How to Complete the Stress Cycle: Simple Ways to Discharge Stress Hormones

When your body activates the stress response — fight, flight, or freeze — it floods your system with hormones designed to keep you safe.

But once the stressor has passed, your body needs to complete the stress cycle to return to balance.

In this video, I share what it means to discharge stress hormones safely and how to support your nervous system in recovering after activation.

You’ll learn:

What “completing the stress cycle” actually means

Simple, trauma-informed ways to help your body turn off stress hormones

Why this step is key for longevity in healthcare and helping professions

💻 Free Masterclass: Sustaining Yourself in Stressful Work

Join me on January 19th at 4pm PST for a one-hour live session designed for healthcare and helping professionals. You’ll learn how to understand your stress response and safely discharge stress hormones once the moment of activation has passed.

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👋🏻 Hi, I’m Emily Gibson (she/her), M.Ed. — a trauma-informed well-being educator and intuitive. I help helpers, healers, and healthcare practitioners move from feeling stuck, lost, and disconnected to flowing, glowing and loving their life again.

My work bridges the science of nervous system regulation with intuitive and energy-based practices to support personal and professional well-being. I believe that well-being isn’t a luxury — it’s a skill we can all learn and nurture.

Through my monthly membership Nourish, I help people build sustainable well-being habits and reconnect to their inner wisdom. I also host communities of practice for physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals to reduce burnout and foster sustainable professional growth, and I lead a continuing-education-approved Trauma-Informed Care Certificate program for naturopaths and healthcare professionals.

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