833: Chantal Donnelly: How Moms Can Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World

Published: Dec. 20, 2023, 8 a.m.

Chantal is a mom, physical therapist, and author of SETTLED: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World. She is also the founder of the wellness company Body Insight Inc. She holds degrees in psychology and kinesiology from Occidental College and a master\u2019s in physical therapy from Mount Saint Mary\u2019s College in Los Angeles. Chantal is certified in Pilates, a practitioner of the Safe and Sound Protocol, and writer, producer, and star of the exercise and rehabilitation videos Strong Knees and Pain-Free at Work. Chantal helps people find relief from stress using a body-focused approach. She believes that stress fluency can make the world a better place.\n\n\ufeffListen in to hear Chantal share:\n\nHer stress quadrant model and how we exist on the stress matrix at all times\n\nWhy people internalize stress as a sign of weakness - and the cultural paradox of hustle culture + showing stress being a sign of weakness\n\nHow mothers internalize stress and need to manage stress differently than people who aren\u2019t moms\n\nThe importance of normalizing the stress that mothers carry and understanding how stress impacts the ability to be patient and empathetic\n\nHow rushing and \u201churry up-ing\u201d creates dysregulation between our brains and bodies\n\nHow moms and dads experience stress differently and how same-sex parents experience stress differently\xa0\n\nCounterintuitive, super simple, super quick (30 seconds) tools for self-regulation\xa0\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nBook: SETTLED: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World\xa0\n\n\nConnect with Chantal: https://www.bodyinsight.com/\n\n\nChantal on IG\n\nChantal on FB\n\nResources and articles from Chantal: https://www.bodyinsight.com/press-articles\n\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices