We all know that stress is damaging for physical and mental health, especially when  it continues long-term.  When we’re under stress hormones flood into the system such as adrenaline and cortisol to help prepare the body for action.  A long time ago this stress response (the fight-flight-freeze mechanism) kept us safe and when the danger was gone we would release and let go. In the wild, for example, when an animal comes into danger the stress response comes up, the animal t