44. The One About Hidden Stressors: What's Secretly Stressing Your Body?

About this episode

This episode explores hidden stressors affecting our bodies and minds, emphasizing awareness and manageable changes for better wellbeing.

In this week's episode of The Mindful Educator podcast, I'm diving into a topic that impacts every single one of us - stress. But not just the obvious stress we often talk about like busy schedules, overwhelm, or mental load. We're exploring the hidden stressors that may be quietly impacting your body, mind, and nervous system every day without you even realising. From cleaning products and perfumes to clutter, food, screens, plastics, and even what we consume online - this episode is all about bringing awareness to the little things that can slowly add to our body's stress load over time. I share some of the gradual changes we've been making in our own home, the trial-and-error process that comes with low-tox living, and why this journey is absolutely not about perfection. It's about awareness, balance, and making manageable changes that actually work for your life. This is not an episode designed to guilt or overwhelm you. Instead, it's an invitation to become more mindful of what's around you, what you're consuming, and how it may be affecting your wellbeing. In This Episode, We Cover: * The difference between obvious stress and hidden environmental stressors * How cleaning…

People in this episode

Host: Victoria R

Topics covered

• hidden stressors
• low-tox living
• environmental stress
• mindfulness
• wellbeing

Keywords

• stress
• cleaning products
• perfumes
• clutter
• food quality
• low-tox living
• mindfulness

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