There are many ways you can lower your stress levels and one of those is through sleep.

Sleep helps your body repair itself. It helps fight off viruses and infections. It reduces stress and inflammation, and it even helps boost metabolism. Now the goal is to aim for seven to eight hours of sleep.

Even if you absolutely can't fit in seven to eight hours of sleep, try to get as quality of sleep as possible.

Do you ever feel as though you’re carrying 50 tons on your back? As though the weight of the world is on your shoulders?

I mean who wouldn’t with work responsibilities, working from home, kids, kid’s sports (that alone would do it), cooking, cleaning, trying to fit in exercise, walking the dog - the list goes on and on and on…

Do you find yourself reaching for that bottle of wine or vodka more often than usual? Maybe it’s an urge to cry or scream because there is so much stress in your life.

Planning your schedule can help eliminate that lack of time factor contributing to stress. And if you add in planning your meals on a weekly basis, you can start to free up 1-2 hours a day.

The mindset of needing to constantly produce leads to feelings of stress, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, guilt, and low self worth. We take on WAY more than we can handle all to prove that our doing makes us worthy. We all need time to rest and recharge and we don’t need to feel guilty or less worthy when we take that time.