YOUR STRESS BLUEPRINT IS THE

VISIONARY BLUEPRINT

You’re the expansive one. Innovative, motivated, big-picture by nature. You see what’s possible. You’re growth-oriented, forward-moving, and you often carry a sense of purpose that pulls you toward what’s next.

And that’s how you thrive…when you have clarity, momentum, and a nervous system that can hold your vision.

But sometimes your pattern is to move too fast for too long. To overcommit. To carry too many open tabs. When stress is high, Visionary energy can tip into restlessness, irritability, a short fuse, and feeling blocked creatively even though you know you have so much inside you.

You might feel easily frustrated, quick to anger, and wake at night with agitation, unable to settle back into sleep.

Your next move: release tension through movement, and create clarity so your vision feels exciting again instead of exhausting.

What Your Results Say About You

You’re a Visionary, which means you’re naturally expansive, innovative, and motivated.
You often lead with purpose, strategy, and growth, and you’re the one who can see the bigger picture when others can’t.

And because you can keep functioning, it’s easy to go beyond the moment when your system is carrying more than it has capacity for.

Here’s what’s going on beneath the surface.

You could be feeling like there’s too many tabs open and then frustration takes over.

Stress for Visionary blueprints often looks like mental overwhelm, overcommitting, and a nervous system that gets stuck in friction.

Visionaries are incredible at moving things forward, but when you have too much on your plate and not enough recovery, your system starts sending signals.

Over time, that can show up as:

frustration and irritability that feels out of proportion
a short fuse, snapping faster than you want to
restlessness in your body, like you can’t fully relax
blocked creativity, even though you have ideas
mental overwhelm, too many thoughts, too many decisions, too much pressure

Often this isn’t an issue with your discipline. It’s an issue with nervous system capacity. Too many outputs, and not enough containment.

Learning how to slow down on purpose, and release tension consistently, becomes essential so your Visionary energy stays purposeful instead of reactive.

Your mind tries to rebalance through pushing

Visionaries often respond to stress by doing more. Thinking harder. Fixing faster. Taking on the next thing to get ahead of the discomfort.

That can look like overcommitting, moving quickly from idea to idea, and feeling mentally flooded with what’s next.

Your system is trying to create relief through forward motion, which can be powerful.

But we want to find a way to support the downshifting, so you aren’t in constant drive. Having more tools for clarity and focused journaling will allow you to come back into your body and regain access to creativity, returning to a greater state of balance.

Stress hits with the 1-3am wake up

For Visionaries, stress often shows up as waking between 1 and 3am with agitation, restlessness, and a mind that turns on quickly. You might wake feeling annoyed, keyed up, or like you need to solve everything right now, and then struggle to fall back asleep.

This is a nervous system pattern. When your system is carrying tension and mental load, sleep becomes lighter, more easily disrupted, and harder to return to.

Learning how to slow down, release tension, and close mental loops before bed supports deeper rest and calmer mornings.

Watch for these warning signs

Visionaries rarely “crash” out of nowhere. It’s usually a slow build, then a tipping point.

Here are a few signs you might be edging toward that restless and reactive place, where your system starts pushing back because it has been carrying too much for too long:

You’re more irritable than usual. Small things annoy you, and your fuse feels shorter.

You feel restless in your body. Even when you sit down, you can’t fully relax.

You’re overcommitting. Your calendar is full, your brain is full, and you keep saying yes even when you feel stretched.

Your creativity feels blocked. You know you have ideas, but you can’t access them with ease.

You’re waking between 1 and 3am with agitation. Your mind turns on and it’s hard to settle back into sleep.

You feel mentally overwhelmed. Too many thoughts, too many decisions, too many open loops.

If you see yourself in any of these, take it as information, not failure.

It’s a sign your system needs more slowing down, more clarity, and more foundations.

Visionary types need intentional slowing down and clarity support to stop the spiral and help your system come back into focused flow.

Your Personalized Health Essentials Audio Playlist

This is your Health Essentials audio playlist. Through these foundations, you can start supporting your nervous system, your digestion, your hormones, mindset and more. They will help you work yourself into the equation of support, in addition to those around you.

As an Anchor, if you want the quickest shift, start with:

Nourishment → Stress Resilience → Sleep

ACCESS YOUR AUDIO PLAYLIST HERE

From restless and reactive to
clear and expansive

Here’s your step-by-step plan

1) Listen to your Health Essentials playlist

You’ll get the biggest results if you listen once, then repeat the one that hits the hardest.

2) Pick one Anchor-friendly action for today

10 minutes of movement to release tension, walk, strength, mobility, anything that helps your body exhale

a clarity practice, write down the one thing that matters today and let the rest wait

3 minutes of focused journaling, what I’m carrying, what I’m releasing, what can wait until tomorrow

five slow breaths with a long exhale to cue your nervous system to slow down

One of my favourite ways to support Visionary energy is to move first. Try this Qi Gong practice to shake off the tension and get regrounded and creative. Access it HERE.

3) Protect your evenings tonight

Before bed, use this template to put your day to bed. This helps get everything out of your head and onto the page. Remember, the goal isn’t to solve it, it’s to unload it. Download it HERE.

4) Want a 10-day structure?

If you want me to guide you day-by-day, join me in my self-paced 10 day program for only $22

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5) Check your email

I’ll be dropping into your inbox with short supportive emails personalized for your blueprint. These give you even more step-by-step tools to start integrating in your daily life.

If you don’t see them, make sure to check your spam or promotions folders, mark the emails as part of your primary inbox, and add me to your contacts, so you don’t miss anything.

About Me

Hi, I’m Rachel.

I’m an Integrative Health Coach with a background in exercise science, health behaviour change and eastern medicine and acupuncture. My goal is to support busy women to rebalance their nervous system and hormones without giving up on your goals and ambitions. I blend western physiology with Traditional Chinese Medicine because in real life, women need both: a clear explanation for what’s happening, and tools that actually help.

My work blends western physiology with Traditional Chinese Medicine because women deserve a framework that makes sense on multiple levels. We look at what’s happening with stress hormones, blood sugar, sleep, digestion, and inflammation, and we also pay attention to patterns like energy, cycles, and the way your system responds to pressure over time. The goal is clarity and relief, not more confusion. You leave with practical and personalized tools you can actually use, even in a full and busy life.

I also come back, again and again, to the Health Essentials. The foundations. Movement, nourishment, stress resilience, sleep, and connection and alignment. Because quick fixes, fads, and trends might create a short-term spark, but they rarely create lasting change if your base is shaky. You don’t need a new protocol every week. You need consistent support that helps your nervous system feel balanced and your hormones stay supported.

I created the Stress Blueprint framework because I kept seeing the same thing. Two women can have the same symptoms and need completely different support. One person needs more movement and structure to feel steady. Another needs more rest and containment to come back into balance. Stress is not one-size-fits-all, and nervous system regulation isn’t either. Your blueprint gives us a starting point that’s personal, compassionate, and specific, so you can stop guessing and start supporting your body in a way that fits.

When I’m not helping people feel more at ease in their bodies, you can find me playing with my puppy, walking on the beach, and growing dahlias in my garden.

I’m a constant learner and always seeking to grow personally and professionally.

A few of my favourite things are starting kitchen dance parties, watching Grey’s Anatomy, and drinking smoothies laced with coffee.

I love living on Vancouver Island but my favourite place on earth is Osoyoos, BC. The feeling of summer in a lakeside small town brings me so much joy.

And of course, I love supporting women to understand their bodies.