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I’m so busy… so stressed out… so exhausted.’ That’s the modern-day mantra many of us continually chant – and Dr Libby Weaver believes it’s time to do something about it. The health guru and nutritional biochemist says the first step is to think much harder about what we actually mean when we say we’re ‘stressed’.
“It’s become a word that’s overused,” she says. “We have to start talking about stress differently and deepen the conversation so people can explore what stress really is for them. Life will never be completely stress-free, but we can spend less time with that stress response switched on.”
To be clear, Dr Libby isn’t talking about the stress that accompanies major life events or trauma, but the build-up of everyday stresses at home and work that lead to us feeling overwhelmed. She likens this to an invisible load, a metaphorical backpack full of
