I used to brush off my stress signals—until I realised those little signs were not just “noise.” That tightness in my shoulders and jaw? The way my breath gets shallow when I am overwhelmed? The cravings for sweets? It turns out my body was trying to tell me something long before I was ready to listen. If you are a woman juggling work, home, a different culture or language—and often motherhood on top—your nervous system is probably doing a lot of overtime. Many of us are feel