The Silent Stress Sabotaging Your Business

The stress you don’t count - but your body always does.

There’s a kind of stress that never shows up on your calendar.

It’s not a deadline.
It’s not a crisis.
It’s not the “busy season.”

It’s the quiet kind - the kind you don’t even register as stress because you’ve been carrying it for years.

I talked about this on the Business With Chronic Illness Podcast with Nikita Williams last week, and it struck a chord with so many of you.

We unpacked why:

  • Your gut health is silently influencing your creativity, clarity, and decision-making

  • You can feel “fine” on paper and still be in fight-or-flight

  • Your body collapses long before your mind admits how tired you are

  • You disappear when you don’t feel well… and feel like you’re starting from zero every time you come back

The truth is simple, and uncomfortable:

You’ve normalized stress your body never agreed to carry.

On the episode, I shared the question I ask myself every morning — the one that changed the way I run my business, the way I listen to my body, and the way I build sustainability.

If you’re a high-achieving woman who’s tired of pushing through and pretending you’re fine…

This conversation will meet you where you actually are.

🎧 Listen here

Remember: You’re not falling apart. You’re not lazy. Your body is communicating… and when you learn its language, everything gets easier.

Jen Yundt Coles