shift the Attitude: Move into acceptance, surrender, and trust. These attitudes shift how your nervous system interprets reality and create a sense of internal safety.

Try A Somatic Practice: Follow the meditation at the end of the video to drop into your body and build felt safety from the inside out.

🙋‍♀️ About Jennifer Sack

I’m a wellness mentor for wellness pros. I help you get back on track with your own self-care so you can relieve chronic tension, rewire your nervous system, and finally embody the calm, presence, and power you share with others. No more imposter syndrome. No more running on empty.

Let’s walk the walk—together.

 ✨ Want Support on This Journey?

Are you ready to align with your genuine self and reduce the chronic tension hiding behind your wellness facade? Join my mind-body stress loop rewire community. www.facebook.com/groups/stresslooprewire/

✨ Ready to get started NOW?

If you’re ready to experience what a regulated nervous system feels like, I’ve got some amazing resources for you — totally FREE.

🎧 “Yes, This Too” – 15-Min Meditation to Release Resistance
🧘‍♀️ Yoga Nidra – 30-Min Nervous System Reset
📅 Live Workshop – Build Sustainable Resilience and Balance

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These aren’t just feel-good practices — they’re tools to help you interrupt the stress loop and feel safe in your own skin again.

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Start anywhere. Start now. You don’t have to hustle your way into healing.

You’re not broken — you’re not a failure as a leader….you’re human. Give yourself grace. 

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