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Stephannie Weikert is a Certified Yoga Therapist who teaches smart, capable men and women to manage stress with some of the most fundamental, yet little-known principles of yoga.\nShe\u2019s been teaching therapeutic yoga for stress in studios, hospitals, businesses, and with her 1:1 students since 2005. And now she\u2019s on a mission to make meaningful personal growth doable and practical with her signature Make Peace with Stress method so more people can get unstuck from patterns of stress and be more present, calm, and confident\u2014all without becoming a die-hard yogi.\nWhen not mentoring people who struggle with stress, Stephannie can usually be found under a pile of books or working on writing her first book about how to take charge of your chaotic mind and focus on what\u2019s really important to you.\nI asked Stephannie to come on the show to talk about how she helps people manage stress, but also to share her own stories around mental health and sexuality that have guided her coaching over the years.\n\xa0Listen in to hear Stephannie share:\n\nHow compartmentalizing different parts of our lives leads to hiding and shame\n\nHow she used numbing habits (esp drugs & alcohol) to cope\n\nHow her compartmentalization led her to struggling with Trichotillomania to the point of pulling out all of her eyelashes and eyebrows\n\nThe moment when she finally and truly saw herself and decided to start to change her habits\n\nHow she was able to create an entire new set of coping skills that served her throughout her life\n\nHow her she noticed shifts in her sexuality in her forties and how she responded\n\nHow we all have a inner compass that is exactly right\n\n\nHow to use self study, surrender and intention setting to manage stress and your life\n\nWhy you should pay more attention to discomfort and stress - and what it\u2019s trying to signal\n\nThe gifts of yoga that carry over into all areas of life\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nConnect with Stephannie\n\nStephannie on Instagram\n\nStephannie on LinkedIN\n\nStephannie on Facebook\n\nThank you to our sponsor:\n\nGemmist: Go to Gemmist.com to get your personalized recommendation and enter SHAMELESS at checkout for 20% off and free 2-day shipping.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices