Episode 3 - Stress: How it works and how to manage it

What if the reason you “know better” but still react isn’t a lack of discipline—but a nervous system stuck in survival?

In Episode 3, Blake and Kaleigh sit down with Leanna Rae Rowland, a neurosomatic relational coach who helps people understand how the nervous system shapes emotional health, stress responses, and even the stories we tell ourselves. Together, they unpack the difference between talk therapy and body-based healing, why your posture and breathing matter more than you think, and how regulation isn’t the same as being “calm.”

You’ll hear practical, grounded takeaways for real life—especially during high-stress seasons—like why 3am anxiety happens, how simple breathwork can shift you out of fight-or-flight, and why healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Leanna also introduces the idea of “glimmers” (the opposite of triggers) and reminds us that growth is built through rupture and repair, not perfection.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, reconnect to your foundation, and pursue freedom—physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally—through God’s design.

Key themes:

• Nervous system states + emotional reactions

• Breathwork and grounding as signals of safety

• Why the body stores stress and trauma

• Community, co-regulation, and “glimmers”

Let’s speak peace. Let’s pursue freedom.