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Daily Power Lesson #8: Are You Coping or Numbing? Why Your Stress Relievers May Be Making Things Worse

Coco Duan, Fortune 500 Senior Executive Turned Life & Leadership Coach Episode 8

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Think your glass of wine, Netflix binge, or late-night scroll is helping you unwind?

It might be making things worse.

We often reach for comfort when we're stressed—but many common habits are actually numbing, not regulating.

Unhealthy coping disconnects you from your body and buries unprocessed emotions
✅ It disrupts your stress cycle and builds dependency on external relief

If you don’t feel it, you can’t heal it.

What’s one “go-to” habit you use to cope—and how does it really leave you feeling afterward?

#NervousSystemHealing #EmotionalResilience #LeadWithCalm

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