At its biological level, stress is a natural warning system.  It is the body’s response to signs of potential threat.  This response (known as the Stress Response), is our very own, inbuilt protection mechanism (which is kind of cool).  The Stress Response activates to alert you to the presence of potential danger so that you can respond by defending yourself in an appropriate way – either by removing yourself from the situation (flight) or by tackling it head on (fight).  This warning system is naturally designed to shut off once the danger has been averted.

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However this is where the problem lies.  In today’s fast paced, continually disrupted, highly demanding world – our stress response is often constantly triggered, leaving us in a chronically stressful state with the system seldom, if ever, switching off.  This chronic state in turn, feeds in to many other areas of our lives, including our health, emotional wellbeing, relationships, careers, happiness and our ability to thrive.