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What's Your Stress Response?

A short self-assessment with practical, personalized next steps.

The stress response is your body’s automatic response to stress — the way your nervous system reacts under pressure. This self-assessment helps you understand your stress response, how it shows up in real life, and what actually helps based on how your body responds to stress.

It’s free, takes about 10 minutes, and is delivered straight to your inbox. Fill out the form below to start learning how your stress response system works — and what steps to take next.

Why this stress response audit exists

Most stress advice focuses on how you should feel — calmer, less reactive, more balanced. But for many people, stress isn’t experienced as a feeling at all. It shows up as a body response to stress: patterns in how you react under pressure, make decisions, relate to others, and keep yourself functioning.

This audit looks at stress through a different lens. Instead of asking how stressed you feel, it helps you understand what a stress response is and how your nervous system responds to stress when demands increase. These responses, often described as fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, are part of the stress response system. They aren’t flaws or personality traits; they’re adaptive strategies your body learned to keep you going.

Understanding your stress response matters because different responses need different kinds of support. What helps one person can make things worse for another. When you know how your body responds to stress, you can stop guessing and start working with your stress response system instead of against it.

What you’ll get from the Stress Response Audit

When you submit the form above, you’ll receive a guided PDF you can work through at your own pace. It’s designed to help you understand your stress response clearly, without feeling overwhelming or academic.

Inside, you’ll find:
👉 A short self-assessment that helps you identify your dominant stress response
👉 A clear explanation of how that stress response shows up and why your body relies on it under pressure
👉 Simple, realistic actions tailored to how your nervous system responds to stress
👉 Guidance on what kind of support is most helpful based on your stress response pattern

This isn’t about fixing yourself or managing stress “better.” It’s about understanding the body’s response to stress so you can work with your stress response system in ways that feel more sustainable and realistic for your life.

Who this is for

This audit tends to be most helpful if you:

✅ Know something isn’t working the way it used to, even if you can’t quite name why

✅ Feel capable and functional, but notice patterns that feel harder or more draining than they should

✅ Want practical insight into how your body responds to stress, not surface-level stress tips

✅ Are open to understanding your stress response system rather than forcing change

This may not be the right fit if you’re looking for:

❌ Quick fixes or hacks

❌ A diagnosis or clinical assessment

❌ Motivation, mindset shifts, or productivity tools

The goal here is clarity — understanding your stress response so you can make more informed, sustainable choices.

How it works

1️⃣ Enter your email address

2️⃣ You’ll receive the Stress Response Audit as a PDF

3️⃣ Complete it at your own pace and reflect on your results

There’s nothing to prepare and nothing you need to “get right.” This is simply a tool to help you understand how your body responds to stress and what’s been shaping your responses under pressure.

About me

Hi, I’m Jenn.

I’m a yoga teacher and mindfulness practitioner, and I also work in the corporate world. I’ve spent years supporting people who are capable, responsible, and used to pushing through — both in high-pressure professional environments and through movement and nervous system–based practices.

This audit grew out of that work. I kept seeing people blame themselves for stress patterns that were actually predictable responses of the nervous system. My goal is to help people understand how their body responds to stress, without judgment, and build approaches that are realistic, sustainable, and grounded in real life.

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