Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships Ep. 210 This Is What Science Says Really Happens To Your Brain When You're Triggered By Stress & Anxiety In Midlife
Have you ever wondered why you suddenly feel triggered by something small?
You’re not broken—your brain is simply reacting faster than your awareness can catch up.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- What’s really happening in your brain and body when you’re triggered.
- The science behind why a small moment in the present can activate big feelings from the past.
- Three ways to recognize when stress and anxiety have hijacked your calm—and how to start restoring self-trust.
Take 11 minutes to understand what’s happening beneath your reactions—and begin to reclaim calm and clarity. You’re worth it.
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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.