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Our bodies and minds are constantly giving us information about how we are doing. Stress mode keeps us disconnected from that information. Decode your body's unique language.
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Supportive relationship is the #1 factor for resilience. This extends beyond a community of support. It includes relationship to others, ourselves, and every area of life.
The nervous system is multifaceted. From the food we eat to the cleaners in the household, there are many stress-less habits to explore.
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There are eight social and emotional skills that contribute to a person's capacity for resilience. Learn these skills and navigate the difficulties of life with way less stress.
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The 8 Skills Therapy Never Taught Me: A Guide to Real Emotional Resilience
Discover the 8 foundational skills for emotional resilience that therapy often overlooks. Take the free assessment and learn what you're missing.
Brooke Shoup
2 days ago4 min read
Why You Can't Calm Down: The Real Reason You're Always Anxious (+ 3 Science-Backed Solutions)
Can't calm down even when you try? Learn why your nervous system is stuck in survival mode + 3 practical tools to finally relax and regulate stress.
Brooke Shoup
5 days ago6 min read
How to Find Your Purpose When Your Nervous System Won't Let You (Video)
Feeling directionless isn't a character flaw—it's a nervous system problem. If you've tried journaling, meditation, and "following your...
Brooke Shoup
Oct 102 min read
Why You Can't Trust Your Gut During Life Transitions | Brooke Shoup
Going through a life transition and can't trust your decisions? Learn why your nervous system blocks intuition during change + 3 tools to reconnect with yourself
Brooke Shoup
Sep 283 min read
5 Tools to Figure Out What You Want
Throughout this series on self-love, we've laid down some building blocks: Stress is incompatible with love. If we want to be open to...
Brooke Shoup
Sep 231 min read
How to Listen to Your Body (STEW Method)
The STEW Method is a tool to help you turn down the stress response and begin to repair mind body connection. STEW stands for Sensations,Thoughts, Emotions, What do I need.
When practiced regularly, it will help you embody self-love as you learn to see, understand, and attune to your own needs more consistently.
Brooke Shoup
Sep 151 min read
Basic Body Scan (Foundation to Mind-Body Connection)
Enjoy this follow along basic body scan. It is the foundation to all mind-body connection practice as it helps you shift your focus from what is happening on the outside of you to what is happening on the inside of you.
Brooke Shoup
Sep 151 min read
Step Into Your Worthiness
I define worthiness as the treatment you are available for. When we step out in unworthiness, we are available for mistreatment, put...
Brooke Shoup
Sep 101 min read
Get into a State of Self-Love
Follow along this mind-body connection exercise to get into a self-loving state (10 minutes). Stick around to hear about the science of...
Brooke Shoup
Sep 31 min read
5 Reasons Mind-Body Connection Matters
Better Self Control Everyone on the planet has a vice- a habit you just can’t fully break. It always seems to resurface at a moment of...
Brooke Shoup
Aug 14 min read
Introduction to Grounding
Stress mode causes the mind search for threats in the environment. This means when you are afraid, your brain will automatically hook...
Brooke Shoup
Jun 143 min read
Are You Surviving or Thriving?
Being alive is not the same as a life worth living.
Brooke Shoup
Jun 64 min read
The Road Back To You
Why do I feel so unlike myself when I'm stressed? How can I feel like myself again?
Brooke Shoup
May 295 min read
Your Emotional Bank Account
Experiencing burn out? We all have an emotional bank account where we make withdrawals and add deposits based on our experiences. Learn signs your account is in the red and ways to get out of it.
Brooke Shoup
May 234 min read
Introduction to Breathwork
Why Does Breathwork Help? The Nervous System has an On switch and Off switch. The On switch tells the body to be on high alert and to...
Brooke Shoup
May 123 min read
Stress-less Foundations
Hi, I'm Brooke, owner and founder of Living on Purpose. We want to help you stress less so you can bring your whole self to the people...
Brooke Shoup
Jan 93 min read
Qualities of Joyful Relationships
Moving through life with strained relationships can feel like trying to drive with paint splattered all over the windshield. Replaying of...
Brooke Shoup
Nov 16, 20244 min read
Seven Activities Your Brain Needs
Feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable, anxious or just "off" in general? There are so many reasons that could be, but prioritizing...
Brooke Shoup
Nov 7, 20243 min read
Exploring Authentic Expression
Bronnie Ware wrote a memoir called Regrets of the Dying . She reflected on many conversations with folks in their final hours of life....
Brooke Shoup
Sep 28, 20243 min read
Resilience is a Skillset
5 Factors for Resilience: Resilience is the ability to overcome adversity. It is responding to stress in a way that allows us to move...
Brooke Shoup
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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