Calm Your Body and Strengthen Your Bones with Chantal Donnelly, PT

<p dir="ltr">We all know that stress has negative effects on our bones and overall health. And we usually try to reduce it using mental strategies such as positive visualization. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">But, actually, reducing stress through physical techniques is a more helpful and practical approach. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Today, you’ll learn some techniques from our guest, Chantal Donnelly, a physical therapist and author who will teach you how to reduce your muscle tension and, consequently, your stress levels.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Chantal explains how chronic stress increases cortisol levels, which can negatively impact bone density over time. She discusses emerging research suggesting bones may even play a role in regulating stress responses in the body.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">We discuss how forward head posture, slouching, and chest breathing from stress can strain the neck muscles and compress the ribcage, making it difficult to breathe deeply. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Chronic muscle tension is linked to increased stress levels and risk of neck pain. But you’ll learn to reduce that tension in only 30 seconds daily. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Listen in to learn easy ways to soothe stress-induced muscle tension and naturally relax your way to stronger, healthier bones!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">“If you have a home alarm system, and a squirrel runs across your roof, and that sets off the alarm, and the fire department shows up, you’ve got a problem with your alarm system, not with a fire. And that’s a lot like what chronic pain and chronic stress, both, are.” - Chantal Donnelly</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>In this episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- Why mental strategies aren’t effective for releasing stress</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- The correlation between chronic stress and chronic pain</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">-