Physical health

Stress is both a physical and emotional response. When the body is under chronic stress, it doesn’t just affect mood—it impacts hormones, inflammation, sleep, digestion, energy, and immune functioning.

Mental health and physical health are deeply connected. Sometimes what shows up as anxiety, brain fog, irritability, or exhaustion has a physical component that needs attention. Chronic inflammation, for example, creates a cascade of symptoms that can look psychological on the surface but are rooted in physiological stress responses.

That’s why physical health is foundational. It’s important to know where you stand medically by working with a trusted healthcare provider. Physical health markers, chronic conditions, pain, fatigue, or metabolic concerns all matter. Stress cannot be meaningfully reduced if physical health is compromised or ignored.

In my work, physical health is not treated as separate from mental health. It is acknowledged, explored, and integrated into the treatment plan so we’re not asking the mind to carry what the body is struggling to manage.